ND-0199 · 2010 · Other
Effect of visual art on patient anxiety and agitation in a mental health facility and implications for the business case
Nanda, Eisen, Zadeh et al. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 2010.
doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2010.01682.x · Finding drafted from the abstract
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What the source reports
Psychiatric patients needed as-needed medication less often on days a realistic nature photo was displayed, compared with no art or abstract art.
Design questions and applications
Choose art carefully in acute care, because abstract images can agitate.
Field
Art in space
Notes and follow-up
Added from the Corpus Desk (card nanda-2010-visual-art) on 2026-11-09. Evidence strength and translation distance not yet rated. WELL label held for review.
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