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Ander, E.; Thomson, L.; Lanceley, A.; Menon, U.; Noble, G.	Heritage, Health and Wellbeing: Assessing the impact of a heritage focused intervention on health and wellbeing.	Most participants expressed improved wellbeing after the intervention, such as improved mood, calmed anxiety or a feeling of enhanced confidence. .
Morse, N.; Thomson, L.J.M.; Brown, Z.; Chatterjee, H.J.	Effects of creative museum outreach sessions on measures of confidence, sociability and well-being for mental health and addiction recovery service-users	elicit an emotional response that encourages positive feelings such as optimism, hope and enjoyment; . .
Thomson, L. J. M.; Chatterjee, H. J.	Well-Being With Objects: Evaluating a Museum ObjectHandling Intervention for Older Adults in Health Care Settings	It was hypothesized that prepost comparisons would demonstrate enhanced well-being (increase in positive emotion, wellness and happiness; decrease in negative emotion) across settings. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	It improves my wellbeing being there, yes. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	Its physical, practical and psychological doing is a functionality that had a positive impact on health and wellbeing for the participating service users. .
Paddon H.L., Thomson L.J.M., Menon U., Lanceley A.E., Chatterjee H.J.	Mixed methods evaluation of well-being benefits derived from a heritage-in-health intervention with hospital patients	The study demonstrated statistically significant, overall enhancement of psychological well-being as determined by the PANAS measures, and subjective well-being and happiness as determined by the VAS measures. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	The findings reveal a rich array of positive benefits on the participants' social wellbeing with/in the community. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	There was some evidence of a growing sense of collective social wellbeing which stemmed from the projects amongst the wider community. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	And that was a relief, you know. .
Beauchet O., Cooper-Brown L., Hayashi Y., Galery K., Vilcocq C., Bastien T.	Effects of thursdays at the Museum at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on the mental and physical health of older community dwellers: The art-health randomized clinical trial protocol	Wellbeing is positively associated with quality of life and physical health benefits, including a decreased risk for disease, speedier disease recovery, and increased longevity 6-13 . .
Thomson L.J., Morse N., Elsden E., Chatterjee H.J.	Art, nature and mental health: assessing the biopsychosocial effects of a ‘creative green prescription’ museum programme involving horticulture, artmaking and collections	I felt a sense of achievement very much so, selfesteem. .
Koebner I.J., Fishman S.M., Paterniti D., Sommer D., Witt C.M., Ward D., Joseph J.G.	The art of analgesia: A pilot study of art museum tours to decrease pain and social disconnection among individuals with chronic pain	Participants indicated high satisfaction with the program. .
Koebner I.J., Fishman S.M., Paterniti D., Sommer D., Witt C.M., Ward D., Joseph J.G.	The art of analgesia: A pilot study of art museum tours to decrease pain and social disconnection among individuals with chronic pain	Program satisfaction was high. .
Koebner I.J., Fishman S.M., Paterniti D., Sommer D., Witt C.M., Ward D., Joseph J.G.	The art of analgesia: A pilot study of art museum tours to decrease pain and social disconnection among individuals with chronic pain	Nevertheless, interviewees comments were largely positive. .
Morse, N.; Thomson, L.J.M.; Brown, Z.; Chatterjee, H.J.	Effects of creative museum outreach sessions on measures of confidence, sociability and well-being for mental health and addiction recovery service-users	are calming and reduce anxiety; . .
Binnie, J.	Does Viewing Art in the Museum Reduce Anxiety and Improve Wellbeing?	While there were several restrictions within these studies, they do illustrate that a decrease in perceived anxiety from the stresses of everyday life can be experienced. .
Morse, N.; Thomson, L.J.M.; Brown, Z.; Chatterjee, H.J.	Effects of creative museum outreach sessions on measures of confidence, sociability and well-being for mental health and addiction recovery service-users	promote self-esteem and a sense of identity and community; and . .
Thomson L.J., Morse N., Elsden E., Chatterjee H.J.	Art, nature and mental health: assessing the biopsychosocial effects of a ‘creative green prescription’ museum programme involving horticulture, artmaking and collections	Self-esteem Another key area related in interviews was the development of self-esteem through the programme. .
Saavedra J., Arias S., Crawford P., Pérez E.	Impact of creative workshops for people with severe mental health problems: art as a means of recovery	Undoubtedly, these effects are connected with increasing self-esteem and the time-out phenomenon mentioned in the previous section. .
Beauchet O., Cooper-Brown L., Hayashi Y., Galery K., Vilcocq C., Bastien T.	Effects of thursdays at the Museum at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on the mental and physical health of older community dwellers: The art-health randomized clinical trial protocol	This program helped to create a much broader approach to health promotion with a strong community focus. .
Roe B., McCormick S., Lucas T., Gallagher W., Winn A., Elkin S.	Coffee, Cake & Culture: Evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community	It is social and they are able to chat. .
Morse, N.; Thomson, L.J.M.; Brown, Z.; Chatterjee, H.J.	Effects of creative museum outreach sessions on measures of confidence, sociability and well-being for mental health and addiction recovery service-users	provide a positive social experience, reducing social isolation; . .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	Social engagement This was a process of building relationships and meaningful connections which in turn increased engagement in the program, It made me feel less lonely. .
Ander, E.; Thomson, L.; Lanceley, A.; Menon, U.; Noble, G.	Heritage, Health and Wellbeing: Assessing the impact of a heritage focused intervention on health and wellbeing.	It is also crucial that people feel a sense of relatedness to other people, so that in addition to the personal, internally focused elements, peoples social experiences - the degree to which they have supportive relationships and a sense of connection with others - form a vital aspect of well-being. .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	Finally, it has potential benefits for the residents. .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	Residents' social relations positively influence their subjective well-being by positively influencing .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	Residents' sense of community positively influences their subjective well-being by positively influencing .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	Residents' social environment positively influences their subjective well-being by positively influencing .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	Residents' perceived positive tourism impact positively influences their subjective well-being by positively influencing .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	Sense of community demonstrated a significant positive effect on residents' cognitive wellbeing. .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	Residents with higher household income, better housing conditions, and a higher standard of living are more satisfied with their life and are happier. .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	A higher sense of community, comprising of sense of belonging, autonomy and proudness of living in the community, contributes to residents positive cognitive well-being. .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	The benefits of social environment are easy to observe and are valued by residents. .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	Residents experience more positive affect when they perceive tourism as having positive impacts on the local community. .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	Tourism has helped to increase the standard of living, improve local infrastructure, and promote local culture and crafts. .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	Tourism can lend a hand to building a better social environment for residents. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	This model also allows for the promotion of inclusive cultural heritage, a new concept for some in archaeological circles. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	This can enhance the quality and capacity for dialogue. .
Thomson L.J., Morse N., Elsden E., Chatterjee H.J.	Art, nature and mental health: assessing the biopsychosocial effects of a ‘creative green prescription’ museum programme involving horticulture, artmaking and collections	This shared understanding of each other played a key role in building a sense of community in the programme. .
Roe B., McCormick S., Lucas T., Gallagher W., Winn A., Elkin S.	Coffee, Cake & Culture: Evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community	The residents bonded well with each other and friendships among residents developed as had shared experiences. .
Deane K., Fitch M., Carman M.	An innovative art therapy program for cancer patients.	And the feeling of bonding and friendship with the other participants, you know, who are going through. .
Deane K., Fitch M., Carman M.	An innovative art therapy program for cancer patients.	A knowledgeable, compassionate, flexible, and thoughtful facilitator created an atmosphere of respect and openness. .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	For example, the various program components enabled learning, connection, activity, opportunities to engage with others, and shared experiences to occur. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	During this phase many stakeholders and partners came together to deliver a cultural base community development program in the area. .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	When residents see their own cultural heritage being better preserved, they have more pride and higher SWB. .
Binnie, J.	Does Viewing Art in the Museum Reduce Anxiety and Improve Wellbeing?	For many people working within the cultural sector, this belief is the motivating factor behind their commitment to their work. .
Thomson L.J., Morse N., Elsden E., Chatterjee H.J.	Art, nature and mental health: assessing the biopsychosocial effects of a ‘creative green prescription’ museum programme involving horticulture, artmaking and collections	There is also good evidence to show that creative engagement in museums supports health and wellbeing, quality of life, social inclusion and lifelong learning. .
Thomson L.J., Morse N., Elsden E., Chatterjee H.J.	Art, nature and mental health: assessing the biopsychosocial effects of a ‘creative green prescription’ museum programme involving horticulture, artmaking and collections	The new learning gained from the programme, across both nature and arts topics, also contributed to a shared sense of community and individual self-esteem, thereby reducing feelings of isolation commonly reported by participants before the start of the project. .
Monsuez J.-J., François V., Ratiney R., Trinchet I., Polomeni P., Sebbane G., Muller S., Litout M., Castagno C., Frandji D.	Museum moving to inpatients: Le louvre à l’hôpital	Arts and cultural programs were reported to enhance their quality of life. .
Morse N., Chatterjee H.	Museums, health and wellbeing research: co-developing a new observational method for people with dementia in hospital contexts	The museum professionals wanted the programme to support participant wellbeing by providing an enjoyable time and an opportunity to connect emotionally with museum objects they might remember from their childhood. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	Meaning in life The findings in the study show that the service users have a comprehensive understanding of the role that the arts and cultural activity have in their lives and this understanding makes them experts on their own engagement in the arts and places them in a position to contribute as an engaged expert in their recovery. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	Being able to develop a creative identity and engaging in arts activities has positive wellbeing benefits and provide purpose and/or meaning in life to some service users. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	In this way, engagement in arts can be a vital element in rebuilding life, contributing to survival and providing meaning in life for a service user and as a positive step in the recovery journey. .
Roe B., McCormick S., Lucas T., Gallagher W., Winn A., Elkin S.	Coffee, Cake & Culture: Evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community	Engagement in cultural and creative arts by older people can increase their morale and self-confidence and provides opportunities for social connection. .
Ketch R.A., Rubin R.T., Baker M.R., Sones A.C., Ames D.	Art appreciation for veterans with severe mental illness in a VA Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center	Appreciating art thus appears to promote both subjective and objective improvement in recovery and community re-integration for veterans who are experiencing chronic and disabling emotional distress. .
Paddon H.L., Thomson L.J.M., Menon U., Lanceley A.E., Chatterjee H.J.	Mixed methods evaluation of well-being benefits derived from a heritage-in-health intervention with hospital patients	Heritage-in-health interventions offered by museums (including art galleries) exemplify the NEF view of well-being, particularly the actions concerned with connecting and learning seen to promote renewed confidence and enjoyment. .
Ander E.E., Thomson L.J.M., Blair K., Noble G., Menon U., Lanceley A., Chatterjee H.J.	Using museum objects to improve wellbeing in mental health service users and neurological rehabilitation clients	Additionally, heritage objects were aesthetically pleasing in their colour, form and pattern while handmade items demonstrated the makers skills. .
Ander E.E., Thomson L.J.M., Blair K., Noble G., Menon U., Lanceley A., Chatterjee H.J.	Using museum objects to improve wellbeing in mental health service users and neurological rehabilitation clients	The research found that the sensory nature of museum objects, combined with a positive narrative, enhanced feelings of confidence, vitality, participation, identity, enjoyment and wellbeing. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	This, in turn, led to sustainability of key communities and offers the potential for inclusive growth in cultural heritage and cultural tourism, post conflict. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	Strengthening the Sense of Belonging and Empowering Local Groups Engaging with community archaeology and heritage projects not only reinforces the need for communities to come together, it enhances the relationships. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	Such engagement in cultural activities has been found to result in: the gaining of new skills improved informal and formal learning, increased self-confidence, self-esteem and feeling of self-worth, the improvement or creation of social networks, an enhanced quality of life, the promotion of social cohesion, personal and community empowerment, and improvement of personal and local image, identity and wellbeing. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	Practically, we also found that art and culture policies that lead to community engagement, storytelling and exchange of cultural heritage can have lasting effects that can aid in conflict prevention and help grow the development of cultural heritage, especially as opportunities for women. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	We also found that those that utilised the long lasting traditions of arts and cultural production were able to help validate peoples stories (the intangible cultural heritage) and perspectives by bringing people together to discover shared goals and strength. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	Inspiring Social Action Another factor that can be at the core of shaping identity and a sense of belonging is the nature of the archaeological work as a process to produce heritage; therefore, people engaged in these practices are a focus of local cultures and traditions and often become more engaged in their communities which helps the inclusion practices through social connectedness, participation and partnership, which, in turn, empower the indicators of social inclusion like understanding, acceptance and mutual trust. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	These include personal enrichment, social learning, satisfaction from sharing the heritage products with others, and less anxiety about the present. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	Whether becoming involved in heritage is good for ones health is thus significant in this respect. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	Understanding the spaces being created and occupied by community-based heritage groups and whether they are likely to promote social wellbeing is important. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	Heritage conservation as noted above is by its very nature about generating a closer relationship with one's local area. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	From the above two comments, it is clear that heritage conservation can go some way towards helping people make strong connections with their local sense of place and to some extent help alleviate some present day anxieties. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	Moreover, these positive affects appeared to have contributed to wider experiences of belonging, engagement, and social wellbeing, with each tied to place overtly. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	For the first point, there were obvious benefits from being able to draw on one's love of history and place, in terms of building and sustaining one's sense of belonging, cultural identity and security in one's area. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	Our findings show that people can develop much stronger, long-lasting connections with their communities through the heritage conservation work. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	Moreover, we would argue that facing these challenges can have longer lasting health-enabling effects, given the wider collective sense of community, belonging, order, balance, stability and place which can be cultivated and sustained by researching and conserving the heritage of one's local area. .
Fancourt, D.; Steptoe, A.; Cadar, D.	Cultural engagement and cognitive reserve: museum attendance and dementia incidence over a 10-year period	Visiting museums is also a light physical activity so could reduce the negative effects of sedentary behaviours. .
Binnie, J.	Does Viewing Art in the Museum Reduce Anxiety and Improve Wellbeing?	Discussion From the data collected within these two studies it appears that, at least for the museum visiting population, viewing art within a museum does have a positive impact upon anxiety, and thus also wellbeing. .
