Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA)
Appendix 3 Studies excluded at full text from the quantitative review
TABLE 45 Studies excluded at full text from the quantitative review
No. Reference Reason for exclusion
1 Ando M, Imamura Y, Kira H, Nagasaka T. Feasibility and efficacy of art therapy for Japanese cancer patients: A pilot study.Arts Psychother2013;40:130–3
No control group
2 Ash-Lee S, Simoneau T, Talucci L. The use of an art therapy group in women with cancer: A pilot study. Psycho-oncology Conference: 7th Annual Conference of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society, 18–21 February 2010, New Orleans, LA, USA. Conference Publication. 2010;19:S43
No control group
3 Baptista AS, Jones A, Cardoso FP, Schaffir BC, Coelho ERW, Orlandi A,et al. Assessment of art therapy program for women with fibromyalgia: randomized controlled blinded study. Arthritis and Rheumatism Conference: 12th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology and Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals, Washington, DC, USA, 9–14 November 2012. Conference Publication. 2012;64:S794
Conference proceeding. No study data–contacted author ([email protected]) but no response
4 Bar-Sela G, Atid L, Danos S, Gabay N, Epelbaum R. Art therapy improved depression and influenced fatigue levels in cancer patients on chemotherapy. Psycho-Oncology2007;16:980–4
No randomisation
5 Bell CE, Robbins SJ. Effect of art production on negative mood: a randomized controlled trial.Art Ther2007;24:71–5
Not art therapy intervention
6 Elbing U, Schulze C, Zillmann H, Raak CK, Ostermann T. Arthedata-An online database of scientific references on art therapy.Eur J Integr Med2009;1:39–42. URL: http://cambase.dmz.uni-wh.de/CiXbase/kunthera/ (accessed 11 December 2014)
Not a reference, but a link to a German art therapy database
7 Elkis-Abuhoff DL, Goldblatt RB, Gaydos M, Corrato S. Effects of clay manipulation on somatic dysfunction and emotional distress in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Art Therapy2008;25:122–8
Not a RCT; parkinsons vs. non-parkinsons groups
8 Freilich R, Shechtman Z. The contribution of art therapy to the social emotional and academic adjustment of children with learning disabilities.The Arts in Psychotherapy2010;2:97–105
No randomisation
9 Gabriel B, Bromberg E, Vandenbovenkamp J, Walka P, Kornblith AB, Luzzato P. Art therapy with adult bone marrow transplant patients in isolation: A pilot study. Psycho-Oncology2001;10:114–23
No control group
10 Goetze H, Geue K, Buttstaedt M, Braehler E. Art therapy for patients with haematological cancer in the ambulatory aftercare. Psycho-oncology Conference: 11th World Congress of Psycho-Oncology of the International Psycho-Oncology Society IPOS, Vienna, Austria, 2009. Conference Publication. 21–25 June 2009;18:S238–9
Not a RCT; no randomisation to groups
11 Jones G. An art therapy group in palliative cancer care.Nurs Times2000;96:42–3 Editorial; no study data 12 Madden J, Mowry-Rutter P, Foreman N. Results of randomized study of creative
arts therapy for pediatric brain tumor patients during outpatient chemotherapy. Neurooncology2008;10:459–60
Arts therapies combined
13 McCabe C, Roche D, Hegarty F, McCann S.‘Open window’: A randomized trial of the effect of new media art using a virtual window on quality of life in patients’ experiencing stem cell transplantation.Psycho-oncology2013;2:330–7
Not art therapy intervention
14 Odell-Miller H, Hughes P, Westacott M. An investigation into the effectiveness of the arts therapies for adults with continuing mental health problems.Psychother Res2006;1:122–39
Mostly psychotic with outcome data not broken down by condition
TABLE 45 Studies excluded at full text from the quantitative review (continued)
No. Reference Reason for exclusion
15 Oster I. Art therapy with women with breast cancer-results from a randomized study. Psycho-Oncology Conference: 11th World Congress of Psycho-Oncology of the International Psycho-Oncology Society IPOS, Vienna, Austria, 21–25 June 2009. Conference Publication. 2009;18:S22–3
Conference proceeding of the Oster Thyme Svensk study–no data 16 Plecity DM, Danner-Weinberger A, Szkura L, von Wietersheim J. The effects of art
therapy on the somatic and emotional situation of the patients–A quantitative and qualitative analysis.Psychothere Psychosomat Med Psychol2008;59:364–9
Not a RCT; qualitative study abstract no data
17 Richardson P, Jone K, Evans C, Stevens P, Rowe A. An exploratory randomised trial of group based art therapy as an adjunctive treatment in severe mental illness. Unpublished Report. 1994
Trial records of schizophrenia study published 2007
18 Richardson P. Art therapy as an adjunctive treatment in severe mental illness: a randomised controlled evaluation.Curr Control Trials2004
Trial records of schizophrenia study published 2007
19 Richardson P. Randomised controlled trial of group interactive art therapy as an adjunctive treatment in severe mental illness. National Research Register 2001;1
Trial records of schizophrenia study published 2007
20 Rodriguez J, Troll G. [Experiments in art therapy].Soins–Psychiatrie1990;34:118–19 Not a RCT 21 Rosal ML. Comparative group art therapy research to evaluate changes in locus of
control in behavior disordered children.Arts Psychother1993;3:231–41
Pre-test/post-test design
22 Ryan BR. Effects of two group approaches on life satisfaction and mood of older females in nursing homes. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering 4347;72(7-B)
Dissertation ordered (not a RCT)
23 Sela N, Baruch N, Assali A, Vaturi M, Battler A, Ben GT. [The influence of medical art therapy on quality of life and compliance of medical treatment of patients with advanced heart failure].Harefuah2009;150:79–83
Cannot locate corresponding reference to citation
24 Sela N, Baruch N, Stein R, Yaari V, Pinchas A, Battler A,et al.Long term medical art therapy: influence on quality of life functional capacity and compliance in advanced heart failure patients. Supplement Conference Heart Failure 2010 Congress Berlin, Germany. 29 May–1 June 2010.Eur J Heart Fail2010;9:S173
Not a RCT; no control group
25 Szawarski Z. Placebo and art therapy.Med Dypl2003;12:21–6 Cannot locate corresponding reference to citation
26 Valladares AC, Carvalho AM. [Art therapy and behavior development in the context of hospitalization].Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da Usp 2006;40:350–5
Not a RCT; no randomisation to groups
27 van den Broek E, Keulen-de VM, Bernstein DP. Arts therapies and Schema Focused therapy: A pilot study.Arts Psychother2011;38
Arts not art therapy; does not define art therapy intervention
28 Volker CA. Treatment of sexual assault survivors utilizing cognitive therapy and art therapy. (self-esteem posttraumatic stress disorder victimization). San Francisco, CA: California Institute of Integral Studies; 1999
Dissertation-insufficient data reported and final sample (n=6)
29 Wallace J. Psychosocial changes associated with participation in art therapy interventions for siblings of pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant patient. Palo Alto, CA: Palo Alto University; 2012
Dissertation–not randomised
30 Zeltzer BB, Stanley S, Melo L, LaPorte KM. Arts therapies promote wellness in elders.Behavioural Healthcare Tomorrow2003;12:7–12
Not a RCT; no randomisation to groups
31 Zimmerman ML, Wolbert WA, Burgess AW, Hartman CR. Art and group work: interventions for multiple victims of child molestation (Part II).Arch Psychiatr Nurs 1987;1:40–6
Not a RCT; no randomisation to groups