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ABSTRACT
Aim
To assess the effect of visual art- and music-based interventions in the treatment of eating disorders.
Methods
This study was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020161503). Six databases (CINAHL, EMBASE, Lilacs, PsycINFO, PubMed and The Cochrane Library) were consulted. The searches were performed on 19 June 2019, and updated on 18 March 2022. No restriction on language, date, or publication status was applied. Methodological quality was assessed using Joanna Briggs Institute’s instruments. All steps were performed by two independent reviewers and a third participated in the event of disagreement.
Results
Eight studies were included. Few statistically significant results were found. Overall, both interventions might help to reduce negative emotional states.
Conclusion
Visual art- and music-based interventions present limited and inconclusive scientific evidence in patients with eating disorders and therefore their effectiveness is currently unknown. A theoretical model is proposed to guide future research. Further studies are needed to clarify their clinical relevance.
Acknowledgments
This work was conducted as a final paper during the first author’s specialization in Public Health at University of Santa Catarina State. We would like to thank the Brazilian Ministry of Health for the scholarship provided to the first author during her specialization and the reviewers for their suggestions that helped to improve the quality of this paper.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
Supplemental data
Supplemental data for this article can be accessed online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2023.2218408
Correction Statement
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