Binnie, J.	Does Viewing Art in the Museum Reduce Anxiety and Improve Wellbeing?	This positive experience for museums and art gallery visitors suggests that as well as being seen as educational or enjoyable places to visit, that the well-known idea that they are spaces of calm within a busy world can be true and as such museums and art galleries can be seen as places beneficial to personal wellbeing..
Mastandrea S., Maricchiolo F., Carrus G., Giovannelli I., Giuliani V., Berardi D.	Visits to figurative art museums may lower blood pressure and stress	Visits to art museum, in particular representational art style, may have positive effects on stress, decreasing heart rate and blood pressure. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	The service users found museums to be places where they found stimulation and a place for learning, relaxation and wellbeing: Museums are very important ... important for people from the hospital who have been through crises, for inspiration . if they spent their time on creativity, then museum and galleries are a good idea . It makes my life better . I gained inspiration from the visits (Lotte). .
Mastandrea S., Fagioli S., Biasi V.	Art and psychological well-being: Linking the brain to the aesthetic emotion	Using psychophysiological measures, studies find visits to art museums decrease stress, which could promote health and well-being (Clow and Fredhoi, 2006; Mastandrea et al., 2018). .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	There can also be health benefits associated with walking around between places associated with the heritage project. .
Fancourt, D.; Steptoe, A.; Cadar, D.	Cultural engagement and cognitive reserve: museum attendance and dementia incidence over a 10-year period	Theories of cognitive reserve suggest that complex and stimulating experiences can enhance neuronal structure and brain function, protecting against neurodegeneration.1 .
Fancourt, D.; Steptoe, A.; Cadar, D.	Cultural engagement and cognitive reserve: museum attendance and dementia incidence over a 10-year period	In conclusion, this novel analysis demonstrates that cultural participation through museum attendance could provide opportunities for interventions in older adults as a way of supporting engaged lifestyles to prevent dementia. .
Thomson, L. J.; Lockyer, B.; Camic, P. M.; Chatterjee, H. J.	Effects of a museum-based social prescription intervention on quantitative measures of psychological wellbeing in older adults	Conclusion: Museums can be instrumental in offering museum-based programmes for older adults to improve psychological wellbeing over time. .
Thomson, L. J.; Lockyer, B.; Camic, P. M.; Chatterjee, H. J.	Effects of a museum-based social prescription intervention on quantitative measures of psychological wellbeing in older adults	CONCLUSION Museums can be instrumental in offering older adult activities that improve psychological wellbeing and may lead to long-term outcomes such as sustained social capital and enhanced physical health. .
Tymoszuk U., Perkins R., Spiro N., Williamon A., Fancourt D.	Longitudinal associations between short-term, repeated, and sustained arts engagement and well-being outcomes in Older Adults	These findings, taken together with previous evidence of the importance of arts engagement for well-being in older adulthood, suggest that policies that facilitate access to certain arts venues and support older adults engagement with them, for example, through free admission schemes and investments in local cultural initiatives, may help to promote happy, fulfilling lives of an increasing segment of the population..
Fancourt D., Steptoe A.	The art of life and death: 14 year follow-up analyses of associations between arts engagement and mortality in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing	This finding is consistent with research that shows that receptive arts engagement can help in preventing and managing depression, and that it can provide support in preventing cognitive decline and in developing cognitive reserve. .
Fancourt D., Steptoe A.	Cultural engagement predicts changes in cognitive function in older adults over a 10 year period: Findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing	There is increasing evidence that leading an active, socially engaged lifestyle might protect against cognitive decline. .
Fancourt D., Steptoe A.	Cultural engagement predicts changes in cognitive function in older adults over a 10 year period: Findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing	Complex and stimulating experiences can enhance neuronal structure and brain function through additional environmental stimulation and thereby provide a protective effect either against neurodegeneration or cognitive decline. .
Fancourt D., Steptoe A.	Cultural engagement predicts changes in cognitive function in older adults over a 10 year period: Findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing	So combined stress-reducing and affect-enhancing effects of receptive cultural activities provide another explanation for how receptive cultural activities could protect against cognitive decline. .
Fancourt D., Steptoe A.	Cultural engagement predicts changes in cognitive function in older adults over a 10 year period: Findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing	In light of this, a key consideration is whether programmes to increase cultural engagement amongst older adults could specifically arrest a decline in cognitive function. .
Binnie, J.	Does Viewing Art in the Museum Reduce Anxiety and Improve Wellbeing?	One type of response which is of particular interest within this research is that of a sense of relaxation, calming and the reduction of anxiety. .
Beauchet O., Cooper-Brown L., Hayashi Y., Galery K., Vilcocq C., Bastien T.	Effects of thursdays at the Museum at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on the mental and physical health of older community dwellers: The art-health randomized clinical trial protocol	In conclusion, participation in museums art-based activities has received growing interest from researchers and policy-makers due to their potentially positive effects on mental and physical health. .
Mastandrea S., Maricchiolo F., Carrus G., Giovannelli I., Giuliani V., Berardi D.	Visits to figurative art museums may lower blood pressure and stress	This sort of behavioral treatment could be indicated for people who suffer from hypertension or other health problems, gaining direct beneficial effects in terms of relaxation and stress recovering..
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	The functionality ascribed to arts in mental health is illustrated by using art to make sense of the day and creating meaning in life as a tool for inspiration and motivation, and feeling good and relaxed, as described in the comments by the service users. .
Mastandrea S., Fagioli S., Biasi V.	Art and psychological well-being: Linking the brain to the aesthetic emotion	In this review, we consider the idea that the positive emotional output elicited from the aesthetic experience affects mood, and indirectly promotes health and well-being. .
Mastandrea S., Fagioli S., Biasi V.	Art and psychological well-being: Linking the brain to the aesthetic emotion	CONCLUSION Aesthetic experience, in many settings, may promote well-being. .
Mastandrea S., Fagioli S., Biasi V.	Art and psychological well-being: Linking the brain to the aesthetic emotion	The self-rewarding nature of aesthetic experience may influence the beholders affective state, possibly improving wellbeing. .
Ketch R.A., Rubin R.T., Baker M.R., Sones A.C., Ames D.	Art appreciation for veterans with severe mental illness in a VA Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center	Considerable research has shown the positive effects of art, music and drama therapy on mental health and well-being. .
Ander E.E., Thomson L.J.M., Blair K., Noble G., Menon U., Lanceley A., Chatterjee H.J.	Using museum objects to improve wellbeing in mental health service users and neurological rehabilitation clients	Sessions visibly calmed anxiety and, in some cases, increased levels of enjoyment in depressed patients. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	2. Researching heritage, place and wellbeing As indicated, the health geography literature has explored the beneficial physical and mental health effects of participating in a range of community-based activities. .
Thomson L.J., Morse N., Elsden E., Chatterjee H.J.	Art, nature and mental health: assessing the biopsychosocial effects of a ‘creative green prescription’ museum programme involving horticulture, artmaking and collections	Nature prescriptions can promote physical activity leading to positive health outcomes, while contact with nature can have an additional restorative effect on mental wellbeing. .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	People left their homes and became more active: I think it's walking about, getting there, the journey as a way of keeping healthy, exercising, doing stairs. .
Ketch R.A., Rubin R.T., Baker M.R., Sones A.C., Ames D.	Art appreciation for veterans with severe mental illness in a VA Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center	One of the most important aspects of the recovery model is the support of cultural diversity and lifelong learning. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	It is clear that cultural participation can lead to the development and enhancement of many skills and competences. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	There was a clear awareness of the beneficial effects of giving young people an opportunity to become involved in the heritage research projects. .
Ander, E.; Thomson, L.; Lanceley, A.; Menon, U.; Noble, G.	Heritage, Health and Wellbeing: Assessing the impact of a heritage focused intervention on health and wellbeing.	In conclusion, closer links between heritage and social care organizations, such as hospitals or care homes, offers significant mutualistic benefits and should not be underestimated..
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	Higher cognitive well-being and more positive affects reinforce residents' support for tourism. .
Thomson, L. J.; Lockyer, B.; Camic, P. M.; Chatterjee, H. J.	Effects of a museum-based social prescription intervention on quantitative measures of psychological wellbeing in older adults	The reported study contributes to a wider body of evidence on how cultural engagement can bring about positive outcomes for older adults at risk of social exclusion by improving positive emotion; it is likely that this occurs through creative processes involving new learning and acquisition of skills, and the formation of social capital through co-productivity, exchange of ideas, and enhanced sense of community and belonging. .
Morse, N.; Thomson, L.J.M.; Brown, Z.; Chatterjee, H.J.	Effects of creative museum outreach sessions on measures of confidence, sociability and well-being for mental health and addiction recovery service-users	The assetbased model focuses on connecting communities and people as a way to bolster community and individual health and well-being. .
Thomson L.J., Morse N., Elsden E., Chatterjee H.J.	Art, nature and mental health: assessing the biopsychosocial effects of a ‘creative green prescription’ museum programme involving horticulture, artmaking and collections	Self-esteem was derived through social interactions around group activities outdoors where participants would help and support one another in activities (e.g. helping someone to dig), as well as supporting each other through informal, social discussion around the activities, both giving participants a sense of purpose. .
Thomson L.J., Morse N., Elsden E., Chatterjee H.J.	Art, nature and mental health: assessing the biopsychosocial effects of a ‘creative green prescription’ museum programme involving horticulture, artmaking and collections	Each of these interacted to form the collective experience of the intervention; the sense of community supported a decrease in social isolation while self-esteem was boosted through social interaction. .
Tymoszuk U., Perkins R., Fancourt D., Williamon A.	Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between receptive arts engagement and loneliness among older adults	These venues provide social spaces and opportunities to engage with the arts and leisure activities, and could be utilised as assets to help reduce loneliness within communities. .
Koebner I.J., Fishman S.M., Paterniti D., Sommer D., Witt C.M., Ward D., Joseph J.G.	The art of analgesia: A pilot study of art museum tours to decrease pain and social disconnection among individuals with chronic pain	Among interviewees who indicated a beneficial response to the intervention, several noted that it also raised awareness that social connection could mitigate the burden of their chronic pain in the longer term. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	Communities and institutions can be a support in this process by establishing social networks and different sorts of social support that can encourage people through difficult transitions and periods of vulnerability in life. .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	These components operated within a context that was enriched by the museum as a place to support wellbeing and enhance social interaction. .
Roe B., McCormick S., Lucas T., Gallagher W., Winn A., Elkin S.	Coffee, Cake & Culture: Evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community	The findings demonstrate there were benefits to the older people and their care staff in terms of wellbeing, social engagement, learning, social inclusion and creativity. .
Roe B., McCormick S., Lucas T., Gallagher W., Winn A., Elkin S.	Coffee, Cake & Culture: Evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community	The overall aim or goal of the programme was to promote wellbeing for older people living in residential care in the community through cultural and creative arts activities by engaging with gallery/museum exhibitions and collections. .
Paddon H.L., Thomson L.J.M., Menon U., Lanceley A.E., Chatterjee H.J.	Mixed methods evaluation of well-being benefits derived from a heritage-in-health intervention with hospital patients	Conclusions: Heritage-in-health sessions enhanced positive mood and social interaction, endorsing the need for provision of well-being-related museum and gallery activities for socially excluded or vulnerable healthcare audiences. .
Ander E.E., Thomson L.J.M., Blair K., Noble G., Menon U., Lanceley A., Chatterjee H.J.	Using museum objects to improve wellbeing in mental health service users and neurological rehabilitation clients	Many wellbeing outcomes derived from increased levels of conversation, and from improved social skills developed through discussion about museum objects. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	The paper demonstrates how the contribution of community archaeology in soft power change has assisted personal and community empowerment through inclusive cultural heritage on an individual level while strengthening social networks to mobilise the impact on the community as a whole. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	When communities are engaged with cultural activity, or, in this case, a heritage formation process through an archaeological project, this can help to increase communication and social skills. .
Guachalla A.	Social inclusion and audience development at the Royal Opera House: a tourist perspective	(2010) notions on social inclusion in a tourism context have been identified as tourists benefit from audience development schemes that enhance their cultural capital strengthening their social bonds and fostering social capital. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	For example, they can create mutually supportive atmospheres that can tackle social isolation and enhance people's quality of life and social wellbeing. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	Bringing people together Secondly, we were interested in the extent to which the social aspects of community-based heritage research were important in sustaining people's interest in the projects. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	The findings revealed a rich array of examples of gaining social wellbeing through interacting with others with shared interests. .
Grossi, E.; Blessi, G. T.; Sacco, P.L.	Magic moments: Determinants of stress relief and subjective wellbeing from visiting a cultural heritage site.	The study underlines the potential of the arts and culture as a new platform for public health practices and new approaches to welfare policy design..
Grossi, E.; Blessi, G. T.; Sacco, P.L.	Magic moments: Determinants of stress relief and subjective wellbeing from visiting a cultural heritage site.	Therefore, cultural participation should be regarded as a key structural factor in evaluating the individual and social effects of arts-and-culture-focused health policies..
Tymoszuk U., Perkins R., Fancourt D., Williamon A.	Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between receptive arts engagement and loneliness among older adults	If replicated in future studies, these findings would suggest that those who manage places and spaces for arts engagement should, at the least, be aware of the potential for their venues to facilitate shared experiences and positive social interactions and, even better, direct their resources and programming toward facilitating such opportunities. .
Monsuez J.-J., François V., Ratiney R., Trinchet I., Polomeni P., Sebbane G., Muller S., Litout M., Castagno C., Frandji D.	Museum moving to inpatients: Le louvre à l’hôpital	It constitutes a valuable way to provide art activities for inpatients in large numbers. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	Findings: These benefits are perceived to include empowerment and meaning in life, which are two of the core principles of recovery; arts engagement can, therefore, be a useful tool in recovery. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	Empowerment The study shows that accessing cultural institutions can support feelings of empowerment for service users. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	Having access to arts engagements enables a creative process and a person-centred approach that values the uniqueness of the individual, which is important for the service users in this study. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	The findings in this study suggest that mental health service users experience a sense of empowerment by visiting museums/galleries and arts engagement. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	Valuing the diversity of the community encourages cultural institutions to attract a different public. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	Recognising that mental health service users benefit from arts engagement in terms of the CHIME categories identified, arts engagement can arguably play a vital role in the recovery process; it is possible to use arts engagement as a tool in recovery, given that it is placed within a framework, as arts engagement can add something unique to each personal and complex story and each journey, provided that it is facilitated adequately. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	Conclusion The findings show that engagement in arts can create a sense of meaning, purpose in life and empowerment, which are part of the conceptual framework, CHIME, which describes the human process of recovery. .
