26isfam111 10.3205/26isfam111 urn:nbn:de:0183-26isfam1112 Meeting Abstract Oepen Oepen Renate R

Research Institute for Creative Arts Therapies (RIArT), Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences

author German Medical Science GMS Publishing House

Düsseldorf

610 20260612 engl This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Dieser Artikel ist ein Open-Access-Artikel und steht unter den Lizenzbedingungen der Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (Namensnennung). M0652 111 International Society for Arts and Medicine The Healing Arts – Forging Alliances of Arts & Medicine Presentation Abstracts Berlin 20260618 20260620 26isfam111 TextBackground: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), overweight and obesity are responsible for more than 1.2 million deaths in Europe every year. The increase in obesity has now become a global problem. To date, there has been very little research in the field of CATs on this topic.Objectives: The aim of this (first-time) systematic literature review was therefore to identify and analyse studies that examined the effects of CAT interventions on the health and well-being of overweight and obese people. On this basis, the following qualitative study with six experts interviews aims to determine the conditions and effects of arts-therapeutic interventions. This study is still in progress and will be completed shortly.Methods: A comprehensive data analysis was carried out using the PRISMA guideline. It was conducted in “American Search Ultimate, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, ERIC, MEDLINE, OpenDissertations, PSYNDEX Literature with PSYNDEX Test, SocINDEX, SocINDEX with Full Text” and covered the period from 2000 to 2024. Studies with evidence levels I-IV and participants with a BMI > 25 were included.Results: 12 studies, 5 with controlled groups, were included and analysed. Significantly positive results were found in the areas of self-esteem, quality of life, body awareness, body dissatisfaction, social relationships, and health and eating behaviour.Conclusion: CAT can effectively contribute to promoting the health of overweight people. It would make sense to incorporate them more into weight loss programs. Future studies should be conducted to systematically consolidate the results and increase their significance. 0 0 0 0