From Evidence to Practice: Implementing Accessible Art in Healthcare Facilities.

The integration of art into healthcare facility design has been widely recognised as a best practice for enhancing patient experiences and improving health outcomes. Evidence-based design aims to identify the most effective art types and themes for various healthcare scenarios. However, the current body of research on healthcare art is still evolving, with limited data available for populations with special needs.

Accessible art in healthcare facilities: exploring perspectives of healthcare art for visually impaired people.

Introduction: Art in healthcare facilities shows promising results in improving patients' health and well-being and, as such, meets the WHO's definition of health technology. Yet, it remains unclear if healthcare art equally benefits all users. Given the growing number of visually impaired people (VIP), it is valuable to determine whether healthcare art is accessible to VIP and to explore strategies for improving it.