Fancourt D., Steptoe A.	Cultural engagement predicts changes in cognitive function in older adults over a 10 year period: Findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing	However, these are all examples of productive cultural activities. .
Roe B., McCormick S., Lucas T., Gallagher W., Winn A., Elkin S.	Coffee, Cake & Culture: Evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community	Arts and creative activities form part of social engagement/ involvement and social prescription for health, wellbeing and quality of life within communities. .
Wilson L., Bryant W., Reynolds F., Lawson J.	Therapeutic outcomes in a museum? “You dont get them by aiming for them”. How a focus on arts participation promotes inclusion and well-being	Conclusion: Developing similar projects would offer opportunities to foster diverse artistic communities and empower people with experiences of disability and mental health conditions. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	In the end, archaeological excavations have the power to transform a specific locally isolated geographical spot into a cultural heritage location with a lot of attention from different organisations. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	The aim of this program has been articulated by one of the program executives as Our goal was to put strategic outlines for cultural based community development that empower people to reshape their own cultural and inherited identity, people to become more actively responsible towards their cultural heritage, enhance their abilities to be able to protect their reach heritage and insure its sustainability as an important economic resource. .
Guachalla A.	Social inclusion and audience development at the Royal Opera House: a tourist perspective	However, appreciation for certain art forms can also be acquired if the individual is exposed and cultivated until they develop enthusiasm and interest in participating in cultural endeavours. .
Guachalla A.	Social inclusion and audience development at the Royal Opera House: a tourist perspective	The cultural tourist The frameworks above are useful in the understanding of the different phases involved in the task of developing audiences for the arts and the array of elements that influence these processes. .
Ander, E.; Thomson, L.; Lanceley, A.; Menon, U.; Noble, G.	Heritage, Health and Wellbeing: Assessing the impact of a heritage focused intervention on health and wellbeing.	Participants reactions to handling museum objects gave an insight into why heritage objects in particular (rather than pictures or non-heritage objects) produce engagement, feelings (positive and negative) and wellbeing benefits. .
Ander, E.; Thomson, L.; Lanceley, A.; Menon, U.; Noble, G.	Heritage, Health and Wellbeing: Assessing the impact of a heritage focused intervention on health and wellbeing.	The multi-centre research also showed that a museum handling session is a versatile and accessible tool to improve wellbeing for long and short term patients, and sufferers of mental and physical ill health alike. .
Fancourt, D.; Steptoe, A.; Cadar, D.	Cultural engagement and cognitive reserve: museum attendance and dementia incidence over a 10-year period	Consequently, activities that are mentally engaging, enjoyable, stress-reducing and socially interactive could be protective against the development of dementia, and in light of this, there has been a call for the identification of more affordable multimodal public health interventions to decrease the risk of dementia for individuals.6 A multimodal activity that combines a number of protective factors (including intellectual stimulation, light physical activity, positive affect, relaxation and social engagement through interaction with staff, fellow visitors or friends) is visiting museums, art galleries and exhibitions (hereafter referred to as museums).7-9 Previous studies have incorporated visiting museums within definitions of leisure activities in dementia research,10 or looked at the broader impact of attendance on people with dementia, finding benefits for cognitive performance, well-being, quality of life, self-esteem and social support.11 .
Thomson, L. J.; Lockyer, B.; Camic, P. M.; Chatterjee, H. J.	Effects of a museum-based social prescription intervention on quantitative measures of psychological wellbeing in older adults	Research has shown that museum spaces and the collections they house provide opportunities for positive social interactions, calming experiences, learning and acquisition of new skills, leading to increased self-esteem, sense of identity, inspiration and opportunities for meaning making, in addition to reduced social isolation and decreased anxiety.7 .
Thomson, L. J.; Lockyer, B.; Camic, P. M.; Chatterjee, H. J.	Effects of a museum-based social prescription intervention on quantitative measures of psychological wellbeing in older adults	The social resources engendered by the museum-based programme directly increased the positive affect demonstrated by significant improvements in the wellbeing emotions, and it is likely that physical health for some participants will also improve; one participant reported that since taking part in the museum programme they felt more positive about my life and health and more determined to keep up my practice of photography and painting that required a level of physical fitness as the participant had formed a meet-up group to go sketching in and around a contemporary art gallery. .
Morse, N.; Thomson, L.J.M.; Brown, Z.; Chatterjee, H.J.	Effects of creative museum outreach sessions on measures of confidence, sociability and well-being for mental health and addiction recovery service-users	Overall, this preliminary study contributes to understanding how museum activities can make a positive contribution to recovery for MH and AR service-users by evidencing the effects of museum sessions on confidence, sociability and well-being. .
Beauchet O., Cooper-Brown L., Hayashi Y., Galery K., Vilcocq C., Bastien T.	Effects of thursdays at the Museum at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on the mental and physical health of older community dwellers: The art-health randomized clinical trial protocol	Discussion: Art-based activities carried out at museums have been receiving increased interest from researchers and policy-makers because of their benefits to mental and physical health. .
Beauchet O., Cooper-Brown L., Hayashi Y., Galery K., Vilcocq C., Bastien T.	Effects of thursdays at the Museum at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on the mental and physical health of older community dwellers: The art-health randomized clinical trial protocol	It has been shown that participatory art-based activities may improve aspects of mental health such as positive emotions and self-esteem 3-6 . .
Beauchet O., Cooper-Brown L., Hayashi Y., Galery K., Vilcocq C., Bastien T.	Effects of thursdays at the Museum at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on the mental and physical health of older community dwellers: The art-health randomized clinical trial protocol	Art-based activities help patients, regardless of their disease, to build a sense of self, transforming the illness experience into a positive experience and improving patients well-being and quality of life 5-8 . .
Beauchet O., Cooper-Brown L., Hayashi Y., Galery K., Vilcocq C., Bastien T.	Effects of thursdays at the Museum at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on the mental and physical health of older community dwellers: The art-health randomized clinical trial protocol	These mental and physical health benefits suggest that art-based activities may be effective interventions for frailty prevention in older community-dwellers. .
Tymoszuk U., Perkins R., Fancourt D., Williamon A.	Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between receptive arts engagement and loneliness among older adults	The evidence to date indicates that arts engagement in older age may serve as a multimodal intervention helping to prevent loneliness and enhance social interactions alongside other aspects of well-being and health. .
Rogers N.T., Fancourt D.	Cultural Engagement Is a Risk-Reducing Factor for Frailty Incidence and Progression	As studies have demonstrated the beneficial effects of cultural engagement (including visiting museums/theatre/cinema) for many of the components of frailty, this study sought to explore whether community cultural engagement is associated both with a reduced risk of becoming frail and a slower trajectory of frailty progression in older adults. .
Konrath S.	Museums as Weavers of the Invisible Strings that Connect us	It then suggests that art museums can play a critical role in helping communities re-connect, by reenvisioning their roles as meaning makers in atime when peoples existential needs are threatened. .
Fancourt D., Steptoe A.	Cultural engagement and mental health: Does socio-economic status explain the association?	There is a growing body of literature suggesting that the arts can support mental health. .
Mastandrea S., Maricchiolo F., Carrus G., Giovannelli I., Giuliani V., Berardi D.	Visits to figurative art museums may lower blood pressure and stress	Background The research aimed to assess, through physiological measurements such as blood pressure and heart rate, whether exposure to art museums and to different art styles (figurative vs. modern art) was able to enhance visitors well-being in terms of relaxing and stress reduction. .
Monsuez J.-J., François V., Ratiney R., Trinchet I., Polomeni P., Sebbane G., Muller S., Litout M., Castagno C., Frandji D.	Museum moving to inpatients: Le louvre à l’hôpital	4. Discussion Art, music, cultural programs, and participatory-based art interventions have been shown to provide opportunities to enhance quality of life and to reduce hospital-related anxiety and depression in a large panel of inpatients 11-13 . .
Koebner I.J., Fishman S.M., Paterniti D., Sommer D., Witt C.M., Ward D., Joseph J.G.	The art of analgesia: A pilot study of art museum tours to decrease pain and social disconnection among individuals with chronic pain	One possibility is to develop interventions that target the social context in which pain is suffered through public health partnerships with organizations outside of the health care sector that may facilitate a sense of social connection, such as museums. .
Koebner I.J., Fishman S.M., Paterniti D., Sommer D., Witt C.M., Ward D., Joseph J.G.	The art of analgesia: A pilot study of art museum tours to decrease pain and social disconnection among individuals with chronic pain	In addition, given the observation that pain can be modulated at cortical levels by the aesthetic content of stimuli, the museums art collection itself may help to reduce pain 24 . .
Koebner I.J., Fishman S.M., Paterniti D., Sommer D., Witt C.M., Ward D., Joseph J.G.	The art of analgesia: A pilot study of art museum tours to decrease pain and social disconnection among individuals with chronic pain	Although ambulation in any context may aggravate certain pain conditions, considering the potential of museums to facilitate a sense of social connection and that social connection may have analgesic properties 9-11,25 , we hypothesize that tours of a museum offered to individuals with chronic pain may decrease perceived social disconnection and pain. .
Koebner I.J., Fishman S.M., Paterniti D., Sommer D., Witt C.M., Ward D., Joseph J.G.	The art of analgesia: A pilot study of art museum tours to decrease pain and social disconnection among individuals with chronic pain	Socially based interventions for individuals with chronic pain supported by health care organizations, such as Art Rx, may help to mitigate not only the experience of isolation, but also the distressing associations that many individuals with chronic pain have with the health care system. .
Morse N., Chatterjee H.	Museums, health and wellbeing research: co-developing a new observational method for people with dementia in hospital contexts	Museum-based activities for wellbeing broadly include supported museum visiting, object handling, volunteering and a range of creative activities inspired from the sectors wide-ranging museum collections, from art making to performing arts and music. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	Purpose: Arts and cultural activities have been illustrated to be beneficial for mental health service users. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	The purpose of this paper is to explore the benefits of museum visits and engage in arts activities for mental health service users. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	Many studies have illustrated that users of mental health services experience a range of benefits from engagement in arts activities. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	It aims to highlight the benefits and challenges for mental health service users engaging in arts activities and to understand some of the issues that may occur in practice in the interdisciplinary field of arts and health. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	When asked about visiting a museum, it was commented on as being inspirational, useful and positive as part of a recovery for mental health service users. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	Additionally, the comment offered by another service user, describing how arts engagement had stopped her suicidal thoughts, further illustrates that engagement in arts has the ability to create meaning in life. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	These findings illustrate that engaging in arts activities allows a healthy disconnection from concerns and can combat negative thoughts, resulting in health rewards such as relaxation, entering a flow, and making new connections where none existed before which can empower the individual. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	In this way, interdisciplinary collaborations between health and the arts can promote recovery, given that the professionals involved understand recovery and, as a minimum, have basic mental health awareness..
Mastandrea S., Fagioli S., Biasi V.	Art and psychological well-being: Linking the brain to the aesthetic emotion	Empirical studies suggest that art improves health and well-being among individuals. .
Mastandrea S., Fagioli S., Biasi V.	Art and psychological well-being: Linking the brain to the aesthetic emotion	Linking the Brain to Aesthetic Experience The studies reviewed so far demonstrated that the aesthetic value of artwork and their use in educational programs may affect psychological and physiological states, thus promoting well-being and enhancing learning. .
Mastandrea S., Fagioli S., Biasi V.	Art and psychological well-being: Linking the brain to the aesthetic emotion	Nevertheless, these different approaches to aesthetic evaluation may have different implications for a strategic use of art as tool for promoting well-being and health. .
Mastandrea S., Fagioli S., Biasi V.	Art and psychological well-being: Linking the brain to the aesthetic emotion	Deeper understanding of the dynamic relationship between bottom-up stimulus properties and top-down cognitive appraisal on emotional experience during the aesthetic appreciation of an artwork might be useful to effective use of art-based tools for promoting individual health and well-being. .
Saavedra J., Arias S., Crawford P., Pérez E.	Impact of creative workshops for people with severe mental health problems: art as a means of recovery	Conclusions: Creative activities may cause a transformation of the image of dysfunction associated with mental illness as well as promoting health and recovery. .
Saavedra J., Arias S., Crawford P., Pérez E.	Impact of creative workshops for people with severe mental health problems: art as a means of recovery	Giving art as a present or guiding others in a museum visit are activities that motivate, increase their self-esteem and can help re-elaborate their identity. .
Saavedra J., Arias S., Crawford P., Pérez E.	Impact of creative workshops for people with severe mental health problems: art as a means of recovery	The joined-up approaches to participation from community groups, professionals and service users in creative practices in non-clinical contexts could reduce public stigma and improve their psychological well-being (mutual recovery). .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	The present study sought to understand, how museum-based social prescribing programs reduced social isolation for older people, by determining the specific elements and processes involved, and how these interacted to create a social and physical environment that enhanced psychological wellbeing. .
Wilson L., Bryant W., Reynolds F., Lawson J.	Therapeutic outcomes in a museum? “You dont get them by aiming for them”. How a focus on arts participation promotes inclusion and well-being	This raises interesting questions about the emphasis of community arts projects when used to promote health and wellbeing. .
Wilson L., Bryant W., Reynolds F., Lawson J.	Therapeutic outcomes in a museum? “You dont get them by aiming for them”. How a focus on arts participation promotes inclusion and well-being	For example, providing mental health awareness training for the museum staff proved most valuable. .
Ketch R.A., Rubin R.T., Baker M.R., Sones A.C., Ames D.	Art appreciation for veterans with severe mental illness in a VA Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center	The Art Appreciation class offers the opportunity to further investigate art appreciation as a vehicle for psychological growth and improved mental health. .
Paddon H.L., Thomson L.J.M., Menon U., Lanceley A.E., Chatterjee H.J.	Mixed methods evaluation of well-being benefits derived from a heritage-in-health intervention with hospital patients	Thus, addressing meaning may be a fruitful approach to clinical interventions aimed at helping people recover from these highly stressful experiences. .
Ander E.E., Thomson L.J.M., Blair K., Noble G., Menon U., Lanceley A., Chatterjee H.J.	Using museum objects to improve wellbeing in mental health service users and neurological rehabilitation clients	This research employed museum object handling to enhance health and wellbeing, with the aim of examining the impact of the sessions on emotions, feelings and life experiences, as encouraged through tactile interaction with museum objects. .
Ander E.E., Thomson L.J.M., Blair K., Noble G., Menon U., Lanceley A., Chatterjee H.J.	Using museum objects to improve wellbeing in mental health service users and neurological rehabilitation clients	In line with Symonss et als (2011) research, involving participants with neurological conditions undergoing rehabilitation using art materials, engagement with museum objects helped to increase enjoyment and positive emotion for around two-thirds of the clients in this study. .
Deane K., Fitch M., Carman M.	An innovative art therapy program for cancer patients.	Evaluation of the art therapy/museum education program demonstrated many benefits for cancer patients including support, psychological strength, and new insights about their cancer experience..
Deane K., Fitch M., Carman M.	An innovative art therapy program for cancer patients.	Art therapy helped them both to reflect on difficult or negative thoughts and to nurture positive feelings about themselves. .
Deane K., Fitch M., Carman M.	An innovative art therapy program for cancer patients.	The art therapy program facilitated their identification and exploration of deeper feelings and strengthened their ability to balance their cancer experience with other aspects of their lives: I think art... il's a very sublie process. .
Ander, E.; Thomson, L.; Lanceley, A.; Menon, U.; Noble, G.	Heritage, Health and Wellbeing: Assessing the impact of a heritage focused intervention on health and wellbeing.	Their research has resulted in the articulation of the Interactive Learning Model which proposes that the physical environment, the social context, the personal background of the museum visitor and subsequent experiences, all affect the learning that happens during a museum visit. .
Thomson, L. J.; Lockyer, B.; Camic, P. M.; Chatterjee, H. J.	Effects of a museum-based social prescription intervention on quantitative measures of psychological wellbeing in older adults	When interviewed, many participants highlighted the opportunity to handle museum objects and engage with collections and curators; they commented on learning new information and being absorbed by it, and acquiring new skills, which could account for increases in the absorbed and enlightened items of the measure. .
Thomson, L. J.; Lockyer, B.; Camic, P. M.; Chatterjee, H. J.	Effects of a museum-based social prescription intervention on quantitative measures of psychological wellbeing in older adults	Many museums have skills and expertise suitable for wider audiences such as disadvantaged, vulnerable and older adults and can provide access-appropriate community spaces within inspirational environments. .
Thomson, L. J.; Lockyer, B.; Camic, P. M.; Chatterjee, H. J.	Effects of a museum-based social prescription intervention on quantitative measures of psychological wellbeing in older adults	Participants in the Museums on Prescription study rated highly the experiences of feeling absorbed and enlightened by the sessions and commented on the opportunities afforded by the museum-based activities to acquire new learning and develop new skills. .
Morse, N.; Thomson, L.J.M.; Brown, Z.; Chatterjee, H.J.	Effects of creative museum outreach sessions on measures of confidence, sociability and well-being for mental health and addiction recovery service-users	The central aims were to facilitate positive opportunities for participants and develop new museum audiences. .
Thomson L.J., Morse N., Elsden E., Chatterjee H.J.	Art, nature and mental health: assessing the biopsychosocial effects of a ‘creative green prescription’ museum programme involving horticulture, artmaking and collections	At the same time, there is some indication that this unique combination of physical and creative activities, and the outdoor and indoor museum spaces, may allow for additional benefits, as participants were able to engage in individual and group pursuits. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	Lotte sees museums as places for both visual learning, stimulation of new ideas for her own artwork and as a source for gaining new knowledge. .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	Museum as a positive enabler Museum programs within a welcoming and stimulating place enabled new experiences, relational processes and individual journeys; the facilitator, physical space and activities were all contributors in this process. .
Roe B., McCormick S., Lucas T., Gallagher W., Winn A., Elkin S.	Coffee, Cake & Culture: Evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community	The programme was part of the emerging work of the gallery and museum (in-reach and out-reach) with the community to promote access to their collections, share knowledge and learning, social engagement and participation in cultural and creative arts activities. .
Ketch R.A., Rubin R.T., Baker M.R., Sones A.C., Ames D.	Art appreciation for veterans with severe mental illness in a VA Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center	This experience introduces veterans to museums to view original art first-hand and to consider the museums as community resources for further exploration on their own. .
Ander E.E., Thomson L.J.M., Blair K., Noble G., Menon U., Lanceley A., Chatterjee H.J.	Using museum objects to improve wellbeing in mental health service users and neurological rehabilitation clients	Similarly, discussing and handling museum objects with others, and contributing associated personal knowledge or life experiences, could help endorse a sense of achievement and increased confidence in participants, in addition to positive emotions such as self esteem. .
Camic P.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museums and art galleries as partners for public health interventions	Museums can be places that encourage people to learn about themselves, their culture and society, and the larger world around them. .
Rocha V., Schall V.T., Lemos E.D.S.	The contribution of a science museum towards formation of healthcare concepts among young visitors A contribuição de um museu de ciências na formação de concepções sobre saúde de jovens visitantes	We can consider , for means of evidence found , that the museum contributed offering an environment favorable to the exchange of meanings important for understanding content related to science , health and environment what facilitated learning . .
Fancourt, D.; Steptoe, A.; Cadar, D.	Cultural engagement and cognitive reserve: museum attendance and dementia incidence over a 10-year period	Further, visiting museums can be seen as a specific type of social engagement: visiting can reduce perceived isolation by encouraging people to leave their homes, it is an activity that is frequently a focal point for meeting family/friends, and even if people attend alone, there is casual social contact with museum staff and/or other visitors. .
Morse, N.; Thomson, L.J.M.; Brown, Z.; Chatterjee, H.J.	Effects of creative museum outreach sessions on measures of confidence, sociability and well-being for mental health and addiction recovery service-users	Sociability Museum sessions encouraged interaction between service-users many of whom did not know each other beforehand. .
Morse, N.; Thomson, L.J.M.; Brown, Z.; Chatterjee, H.J.	Effects of creative museum outreach sessions on measures of confidence, sociability and well-being for mental health and addiction recovery service-users	Another theme identified in the research, visiting new places, showed how programmes might contribute to positioning museums within broadening social networks and, following Chatterjee and Noble (2013), establishing museums as part of a wider sense of social capital. .
Thomson L.J., Morse N., Elsden E., Chatterjee H.J.	Art, nature and mental health: assessing the biopsychosocial effects of a ‘creative green prescription’ museum programme involving horticulture, artmaking and collections	Positive engagement was enhanced by facilitators and museum staff who recognised that participants were more than just their diagnosis. .
Beauchet O., Cooper-Brown L., Hayashi Y., Galery K., Vilcocq C., Bastien T.	Effects of thursdays at the Museum at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on the mental and physical health of older community dwellers: The art-health randomized clinical trial protocol	In addition, these art-based activities are performed in groups, which stimulates social interaction and engagement 7 . .
Tymoszuk U., Perkins R., Fancourt D., Williamon A.	Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between receptive arts engagement and loneliness among older adults	Most recently, museum-based programs for isolated older adults were also found to foster social inclusion by enabling social interactions and cultivation of meaningful relationships 21 . .
Konrath S.	Museums as Weavers of the Invisible Strings that Connect us	It ends by providing specific suggestions that art museums can try to re-connect people in their communities. .
Konrath S.	Museums as Weavers of the Invisible Strings that Connect us	But these starting points are incomplete without conversations and collaborations, among and between art museum practitioners and their stakeholders. .
Saavedra J., Arias S., Crawford P., Pérez E.	Impact of creative workshops for people with severe mental health problems: art as a means of recovery	Participants explain how, sometimes, the creative workshops in the CAAC have helped them to meet new people and make new friends that they continue to meet and join in activities with outside the museum. .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	To meaningfully support socially isolated older people as part of local public health strategies, museums need to be accessible and engaging places that purposively support social interaction by involving people and objects, participating in multiple sessions over time, that are facilitated by skilled and knowledgeable staff. .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	Relational processes The programs were aimed at people who were socially isolated and as such, the extent to which museums create opportunities for social interactions and relationship building is pivotal. .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	Along with considerations for place and length of time, the role of the facilitator as museum expert and as a socially engaging and welcoming person, was seen to be essential. .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	Longer term museum programs, such as those employed in the current study, can contribute to initiating and developing friendships. .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	Similarly, by utilizing follow-up interviews there was a sense participants reflected on their experiences and consolidated their experiences and learning, often by sharing the knowledge with others; this also provided information about contact between participants, and how the museum experience enabled subsequent connections and activities elsewhere over time. .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	Perhaps social programs such as those in museums will initially appeal to people with a stronger sense of self and existing social networks. .
Roe B., McCormick S., Lucas T., Gallagher W., Winn A., Elkin S.	Coffee, Cake & Culture: Evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community	It gives them things to talk about with residents and it helps them bond with the residents - builds relationships. .
Konrath S.	Museums as Weavers of the Invisible Strings that Connect us	Consider how to encourage people to connect with nature and enjoy quiet moments of reflection on museum grounds. .
Konrath S.	Museums as Weavers of the Invisible Strings that Connect us	For example, art museums could work with other local arts groups and emerging artists to create regular interactive events. .
Ander E.E., Thomson L.J.M., Blair K., Noble G., Menon U., Lanceley A., Chatterjee H.J.	Using museum objects to improve wellbeing in mental health service users and neurological rehabilitation clients	Museums are increasingly using collections as a bridge to wellbeing, social inclusion and learning, often taking objects beyond the museum site itself into communities. .
Binnie, J.	Does Viewing Art in the Museum Reduce Anxiety and Improve Wellbeing?	With the multitude of possible influential factors it was assumed that using a variety of methods to investigate this would provide a more holistic view of experiencing art in the museum. .
Binnie, J.	Does Viewing Art in the Museum Reduce Anxiety and Improve Wellbeing?	One example given by a staff participant was of a visitor inspired to make some alterations to their life due to a specific exhibition which they had seen at New Walk Museum and Art Gallery. .
Konrath S.	Museums as Weavers of the Invisible Strings that Connect us	But it is important for art museums to understand both the increased interest in visual arts creation, and the potentially increased limitations in the capacity for divergent thinking among younger generations. .
Konrath S.	Museums as Weavers of the Invisible Strings that Connect us	Its important to recognise the social nature of art museum experiences and how they can help to fulfil our needs for deep and authentic connection. .
Konrath S.	Museums as Weavers of the Invisible Strings that Connect us	And these ideas could be further developed in collaboration with art museum leaders. .
Monsuez J.-J., François V., Ratiney R., Trinchet I., Polomeni P., Sebbane G., Muller S., Litout M., Castagno C., Frandji D.	Museum moving to inpatients: Le louvre à l’hôpital	Another new approach of this study consisted in promoting self-choice of the artworks displayed in the individual rooms. .
Koebner I.J., Fishman S.M., Paterniti D., Sommer D., Witt C.M., Ward D., Joseph J.G.	The art of analgesia: A pilot study of art museum tours to decrease pain and social disconnection among individuals with chronic pain	The art objects viewed changed each tour in an effort to foster inclusivity and appeal to the broadest audience possible. .
Saavedra J., Arias S., Crawford P., Pérez E.	Impact of creative workshops for people with severe mental health problems: art as a means of recovery	According to observers and keyworkers, the dynamic of the workshops allows some users to give new meaning to their life events through the discussions of the artists work. .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	Interacting social context Museums provided a background context in which programs operated, influencing group experience and enhancing the potential for change. .
Wilson L., Bryant W., Reynolds F., Lawson J.	Therapeutic outcomes in a museum? “You dont get them by aiming for them”. How a focus on arts participation promotes inclusion and well-being	The emphasis of the Ways of Seeing project reflected the museums interest in and commitment to overcoming these barriers and enabling inclusive participation in the arts. .
Wilson L., Bryant W., Reynolds F., Lawson J.	Therapeutic outcomes in a museum? “You dont get them by aiming for them”. How a focus on arts participation promotes inclusion and well-being	This was the first local project aiming directly to involve people with mental health problems in interpreting works of art and creating new ways of looking at those works, including curating the exhibition. .
Wilson L., Bryant W., Reynolds F., Lawson J.	Therapeutic outcomes in a museum? “You dont get them by aiming for them”. How a focus on arts participation promotes inclusion and well-being	In addition to the artistic focus of the project, the social opportunities enabled people to take on different roles and identities. .
Zazulak J., Halgren C., Tan M., Grierson L.E.M.	The impact of an arts-based programme on the affective and cognitive components of empathic development	The programme proposes that education in the techniques of art appreciation helps participants develop skills in visual information processing, which may be beneficial to observation that occurs outside of the museum such as during the interpersonal interactions that underpin much of clinical care. .
Ketch R.A., Rubin R.T., Baker M.R., Sones A.C., Ames D.	Art appreciation for veterans with severe mental illness in a VA Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center	This sharing not only provides information about a particular artist or artists, but it also informs members about art-experience opportunities in the community. .
Ketch R.A., Rubin R.T., Baker M.R., Sones A.C., Ames D.	Art appreciation for veterans with severe mental illness in a VA Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center	included, opens my mind, opens my mind to the beauty around me, by watching the artist (slide presentations), and go to museums to see art by the artist. .
Deane K., Fitch M., Carman M.	An innovative art therapy program for cancer patients.	Learning about the history of different artists through gallery visits, videos, and movies allowed participants to increase their awareness of art and its impact on the human spirit. .
Deane K., Fitch M., Carman M.	An innovative art therapy program for cancer patients.	This art education provided a basis for appreciating different artists' approaches ami the value of expression through art: Well, the lecture (gallery) pul us through periods of art. .
Guachalla A.	Social inclusion and audience development at the Royal Opera House: a tourist perspective	This legitimises the need to conduct research on the different tools that are used by performing arts institutions to develop their new audiences. .
Tymoszuk U., Perkins R., Fancourt D., Williamon A.	Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between receptive arts engagement and loneliness among older adults	For instance, the study participants may have visited cultural venues such as museums and galleries to take part in participatory workshops or activities such as educational classes. .
Wilson L., Bryant W., Reynolds F., Lawson J.	Therapeutic outcomes in a museum? “You dont get them by aiming for them”. How a focus on arts participation promotes inclusion and well-being	Discussion The findings have illustrated how a public art gallery or museum can engage people in an inclusive and ambitious way. .
Ketch R.A., Rubin R.T., Baker M.R., Sones A.C., Ames D.	Art appreciation for veterans with severe mental illness in a VA Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center	The class emphasizes cultural diversity and supports community integration, combining didactics with community outings to provide places to go to appreciate art, a deeper awareness of the lives of artists, and, in turn, deeper insight into the veterans own life stories. .
Camic P.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museums and art galleries as partners for public health interventions	One such potential partner is the cultural heritage sector, a segment of which comprises museums and art galleries. .
Deane K., Fitch M., Carman M.	An innovative art therapy program for cancer patients.	Participants enjoyed all aspects of the art therapy/museum education program The variety and sequencing of the education, art. .
Guachalla A.	Social inclusion and audience development at the Royal Opera House: a tourist perspective	Given these considerations and to address the overall aim of this study, the conceptual framework presented below discusses the topics of cultural capital, social inclusion, audience development, social capital and different approaches to categorising the cultural tourist. .
Guachalla A.	Social inclusion and audience development at the Royal Opera House: a tourist perspective	The previous statement highlights the importance of audience development and notes how it can succeed in generating awareness of the cultural offer of an institution and the provision of performing arts. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	This further perpetuates the need for awareness training for staff at cultural institutions and can further enhance a positive interaction between service users and professional staff. .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	For museums to meaningfully support socially isolated older people, and to offer programs that can usefully be part of local public health strategies, the museum as a social place of interaction involving people and objects, needs to be considered. .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	Facilitator training needs to take this into consideration if museums plan to offer programs that address substantive social and health issues. .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	6. Conclusion This study aimed to explore how museum programs created opportunities for social inclusion and wellbeing in socially isolated older people. .
Rocha V., Schall V.T., Lemos E.D.S.	The contribution of a science museum towards formation of healthcare concepts among young visitors A contribuição de um museu de ciências na formação de concepções sobre saúde de jovens visitantes	Promote evaluations continuation of the visit to Museum of Life with many different audiences and approaches necessary for your improvement , in a perspective of an education with commitment to contribute to the formation of citizens responsible and in a position to become participatory in the improvement of your health conditions . .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	However, for those who felt the museum program provided a new or missing social resource that was personally and emotionally meaningful, relationships created in this context were more likely to be experienced as valued, along with the physical place of the museum. .
Wilson L., Bryant W., Reynolds F., Lawson J.	Therapeutic outcomes in a museum? “You dont get them by aiming for them”. How a focus on arts participation promotes inclusion and well-being	The way to do it was to have those people feel genuinely that they were contributing to the life of this place and putting together an exhibition. .
Morse, N.; Thomson, L.J.M.; Brown, Z.; Chatterjee, H.J.	Effects of creative museum outreach sessions on measures of confidence, sociability and well-being for mental health and addiction recovery service-users	The activities provided spaces of conviviality, conversation and friendship, and the focus on group decision-making enabled further interaction and forms of non-medical peer-support. .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	Trying to spread the word and engage other older people is another way the sharing process provided opportunities for connection. .
Wilson L., Bryant W., Reynolds F., Lawson J.	Therapeutic outcomes in a museum? “You dont get them by aiming for them”. How a focus on arts participation promotes inclusion and well-being	Inclusion is not just about increasing diversity of visitor profiles, however, but about increasing social links or networks between people. .
Paddon H.L., Thomson L.J.M., Menon U., Lanceley A.E., Chatterjee H.J.	Mixed methods evaluation of well-being benefits derived from a heritage-in-health intervention with hospital patients	Participant features consisted of the influence of social/physical/environmental contexts, thinking and meaning-making, positive interactions and self-esteem, whereas facilitator features comprised encouraging engagement, communicating knowledge and information and building trust and developing rapport. .
Deane K., Fitch M., Carman M.	An innovative art therapy program for cancer patients.	Participants felt that the program fostered personal growth. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	The positive experiences were tied up with firstly, whetting one's appetite and original passion for history and place; secondly, meeting other like-minded people and seeing wider community connections grow; and thirdly, seeing the final product come to fruition and sharing it. .
Grossi, E.; Blessi, G. T.; Sacco, P.L.	Magic moments: Determinants of stress relief and subjective wellbeing from visiting a cultural heritage site.	On the other hand, the fact that educational levels may be such a powerful modulator of stress reduction from aesthetic experiences could provide a very interesting basis for the strategic integration of health, cultural and educational policies as a more comprehensive approach to future welfare policies. .
Beauchet O., Cooper-Brown L., Hayashi Y., Galery K., Vilcocq C., Bastien T.	Effects of thursdays at the Museum at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on the mental and physical health of older community dwellers: The art-health randomized clinical trial protocol	In parallel, it has been found that art-based activities are positively associated with numerous aspects of individuals physical health, like a better immune system response and slower disease progression, with these effects being related to well-being improvement 3, 6-8 . .
Beauchet O., Cooper-Brown L., Hayashi Y., Galery K., Vilcocq C., Bastien T.	Effects of thursdays at the Museum at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on the mental and physical health of older community dwellers: The art-health randomized clinical trial protocol	There is growing evidence that art-based activities have positive benefits for patients, such as improvements in self-esteem, confidence, and mood 6, 7 . .
Tymoszuk U., Perkins R., Fancourt D., Williamon A.	Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between receptive arts engagement and loneliness among older adults	Here, we demonstrate that frequent self-directed arts attendance may also help to protect older adults from loneliness. .
Koebner I.J., Fishman S.M., Paterniti D., Sommer D., Witt C.M., Ward D., Joseph J.G.	The art of analgesia: A pilot study of art museum tours to decrease pain and social disconnection among individuals with chronic pain	Ultimately, many participants found that the program and the sense of social connection it facilitated provided distraction from their pain. .
Fancourt D., Steptoe A.	The art of life and death: 14 year follow-up analyses of associations between arts engagement and mortality in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing	Further possibilities are that arts engagement improves a sense of purpose in life, helps with the regulation of emotions and thereby enhances coping, supports the buffering of stress, and builds creativity, which improves peoples ability to adapt positively to changing life circumstances.16 17 39 The potential mediating role of these factors remains to be explored further in future studies. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	Service users have described how arts engagement has supported their recovery; for example, Parrs (2012) study illustrates that mental health service users who regularly participated in arts groups/activities experienced a sense of belonging that fosters positive emotion and self-esteem. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	Several service users also commented on the aspects of relaxation and de-stressing when engaged in arts activities. .
Mastandrea S., Fagioli S., Biasi V.	Art and psychological well-being: Linking the brain to the aesthetic emotion	These benefits include improvement of memory and lower stress levels, and amelioration of social inclusion. .
Mastandrea S., Fagioli S., Biasi V.	Art and psychological well-being: Linking the brain to the aesthetic emotion	These studies suggest that embedding visual art in healthcare education may increase understanding of emotional experience of chronic pain and suffering of the patients, thereby improving nursing care practices. .
Mastandrea S., Fagioli S., Biasi V.	Art and psychological well-being: Linking the brain to the aesthetic emotion	One might wonder how the emotional experience elicited by the appreciation of diverse forms of art enables individuals to feel better and learn quickly and effectively, and whether the boosting effect of art on these different domains forms a basis of a common cognitive or affective mechanism. .
Mastandrea S., Fagioli S., Biasi V.	Art and psychological well-being: Linking the brain to the aesthetic emotion	From a psychological point of view, it has been suggested that the cognitive processing of art produces affective and often positive and pleasing aesthetic experiences. .
Mastandrea S., Fagioli S., Biasi V.	Art and psychological well-being: Linking the brain to the aesthetic emotion	As such, this self-rewarding nature of aesthetic experience may account for aesthetic appreciations promotion of health and well-being. .
Fancourt D., Steptoe A.	Cultural engagement predicts changes in cognitive function in older adults over a 10 year period: Findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing	The arts have been proposed as potentially beneficial activities due to their combination of cognitive complexity and mental creativity. .
Saavedra J., Arias S., Crawford P., Pérez E.	Impact of creative workshops for people with severe mental health problems: art as a means of recovery	Psychological well-being Most users recognise an improvement in their psychological well-being due to their participation in creative workshops. .
Roe B., McCormick S., Lucas T., Gallagher W., Winn A., Elkin S.	Coffee, Cake & Culture: Evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community	Arts based activities and interventions have the potential to improve health, wellbeing and quality of life of these populations, address inequalities and social justice. .
Zazulak J., Halgren C., Tan M., Grierson L.E.M.	The impact of an arts-based programme on the affective and cognitive components of empathic development	In conclusion, the evaluation of The Art of Seeing demonstrates the potential benefit associated with arts-based programmes in enhancing the empathic development of participants. .
Ketch R.A., Rubin R.T., Baker M.R., Sones A.C., Ames D.	Art appreciation for veterans with severe mental illness in a VA Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center	The leader seeks to engage members in the discussion of art, artistic styles and artists, to evoke positive and recovery-oriented thoughts and feelings. .
Paddon H.L., Thomson L.J.M., Menon U., Lanceley A.E., Chatterjee H.J.	Mixed methods evaluation of well-being benefits derived from a heritage-in-health intervention with hospital patients	As a non-pharmacological intervention, the results of these object handling sessions have shown that meaning-making and thinking have the potential to help patients cope and take part in a positive experience during their hospital stay..
Ander E.E., Thomson L.J.M., Blair K., Noble G., Menon U., Lanceley A., Chatterjee H.J.	Using museum objects to improve wellbeing in mental health service users and neurological rehabilitation clients	The use of creative arts as a therapeutic medium in mental health services is well established. .
Ander E.E., Thomson L.J.M., Blair K., Noble G., Menon U., Lanceley A., Chatterjee H.J.	Using museum objects to improve wellbeing in mental health service users and neurological rehabilitation clients	The ensuing sense of achievement and confidence could help to moderate depressive symptoms. .
Ander E.E., Thomson L.J.M., Blair K., Noble G., Menon U., Lanceley A., Chatterjee H.J.	Using museum objects to improve wellbeing in mental health service users and neurological rehabilitation clients	Outcomes indicated that art contributed to recovery by helping clients both to regain confidence and to meet individual goals. .
Deane K., Fitch M., Carman M.	An innovative art therapy program for cancer patients.	Art therapy is a healing art intended to integrate physical, emotional, and spiritual care by facilitating creative ways for patients to respond to their cancer experience. .
Deane K., Fitch M., Carman M.	An innovative art therapy program for cancer patients.	Benefits from participating in an art therapy program have been realized by patients with cancer. .
Deane K., Fitch M., Carman M.	An innovative art therapy program for cancer patients.	Participants understood and valued art therapy as a vehicle for expressing feelings and learning new coping skills. .
Deane K., Fitch M., Carman M.	An innovative art therapy program for cancer patients.	Although the work was not perceived lo be easy, participants appreciated that art therapy process was a cathartic and worthwhile endeavour geared towards personal growth and healing. .
Deane K., Fitch M., Carman M.	An innovative art therapy program for cancer patients.	They could also encourage patients to explore art therapy as a means of coping with difficult emotions throughout the cancer experience. .
Koebner I.J., Fishman S.M., Paterniti D., Sommer D., Witt C.M., Ward D., Joseph J.G.	The art of analgesia: A pilot study of art museum tours to decrease pain and social disconnection among individuals with chronic pain	The program was also felt to facilitate a new and enhanced relationship to art: I give more consideration of what was the intention of the artists..
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	Furthermore, the role of arts and cultural intervention can be that of facilitating a personal journey, as the arts also offers different perspectives on the experiences of peoples difficulties (Sixsmith and Kagan, 2005; de Botton and Armstrong, 2013), and provides a platform for reflection. .
Zazulak J., Halgren C., Tan M., Grierson L.E.M.	The impact of an arts-based programme on the affective and cognitive components of empathic development	Using contemporary artwork, this session attempted to enhance the participants tolerance for ambiguity and challenged them to consider how their own personal experiences might bias their observations and interpretations. .
Paddon H.L., Thomson L.J.M., Menon U., Lanceley A.E., Chatterjee H.J.	Mixed methods evaluation of well-being benefits derived from a heritage-in-health intervention with hospital patients	An intriguing object was more likely to augment the communication of personal opinions and feelings. .
Konrath S.	Museums as Weavers of the Invisible Strings that Connect us	Art museums could engage people through more hands on art making activities and by offering more informal conversations with artists about how they make their art. .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	Sharing even small experiences with others can help build self-esteem and encourage further social interactions. .
Thomson, L. J.; Lockyer, B.; Camic, P. M.; Chatterjee, H. J.	Effects of a museum-based social prescription intervention on quantitative measures of psychological wellbeing in older adults	Participants appreciated opportunities afforded by creative and co-productive activities to acquire learning and skills, and get to know new people in a different context..
Morse, N.; Thomson, L.J.M.; Brown, Z.; Chatterjee, H.J.	Effects of creative museum outreach sessions on measures of confidence, sociability and well-being for mental health and addiction recovery service-users	These creative spaces enabled participant confidence to grow over the weeks. .
Mastandrea S., Fagioli S., Biasi V.	Art and psychological well-being: Linking the brain to the aesthetic emotion	Aesthetic experience concerns the appreciation of aesthetic objects and the resulting pleasure. .
Roe B., McCormick S., Lucas T., Gallagher W., Winn A., Elkin S.	Coffee, Cake & Culture: Evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community	It was also stated being able to create their art work was a source of pride. .
Zazulak J., Halgren C., Tan M., Grierson L.E.M.	The impact of an arts-based programme on the affective and cognitive components of empathic development	The basic idea is that exposure to art appreciation techniques equips learners with visual literacy strategies that increase the attention that is paid to the details that constitute an image, which in turn improves the quality of the perceptions that are formed through observation. .
Ketch R.A., Rubin R.T., Baker M.R., Sones A.C., Ames D.	Art appreciation for veterans with severe mental illness in a VA Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center	The students taught themselves to see the world more fully through the artists creativity. .
Ketch R.A., Rubin R.T., Baker M.R., Sones A.C., Ames D.	Art appreciation for veterans with severe mental illness in a VA Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center	Through his art, he helps the viewer learn to see more and in greater detail. .
Deane K., Fitch M., Carman M.	An innovative art therapy program for cancer patients.	Participants also shared (heir perceptions of the outcomes of the program in terms of their ability to achieve their goals, personal growth, satisfaction, and recommendations for the art therapy program. .
Monsuez J.-J., François V., Ratiney R., Trinchet I., Polomeni P., Sebbane G., Muller S., Litout M., Castagno C., Frandji D.	Museum moving to inpatients: Le louvre à l’hôpital	They were trained for continuing the art engagement activity with the patients in the years to follow. .
Konrath S.	Museums as Weavers of the Invisible Strings that Connect us	Be a Model of Empathy First, art museums can play an active role in building empathy and social connection within their communities, and the first step is to be a model of empathy and warmth for visitors and those who dont currently attend. .
Konrath S.	Museums as Weavers of the Invisible Strings that Connect us	Design Evidence-Based Exercises that Encourage Empathy This is also related to the first point, but it focuses on how the artworks themselves can be used to help increase empathy and social connection. .
Zazulak J., Halgren C., Tan M., Grierson L.E.M.	The impact of an arts-based programme on the affective and cognitive components of empathic development	The questions were designed to assess whether the students felt that their empathic tendencies were enhanced as a result of participating in the programme, as well as to determine whether the programme was effective in developing skills other than visual literacy. .
Zazulak J., Halgren C., Tan M., Grierson L.E.M.	The impact of an arts-based programme on the affective and cognitive components of empathic development	For example, they reported that viewing art enabled them to become more attentive and tolerant to the feelings and viewpoints of others. .
Zazulak J., Halgren C., Tan M., Grierson L.E.M.	The impact of an arts-based programme on the affective and cognitive components of empathic development	It also helps to foster tolerance for different opinions. .
Zazulak J., Halgren C., Tan M., Grierson L.E.M.	The impact of an arts-based programme on the affective and cognitive components of empathic development	For instance, the current programme could potentially be improved through increased focus on art appreciation exercises that are geared towards affective aspects of empathy. .
Deane K., Fitch M., Carman M.	An innovative art therapy program for cancer patients.	While the cancel experience continued to change their lives in many ways, the benefits from involvement in the art therapy/museum education program were portrayed as numerous. Although each persons diagnosis and personal circumstances differed, many described a common bond that developed from the mutual understanding and empathy evolving throughout the sessions. Participants found their confidence was reaffirmed as positive feelings about themselves increased through awareness and expression, ...fl gained) increased awareness, revelation of some unconscious feelings and issues... gelling in touch with certain things brought out more positive aspects of oneself. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	A treasured outcome reported by one participant was learning tolerance for people with different capabilities: It teaches you tolerance I think. .
Saavedra J., Arias S., Crawford P., Pérez E.	Impact of creative workshops for people with severe mental health problems: art as a means of recovery	Participants were encouraged to create their own artwork. .
Tymoszuk U., Perkins R., Spiro N., Williamon A., Fancourt D.	Longitudinal associations between short-term, repeated, and sustained arts engagement and well-being outcomes in Older Adults	These findings suggest that policies that facilitate older adults' access to arts venues and activities, and support their continued engagement with them, may help to promote happy, fulfilling lives of an increasing segment of the population. .
Tymoszuk U., Perkins R., Spiro N., Williamon A., Fancourt D.	Longitudinal associations between short-term, repeated, and sustained arts engagement and well-being outcomes in Older Adults	Here, we further demonstrate that sustained engagement with receptive arts activities is particularly associated with positive experienced, evaluative, and eudaimonic well-being over time. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	The comments offered by the participating service users show that they are aware of the value that arts and cultural activities can bring to their lives in terms of life quality as well as health and wellbeing. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	Art and cultural engagement can play a positive role in raising peoples aspirations and making them aware of the opportunities that are available to them both within and outside their communities and this aligns well with developing soft power skills through the use of art and culture 31 . .
Saavedra J., Arias S., Crawford P., Pérez E.	Impact of creative workshops for people with severe mental health problems: art as a means of recovery	The explicit and public appreciation of the artwork produced by the users has an important effect on them. .
Zazulak J., Halgren C., Tan M., Grierson L.E.M.	The impact of an arts-based programme on the affective and cognitive components of empathic development	This study evaluates the impact of an arts-based intervention designed to nurture learner empathy through the provision of facilitated visual literacy activities. .
Guachalla A.	Social inclusion and audience development at the Royal Opera House: a tourist perspective	The audience development tools that the Royal Opera House uses to engage new audiences resulting in social inclusion were emerging themes as some tourists noted the influence that these initiatives exert in their awareness of the theatre and experience of the area. .
Thomson L.J., Morse N., Elsden E., Chatterjee H.J.	Art, nature and mental health: assessing the biopsychosocial effects of a ‘creative green prescription’ museum programme involving horticulture, artmaking and collections	Participants felt that the intervention gave them routine and structure with an opportunity to engage positively with others, which in turn decreased the sense of social isolation and was felt to support wellbeing and the potential of recovery. .
Thomson L.J., Morse N., Elsden E., Chatterjee H.J.	Art, nature and mental health: assessing the biopsychosocial effects of a ‘creative green prescription’ museum programme involving horticulture, artmaking and collections	Another aspect of note from this study is the sharing of past and current experiences of mental health that appeared to enhance social ties. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	The empowerment of mental health service users can include a higher degree of individual empowerment, a stronger sense of belonging to the community, development of, and participation in, the activities. .
Saavedra J., Arias S., Crawford P., Pérez E.	Impact of creative workshops for people with severe mental health problems: art as a means of recovery	This improvement is described in connection with a decrease of stress, a greater ability to relax or escape from their problems. .
Monsuez J.-J., François V., Ratiney R., Trinchet I., Polomeni P., Sebbane G., Muller S., Litout M., Castagno C., Frandji D.	Museum moving to inpatients: Le louvre à l’hôpital	Such an approach is judged very satisfying by patients and may, in many instances reduce hospital-related anxiety..
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	Tourism development is usually accompanied by infrastructure improvement in order to make a destination more attractive to tourists. .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	Such infrastructure upgrades also benefit residents, who will enjoy easier access to a variety of recreation, leisure, shopping and service facilities. .
Beauchet O., Cooper-Brown L., Hayashi Y., Galery K., Vilcocq C., Bastien T.	Effects of thursdays at the Museum at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on the mental and physical health of older community dwellers: The art-health randomized clinical trial protocol	In addition, to minimize potential risks, the RCT is conducted in compliance with Good Clinical Practices (GCP), providing assurance that the rights, safety, and well-being of participants are protected. .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	With the link between wellbeing, social inclusion and physical health being widely accepted, this research makes a contribution by identifying how such schemes are beneficial. .
Ander E.E., Thomson L.J.M., Blair K., Noble G., Menon U., Lanceley A., Chatterjee H.J.	Using museum objects to improve wellbeing in mental health service users and neurological rehabilitation clients	Qualitative analysis considered the ways in which improvements in reported wellbeing, health, social and physical functioning resulting from the sessions might have occurred. .
Grossi, E.; Blessi, G. T.; Sacco, P.L.	Magic moments: Determinants of stress relief and subjective wellbeing from visiting a cultural heritage site.	This implies, among other things, that even people for whom we hardly can expect an increase of well-being as a result of aesthetic experiences due to high baseline values, can nevertheless benefit from it in terms of stress reduction. .
Tymoszuk U., Perkins R., Spiro N., Williamon A., Fancourt D.	Longitudinal associations between short-term, repeated, and sustained arts engagement and well-being outcomes in Older Adults	There is thus a need to investigate sustainable ways of promoting well-being in later life. .
Saavedra J., Arias S., Crawford P., Pérez E.	Impact of creative workshops for people with severe mental health problems: art as a means of recovery	This discussion was facilitated by the art facilitator who in some instances asked questions to facilitate reflections and critical thinking. .
Saavedra J., Arias S., Crawford P., Pérez E.	Impact of creative workshops for people with severe mental health problems: art as a means of recovery	This emphasis on discursive and pragmatic aspects, attention training and the effect of release from rumination suggests a value to cognitive rehabilitation through creative practice. .
Binnie, J.	Does Viewing Art in the Museum Reduce Anxiety and Improve Wellbeing?	One participant from this group, said that if someone is able to connect with the art then it probably would, which suggests that the visitors feeling of how well they understand the artwork, or are able to find meaning in it, is an important factor in feeling comfortable and satisfied with the experience. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	Other benefits of participating in the arts projects were described in terms of giving purpose, meaning and hope, increased confidence, a sense of achievement, pride and satisfaction, as well as confidence and self-esteem and the ability to rebuild an identity beyond that of being a service user (Secker et al., 2007). .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	It is most likely a state of being that is difficult to access for individuals with mental health problems, which makes arts engagements even more significant in terms of therapeutic values and feelings of empowerment. .
Mastandrea S., Fagioli S., Biasi V.	Art and psychological well-being: Linking the brain to the aesthetic emotion	Alternatively, it may be that experiencing positive aesthetic emotions is not only the outcome of a special empathetic state provoked by the artwork but may depend on the level of perceived ambiguity in the artwork itself. .
Deane K., Fitch M., Carman M.	An innovative art therapy program for cancer patients.	Comments were elicited about the organization of sessions and the enjoyment and satisfaction derived from the art therapy program in relation to its strengths and weaknesses. .
Tymoszuk U., Perkins R., Fancourt D., Williamon A.	Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between receptive arts engagement and loneliness among older adults	There is, therefore, a need to identify sustainable, community-based solutions to foster social interactions and prevent loneliness in older adults. .
Tymoszuk U., Perkins R., Fancourt D., Williamon A.	Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between receptive arts engagement and loneliness among older adults	These programmes were found to aid perceived social inclusion by providing a context for social interactions and a safe and stimulating space that enabled positive change for the individual such as enhanced self-esteem and positive interpersonal experiences including opportunities for social interactions and cultivating relationships 21 . .
Tymoszuk U., Perkins R., Fancourt D., Williamon A.	Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between receptive arts engagement and loneliness among older adults	Future research is needed to understand the mechanisms through which different arts activities, in particular receptive arts engagement, can contribute to preventing and alleviating feelings of loneliness and facilitating social connectedness among older adults..
Roe B., McCormick S., Lucas T., Gallagher W., Winn A., Elkin S.	Coffee, Cake & Culture: Evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community	The overall aim and goals of the programme and sessions were to promote wellbeing through engaging with the collections/exhibitions, creative activities and social encounters facilitated by staff and artists. .
Ander E.E., Thomson L.J.M., Blair K., Noble G., Menon U., Lanceley A., Chatterjee H.J.	Using museum objects to improve wellbeing in mental health service users and neurological rehabilitation clients	Stickleys (2010) narrative inquiry into arts participation suggested that outcomes might include making new friends and experiencing peer support; although it was unsurprising to find higher levels of social interaction in our study, this outcome was notably important in ameliorating feelings of social isolation brought about by mental illness. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	It reveals how such a project enhanced dialogue, increased awareness, and built and contributed to mutual understanding in order to support a shift in the harder area of symbolic community thinking and attitude, against a backdrop of conflict, war and isolation and builds the basis for inclusive cultural heritage tourism. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	Community archaeology as a figurative vehicle can empower individuals and communities as it supports creating cultural participation in people to come together, discuss their past, present and future in order to build the integrated bridges between who they are and who they want to become; reducing the risk of further conflict. .
Jensen A.	Mental health recovery and arts engagement	The notion of identity is also explored in Daykin et al. (2010), who suggest that engaging in arts activities provides service users with access to a variety of new identities and is able to depart from the stigmatised or relatively powerlessness of the patient; this was reinforced by giving service users a new voice to provide their opinions or speak about their experiences. .
Fancourt, D.; Steptoe, A.; Cadar, D.	Cultural engagement and cognitive reserve: museum attendance and dementia incidence over a 10-year period	Theories of cognitive reserve, disuse syndrome and stress have suggested that activities that are mentally engaging, enjoyable and socially interactive could be protective against the development of dementia. .
Thomson L.J., Morse N., Elsden E., Chatterjee H.J.	Art, nature and mental health: assessing the biopsychosocial effects of a ‘creative green prescription’ museum programme involving horticulture, artmaking and collections	Conclusion: Creative green prescription programmes, using a combination of arts- and nature-based activities, present distinct synergistic benefits that have the potential to make a significant impact on the psychosocial wellbeing of adult mental health service users. .
Tymoszuk U., Perkins R., Spiro N., Williamon A., Fancourt D.	Longitudinal associations between short-term, repeated, and sustained arts engagement and well-being outcomes in Older Adults	Further research is therefore needed to clarify how different participatory and receptive arts activities link to well-being outcomes in older adults. .
Morse N., Chatterjee H.	Museums, health and wellbeing research: co-developing a new observational method for people with dementia in hospital contexts	ENGAGEMENT IN PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA Engaging a person with dementia in meaningful activity is seen as a priority in care provision to promote wellbeing and quality of life.21-23 Studies in care homes have shown the adverse effect of prolonged lack of stimulation and inactivity, such as increased risk of cognitive decline, apathy, depression and agitation,24,25 and the positive impact of participation in activities, which can lead to a reduction in challenging behaviours and depression, and improvements in mood.21,22,26,27 The study of engagement is therefore fundamental to the development of non-pharmacological interventions for people with dementia28 and to determine the efficacy of interventions that promote meaningful activity.29 .
Mastandrea S., Fagioli S., Biasi V.	Art and psychological well-being: Linking the brain to the aesthetic emotion	In particular, we leveraged advances in neuroaesthetics to explore different hypotheses about the determinants of aesthetic pleasure during art reception, in the attempt to clarify how experiencing art promotes well-being. .
Roe B., McCormick S., Lucas T., Gallagher W., Winn A., Elkin S.	Coffee, Cake & Culture: Evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community	Methods Aims To identify the benefits and potential impact of an arts for health programme on the wellbeing of older people from supported living and care home populations. .
Ketch R.A., Rubin R.T., Baker M.R., Sones A.C., Ames D.	Art appreciation for veterans with severe mental illness in a VA Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center	Dimming of the lights while appreciating art projected on the screen is conducive to a pervasive sense of peace and calm. .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	Tourism is viewed as a means of revitalizing cultures when dying customs are rejuvenated for tourists by increasing cultural activities (Gilbert & Clark, 1997) and promoting local arts and crafts. .
Mastandrea S., Maricchiolo F., Carrus G., Giovannelli I., Giuliani V., Berardi D.	Visits to figurative art museums may lower blood pressure and stress	There are good reasons to argue that art museums should be conceived as potentially restorative environments. .
Saavedra J., Arias S., Crawford P., Pérez E.	Impact of creative workshops for people with severe mental health problems: art as a means of recovery	In summary, the perceived positive impact of creative workshop activities on recovery, their low cost, together with the added potential for mutual benefit to health and social care practitioners, present tentative evidence to recommend the development of creative activities in non-clinical settings (e.g. a museum), and, where possible and feasible in partnership with a varied stakeholder group including people diagnosed with mental disorders..
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	Tourism has brought more employment opportunities and booming economic development (Su & Teo, 2008). .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	Tourism helps bring job opportunities and provide stable household income, which improves residents' standard of living and economic status. .
Konrath S.	Museums as Weavers of the Invisible Strings that Connect us	These programmes have brought new people to the museum and its grounds, and have served as an additional sense of revenue. .
Tymoszuk U., Perkins R., Fancourt D., Williamon A.	Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between receptive arts engagement and loneliness among older adults	Relationships created or strengthened as part of engaging with the arts, such as making music in local community groups can increase access to different forms of support, such as peer or informational support, and act as a source of social affirmation 23, 26 . .
Ander E.E., Thomson L.J.M., Blair K., Noble G., Menon U., Lanceley A., Chatterjee H.J.	Using museum objects to improve wellbeing in mental health service users and neurological rehabilitation clients	Arts and crafts have a long history in professional practice but learning about ones own and other peoples heritage and culture is subtly different. .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	Residents cognitive well-being and affective well-being positively affected their support for tourism. .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	Tourism has long been seen as a boon for economic development, especially for developing and underdeveloped countries and regions. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	The British Council report on Cultural Heritage for Inclusive Growth suggests that when communities are inclusive and bring people together in creating and protecting their own cultural heritage it also allows them to promote their cultural heritage, in cultural tourism terms, thus contributing to their own social and economic development 11 . .
Grossi, E.; Blessi, G. T.; Sacco, P.L.	Magic moments: Determinants of stress relief and subjective wellbeing from visiting a cultural heritage site.	If the arts and culture would gain enough credit as key factors of promotion of health and wellbeing, and therefore as a new major field of public health research and policy design, that would make a significant difference. .
Mastandrea S., Fagioli S., Biasi V.	Art and psychological well-being: Linking the brain to the aesthetic emotion	If aesthetically pleasing, such an experience can be defined rewarding. .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	b) affective well-being positively influences their support for tourism. .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	Therefore, local governments and tourism policy-makers are encouraged to grow local tourism to improve residents' SWB. .
Guachalla A.	Social inclusion and audience development at the Royal Opera House: a tourist perspective	In addition to this stimulus, added facilities such as shops, cafes and terraces can potentially engage the areas visitors and embed the Opera House as part of the overall experience of the urban precinct. .
Grossi, E.; Blessi, G. T.; Sacco, P.L.	Magic moments: Determinants of stress relief and subjective wellbeing from visiting a cultural heritage site.	Among the reported variables, it is interesting to point out the key role of variables related to cultural participation. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	This transformation has been driven by different reasons concerning the preservation of the archaeological sites and the civic engagement and the development agendas in the area of excavation. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	How an individual or local community creates meaning of the past can reshape perceptions of national collective meaning ties in with government cultural policies and international protection and promotion of heritage. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	Tracing these paths can inform how and where people become connected with, and forge connections amongst local heritage groups and how they use narratives to make sense of their involvement. .
Ander E.E., Thomson L.J.M., Blair K., Noble G., Menon U., Lanceley A., Chatterjee H.J.	Using museum objects to improve wellbeing in mental health service users and neurological rehabilitation clients	Conclusion: Museums and their collections can be a valuable addition to cultural and arts occupations, in particular for long-stay hospital clients. .
Guachalla A.	Social inclusion and audience development at the Royal Opera House: a tourist perspective	Therefore, it is clear that the benefits of building bridges towards new markets for the performing arts ensures the long term economic sustainability of cultural institutions while making active contributions to social networks and interactions within society (see Aitchison, 2007). .
Guachalla A.	Social inclusion and audience development at the Royal Opera House: a tourist perspective	This confirms that the experience of the building is not only related to the direct appreciation of performing arts, but also to the provision of these services. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	In turn, the new products and tourists flowing to the area to see and consume their work achieves one of the objectives of the projects and demonstrates soft power change in action. .
Fancourt D., Steptoe A.	Cultural engagement predicts changes in cognitive function in older adults over a 10 year period: Findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing	Productive cultural activities include singing in choirs, taking part in dance classes and engaging in crafts activities, while receptive cultural activities include going to the cinema, watching a concert or visiting a museum (also referred to as cultural engagement). .
Guachalla A.	Social inclusion and audience development at the Royal Opera House: a tourist perspective	These can be associated with attendance to performing arts events that enable information acquisition of performers, cultural venues and other details of cultural productions. .
Guachalla A.	Social inclusion and audience development at the Royal Opera House: a tourist perspective	In this sense, the role of cultural providers such as Opera Houses and their initiatives to make their cultural produce accessible to new and emerging markets can be fundamental in the process of cultural capital acquisition. .
Guachalla A.	Social inclusion and audience development at the Royal Opera House: a tourist perspective	For example, when there is demand for a particular ballet production but efforts are made to promote attendance to comparable productions. .
Guachalla A.	Social inclusion and audience development at the Royal Opera House: a tourist perspective	From an international tourism perspective, future research could explore how an individuals socio-demographic characteristics including cultural background and nationality influence their engagement with opera and ballet productions. .
Mastandrea S., Fagioli S., Biasi V.	Art and psychological well-being: Linking the brain to the aesthetic emotion	In this review, we refer to aesthetic experiences associated with the appreciation of artworks, particularly visual arts. .
Roe B., McCormick S., Lucas T., Gallagher W., Winn A., Elkin S.	Coffee, Cake & Culture: Evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community	Other sessions, by comparison, engaged participants artistically and creatively with a range of activities examining artefacts from other cultures, to participating in story making, to making their own individual prints. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	It is useful to bring an evidence-based approach to scientific committees regarding decisions about the development of the archaeological work when used as a cultural heritage project as this can lead to better engagement with policy makers and help with further funding. .
Mastandrea S., Fagioli S., Biasi V.	Art and psychological well-being: Linking the brain to the aesthetic emotion	Here, we review evidence showing that arts promote well-being across several domains, and discuss the neural underpinnings of aesthetic experience, emotional processing, pleasure, and reward. .
Wilson L., Bryant W., Reynolds F., Lawson J.	Therapeutic outcomes in a museum? “You dont get them by aiming for them”. How a focus on arts participation promotes inclusion and well-being	These validate some of the findings from previous research highlighting the benefits of arts participation. .
Wilson L., Bryant W., Reynolds F., Lawson J.	Therapeutic outcomes in a museum? “You dont get them by aiming for them”. How a focus on arts participation promotes inclusion and well-being	Enjoyment and appreciation The highest number of comments expressed enjoyment which was about the aesthetics of the artwork as well as appreciating the aims of the exhibition: I love this project - the variety, quality and freedom of it. .
Deane K., Fitch M., Carman M.	An innovative art therapy program for cancer patients.	I think (facilitator) has a wonderful knack of kind of making you realize that, you know, there's something good happening here. .
Tymoszuk U., Perkins R., Fancourt D., Williamon A.	Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between receptive arts engagement and loneliness among older adults	As arts engagement is often a shared experience, future research is needed to understand the interplay between the social and creative processes occurring in encounters with the arts. .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	For instance, tourism creates more opportunities to upgrade facilities and infrastructure such as outdoor recreation facilities, parks, and roads (Liu & Var, 1986). .
Koebner I.J., Fishman S.M., Paterniti D., Sommer D., Witt C.M., Ward D., Joseph J.G.	The art of analgesia: A pilot study of art museum tours to decrease pain and social disconnection among individuals with chronic pain	Furthermore, many museums offer free or reduced fees for children, students, older adults, and special populations, a practice that lowers barriers to access and encourages regular attendance, two additional characteristics favorable to public health interventions 17 . .
Camic P.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museums and art galleries as partners for public health interventions	In addition, when attending the majority of UK national and US federal museums no cost is incurred for regular admission, while in many other European countries entrance fees are reduced or free for children, students, older adults and those unemployed, making access less dependent on financial ability while also encouraging frequent attendance across all age groups; two ideal variables for public health programming. .
Beauchet O., Cooper-Brown L., Hayashi Y., Galery K., Vilcocq C., Bastien T.	Effects of thursdays at the Museum at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on the mental and physical health of older community dwellers: The art-health randomized clinical trial protocol	Museums have designed their spaces to create participatory art-based activity programs that can be carried out in a pleasant environment 8, 17-20 . .
Ander, E.; Thomson, L.; Lanceley, A.; Menon, U.; Noble, G.	Heritage, Health and Wellbeing: Assessing the impact of a heritage focused intervention on health and wellbeing.	Wellbeing outcomes Engagement in the objects provided stimulation and distraction, both highly important for wellbeing in the hospital context. .
Thomson L.J., Morse N., Elsden E., Chatterjee H.J.	Art, nature and mental health: assessing the biopsychosocial effects of a ‘creative green prescription’ museum programme involving horticulture, artmaking and collections	Furthermore, the authors proposed that creative arts contribute to the health of the wider community, not just the individual. .
Roe B., McCormick S., Lucas T., Gallagher W., Winn A., Elkin S.	Coffee, Cake & Culture: Evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community	The facilitators needed to engage participants with collections and activities, share knowledge, present information, facilitate discussion, social interaction and engagement, answer questions as well as lead and support the planned creative activities. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	They are enhancing awareness, knowledge, and discourse around the key issues identified above, and were able to confirm a shift in attitudes, an increased capacity, in skills, resources and status to engage in civic concerns, promote effective participation and action as well as improve systems and policies that ensure social justice and create a sustainable environment. .
Parry M.S.	Public health heritage and policy: HIV and aids in museums and archives Herança e política de saúde pública: HIV e aids em museus e arquivos	Archivists and curators institutionalise remembering, and forgetting, by accessioning objects and transforming them into heritage. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	For the archaeological mission this phase was important to build knowledge and experience as well as networks to reach the Eco-Archaeological Park to insure sustainability for both site conservation as well as tourism as a complete experience. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	Our rationale for working with the same groups was to draw on what they learned from the workshops and other experiences, to enable the creation of our mapping tool to help other communities become involved in heritage conservation. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	Various individuals and groups can transcend barriers to be part of a collective memory, with a common past, present and future 4 and that is what interests others to visit and help contribute to the inclusive growth of cultural heritage. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	As for the impact of globalisation, there is a strong sense among some archaeologists and cultural diplomats that by including communities in the decision making process, through the meaning of either participatory or collaborative approach, they are helping to create a sense of heritage for that particular group, therefore, archaeologists can embrace the various and diverse histories found in any one place or community aiding the peace building process 4,25 . .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	The development of tourism at World Heritage Sites generates financial resources that can be used to preserve and sustain the heritage sites (Su et al., 2016). .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	Therefore, heritage can be seen as a performance to underpin identity, particularly national identity. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	This close relationship and positive dynamic with the locals enabled Buccellati to understand the local needs and interests leading him to extend the archaeological vision to create an eco-archaeological park in the region aiming to safeguard the integrity of the place and participate in the sociocultural development of the region based on the local special characteristics, needs and skills. .
Roe B., McCormick S., Lucas T., Gallagher W., Winn A., Elkin S.	Coffee, Cake & Culture: Evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community	It was noted that exhibits and activities did encourage visitors engagement with their personal and shared history. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	4. Conclusions This article demonstrates that mobilising a community archaeology project can be a useful soft power tool to support an inclusive process within isolated and diverse communities, leading to growth in tangible and intangible cultural heritage. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	Community-based heritage conservation refers to the increasingly popular activity of coming together with members of the community to research local historical assets. .
Parry M.S.	Public health heritage and policy: HIV and aids in museums and archives Herança e política de saúde pública: HIV e aids em museus e arquivos	As I hope I have demonstrated here, it is critical that collections of public health heritage be expanded and interlinked with others to give a broader picture of the past and the possibilities for the future. .
Ander E.E., Thomson L.J.M., Blair K., Noble G., Menon U., Lanceley A., Chatterjee H.J.	Using museum objects to improve wellbeing in mental health service users and neurological rehabilitation clients	The sessions also provided opportunities for learning and discussion about the history and use of these objects. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	Therefore the therapeutic effect can be extended to others through the sharing and interpreting of the heritage re-presentation. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	Heritage largely remains the preserve of cultural geography. .
Camic P.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museums and art galleries as partners for public health interventions	The role and interplay of sensory modalities may help explain why kinaesthetic museum interventions afford wellbeing benefits. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	The findings thus offer an early contribution to the way in which heritage is worked by individuals in their own practice and understanding that of others. .
Ander, E.; Thomson, L.; Lanceley, A.; Menon, U.; Noble, G.	Heritage, Health and Wellbeing: Assessing the impact of a heritage focused intervention on health and wellbeing.	Care of heritage collections and the need for trained facilitation also need to be thought about for such projects to work. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	Such work would help to uncover the true value of heritage conservation on health and wellbeing across the many different stages of becoming or staying well that are enabled or inhibited within a broader web of social, political and economic contexts..
Morse N., Chatterjee H.	Museums, health and wellbeing research: co-developing a new observational method for people with dementia in hospital contexts	In order to understand the benefits of cultural programming for health, it is crucial to understand the situated contexts of each project partner and participant. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	The reason that culture is so precious is it assists in the role of aiding mutual understanding, tolerance and increasing resilience amongst community groups but also presents the opportunity for inclusion, personal and economic growth and sustainability in cultural tourism terms 17 . .
Ander, E.; Thomson, L.; Lanceley, A.; Menon, U.; Noble, G.	Heritage, Health and Wellbeing: Assessing the impact of a heritage focused intervention on health and wellbeing.	For example, heritage objects have usually been collected because they are significant. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	Notwithstanding these limitations, the paper showed a wide range of positive experiences associated with community-based heritage conservation. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	Moreover, despite the heritage projects being predominantly led by older people, many in the wider community were able to participate and benefit too, through the active interpretation of exhibits and other products attached to the history of their local area and through attending talks and school workshops. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	The fieldwork research was informed by conducting a review of literature on the impact of culture and heritage in social contexts, social inclusion and cultural diplomacy. .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	Furthermore, residents' perceived high economic status and favorable social relations channel through residents SWB to bolster their support for tourism..
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	Tourism brings positive impacts on residents SWB. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	Our focus was to represent how community-based heritage groups operate and to share the lessons learned. .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	The social context enabled participants to both approach and engage with the museum program; the program in turn fed back into this process to create change. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	These groups accessed a variety of skills-based training workshops from the universities including archival searching and storing data. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	It also typically involves the creation of cultural products to conserve such heritage such as voice recordings of oral histories, poster exhibitions, heritage trails maps, books and murals. .
Thomson, L. J.; Lockyer, B.; Camic, P. M.; Chatterjee, H. J.	Effects of a museum-based social prescription intervention on quantitative measures of psychological wellbeing in older adults	Participants noted the importance of facilitators listening to our ideas and how helpful it was to feel intellectually challenged. .
Koebner I.J., Fishman S.M., Paterniti D., Sommer D., Witt C.M., Ward D., Joseph J.G.	The art of analgesia: A pilot study of art museum tours to decrease pain and social disconnection among individuals with chronic pain	Experience During the Tour Participants generally experienced Art Rx as a positive experience that facilitated a sense of social connection, citing it as aesthetic, validating, engaging, educational, and restorative. .
Monsuez J.-J., François V., Ratiney R., Trinchet I., Polomeni P., Sebbane G., Muller S., Litout M., Castagno C., Frandji D.	Museum moving to inpatients: Le louvre à l’hôpital	Patients were encouraged participating to guided art discussions, to workshops, and to visits at the Louvre while not confined to bed. .
Saavedra J., Arias S., Crawford P., Pérez E.	Impact of creative workshops for people with severe mental health problems: art as a means of recovery	Users with more experience participating in the workshops express an increase in their general cultural level and a better knowledge of artists and styles. .
Wilson L., Bryant W., Reynolds F., Lawson J.	Therapeutic outcomes in a museum? “You dont get them by aiming for them”. How a focus on arts participation promotes inclusion and well-being	There had been requests from people involved in local mental health arts projects to be involved in the museums programmes and this project aimed to create such an opportunity for them. .
Ketch R.A., Rubin R.T., Baker M.R., Sones A.C., Ames D.	Art appreciation for veterans with severe mental illness in a VA Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center	Community integration, as opposed to institutionalization, is the goal of recovery, and the Art Appreciation class includes both classroom sessions and community outings. .
Tymoszuk U., Perkins R., Fancourt D., Williamon A.	Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between receptive arts engagement and loneliness among older adults	Further research is needed to investigate the differences between art forms and cultural venues in opportunities for social inclusion and shared experiences facilitating positive social contact of older adults. .
Koebner I.J., Fishman S.M., Paterniti D., Sommer D., Witt C.M., Ward D., Joseph J.G.	The art of analgesia: A pilot study of art museum tours to decrease pain and social disconnection among individuals with chronic pain	Participants highlighted three specific components of the group dynamic as contributing to a sense of social connection: the ability to bring family members or friends, the docent-facilitated discussion of the art works, which involved hearing new perspectives, and the encouragement to express ones own views. .
Wilson L., Bryant W., Reynolds F., Lawson J.	Therapeutic outcomes in a museum? “You dont get them by aiming for them”. How a focus on arts participation promotes inclusion and well-being	Shared experiences The relationship between the original artworks and the participants responses was a focus for some comments: This project seems to have revealed something in the artists. .
Ketch R.A., Rubin R.T., Baker M.R., Sones A.C., Ames D.	Art appreciation for veterans with severe mental illness in a VA Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center	In this class, veterans have been exposed to a wide range of cultures in their exploration of art. .
Saavedra J., Arias S., Crawford P., Pérez E.	Impact of creative workshops for people with severe mental health problems: art as a means of recovery	In other words, what is observed here is an interpretive and critical style characteristic of what might be called artistic discourse genre. .
Wilson L., Bryant W., Reynolds F., Lawson J.	Therapeutic outcomes in a museum? “You dont get them by aiming for them”. How a focus on arts participation promotes inclusion and well-being	Seeing in a different way Many visitors found the exhibition inspiring and thought-provoking and were inspired by the talent evident in the artwork: Wonderful and thought provoking exhibition helps us all stop for a minute and think about our world differently. .
Wilson L., Bryant W., Reynolds F., Lawson J.	Therapeutic outcomes in a museum? “You dont get them by aiming for them”. How a focus on arts participation promotes inclusion and well-being	Sharing and reflecting on the different ways of responding was thought-provoking for participants and public alike, challenging assumptions about disability, modern art and participation in the arts. .
Paddon H.L., Thomson L.J.M., Menon U., Lanceley A.E., Chatterjee H.J.	Mixed methods evaluation of well-being benefits derived from a heritage-in-health intervention with hospital patients	Qualitative investigation revealed thinking and meaning-making opportunities for participants engaged with objects. .
Deane K., Fitch M., Carman M.	An innovative art therapy program for cancer patients.	The role of the facilitator was to assist in the interpretation of a participant's drawing in order to reveal meaning in the art. .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	Residents' economic status positively influences their subjective well-being by positively influencing .
Guachalla A.	Social inclusion and audience development at the Royal Opera House: a tourist perspective	This suggests that by enabling different mechanisms to recognise and include previously excluded members of society, they in turn become assets through these developmental processes as they seek to participate and contribute economically to activities that were not originally pursued. .
Saavedra J., Arias S., Crawford P., Pérez E.	Impact of creative workshops for people with severe mental health problems: art as a means of recovery	In their opinion, in the groups of users with an intermediate degree of autonomy, there is a more evident improvement in overall health and psychological well-being. .
Guachalla A.	Social inclusion and audience development at the Royal Opera House: a tourist perspective	But its social inclusion and audience development initiatives that foster a new generation of opera and ballet theatre-goers emerged as important findings as the Houses open door policy for daytime visitors along with live relays of current opera and ballet productions in other locations spark an interest in experiencing the building from the inside. .
Guachalla A.	Social inclusion and audience development at the Royal Opera House: a tourist perspective	Cultural consumption and performing arts Tourists that expand the range of cultural events they engage with can be related to the notion of cultural capital acquisition, defined by Honneth (1986:58) as all the learnable skills and competencies that enable individuals to handle the social potentials of scientific information, aesthetic enjoyment and everyday pleasures. .
Guachalla A.	Social inclusion and audience development at the Royal Opera House: a tourist perspective	This related to DiMaggio and Ussems (1978) approach to audience development as arts appreciation is trained and is the result of an educational journey (Kawashima, 2006) that nurtures individuals that connect with and appreciate opera and ballet productions. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	What emerged from the interviews was a commonly shared experience of valued social connections and the extent the projects brought people together. .
Zazulak J., Halgren C., Tan M., Grierson L.E.M.	The impact of an arts-based programme on the affective and cognitive components of empathic development	These statements highlight the participants beliefs that the learning imparted by the programme helped them to connect with the personal viewpoints and narratives of others. .
Zazulak J., Halgren C., Tan M., Grierson L.E.M.	The impact of an arts-based programme on the affective and cognitive components of empathic development	Medical education research demonstrates that empathic behaviour is amenable to positive change when targeted through educational programmes. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	For example, widening social networks, while supporting individual confidence in addition to integrating immigrant groups with its hosting societies. .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	These responses highlight the accessibility and inclusivity of museum programs for those with health limitations and the motivational influence it had in creating an alternative to an illness narrative. .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	Conversely, participants who were keen to connect with new people saw the programs as an opportunity and resource to do so. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	This process can broaden citizen voices and participation, offering a welcoming entry point to those who have not felt power in the civic realm before. .
Mastandrea S., Maricchiolo F., Carrus G., Giovannelli I., Giuliani V., Berardi D.	Visits to figurative art museums may lower blood pressure and stress	However, modern art can also be highly stimulating and engage debate, social interaction, curiosity and discussion, all positive aspects of visiting art museums and viewing art. .
Geng-qing Chi, C., ; Caia, R., ; Li, Y.,	Factors influencing residents’ subjective well-being at World Heritage Sites	The effects of favorable relations with family, friends, neighbors and colleagues channel through residents SWB to bolster their support for tourism. .
Wilson L., Bryant W., Reynolds F., Lawson J.	Therapeutic outcomes in a museum? “You dont get them by aiming for them”. How a focus on arts participation promotes inclusion and well-being	Using resources in this way, to widen participation and foster community involvement, effectively changes attitudes and promotes social integration (Lamb, 2009). .
Deane K., Fitch M., Carman M.	An innovative art therapy program for cancer patients.	The interactive style of the format allowed for caring responsiveness to the needs and concerns of the group members. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	Research Approach This case study approach tracks the shift in the social behaviour of the locals from isolation and indifference towards participation, partnership and inclusion and investigates the development of building understanding, acceptance and mutual trust within the communities there as objectives towards the long-term aim of integration through different interventions. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	The opportunity for social participation and its effects on the social fabric of the community is important, as it involves relational ties between individuals and society and individuals and the state. .
Moualla Y., McPherson G.	Making change towards inclusive societies: The soft power of community archaeology in building cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria	In projects that aim to achieve soft power outcomes, such as social change, mutual trust and understanding, etc., every group needs to feel included and be heard as part of the decision-making process, infrastructure and development. .
Saavedra J., Arias S., Crawford P., Pérez E.	Impact of creative workshops for people with severe mental health problems: art as a means of recovery	They found that the vast majority of the studies showed an improvement of psychological well-being, a drop in levels of anxiety and greater satisfaction in life. .
Ketch R.A., Rubin R.T., Baker M.R., Sones A.C., Ames D.	Art appreciation for veterans with severe mental illness in a VA Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center	Visual art has been shown to alleviate stress and anxiety in patients in healthcare settings (Nanda, Eisen, & Baladandayuthapani, 2008; Ulrich, 2009; Ulrich & Gilpin, 2003; Wissing, 2009). .
Morse, N.; Thomson, L.J.M.; Brown, Z.; Chatterjee, H.J.	Effects of creative museum outreach sessions on measures of confidence, sociability and well-being for mental health and addiction recovery service-users	Inductive analysis Pride and achievement Taking an active part in the creative element of the project was depicted as an achievement in both groups. .
Morse, N.; Thomson, L.J.M.; Brown, Z.; Chatterjee, H.J.	Effects of creative museum outreach sessions on measures of confidence, sociability and well-being for mental health and addiction recovery service-users	The sense of pride in the current study can be linked to increased confidence and self-esteem derived from trying something new. .
Thomson L.J., Morse N., Elsden E., Chatterjee H.J.	Art, nature and mental health: assessing the biopsychosocial effects of a ‘creative green prescription’ museum programme involving horticulture, artmaking and collections	Self-esteem was also derived from the new learning and skills development about art and horticulture. .
Wilson L., Bryant W., Reynolds F., Lawson J.	Therapeutic outcomes in a museum? “You dont get them by aiming for them”. How a focus on arts participation promotes inclusion and well-being	The funding also enabled the contribution of practising artists and the professional standard of the final exhibition. .
Power A., Smyth K.	Heritage, health and place: The legacies of local community-based heritage conservation on social wellbeing	I can't complain cause Im really, really happy with the end product. .
Deane K., Fitch M., Carman M.	An innovative art therapy program for cancer patients.	You know, the self expression part of things.... .
Morse, N.; Thomson, L.J.M.; Brown, Z.; Chatterjee, H.J.	Effects of creative museum outreach sessions on measures of confidence, sociability and well-being for mental health and addiction recovery service-users	Participants were enabled to learn new skills and crafts to take back to other parts of their lives: Learning a new interest - Im going to make a proggy mat at home! .
Beauchet O., Cooper-Brown L., Hayashi Y., Galery K., Vilcocq C., Bastien T.	Effects of thursdays at the Museum at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on the mental and physical health of older community dwellers: The art-health randomized clinical trial protocol	They manage the interactive hands-on art activities, with special attention given to creativity, handcrafting techniques, and fine motor skills. .
Roe B., McCormick S., Lucas T., Gallagher W., Winn A., Elkin S.	Coffee, Cake & Culture: Evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community	Benefits were not just limited to the visits but continued in terms of friendships between residents, care staff seeing older people in a new light because of social interaction and creative activity. .
Parry M.S.	Public health heritage and policy: HIV and aids in museums and archives Herança e política de saúde pública: HIV e aids em museus e arquivos	Aside from general discomfort in front of a camera, stigma was also a major factor deterring people from participating. .
Konrath S.	Museums as Weavers of the Invisible Strings that Connect us	This may have the unintended consequence of excluding large groups of potential museum visitors who might find traditional art museum practices intimidating. .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	Rejecting the social experience could be a barrier to connection, increasing the likelihood of isolation. .
Todd C., Camic P.M., Lockyer B., Thomson L.J.M., Chatterjee H.J.	Museum-based programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works	Being shy or anxious about socializing, one factor in social isolation, or skeptical, might lead someone to hold back and not engage more fully. .

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