26isfam157 10.3205/26isfam157 urn:nbn:de:0183-26isfam1578 Meeting Abstract Tan Tan Mei Ling ML

RIArT- Research Institut for Creative Arts Therapies, Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences

author Fournaise Fournaise Christine C

SRH University Heidelberg

author Cornaro Cornaro Clara C

RIArT- Research Institut for Creative Arts Therapies, Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences

author Koch Koch Sabine C SC

RIArT- Research Institut for Creative Arts Therapies, 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 157 International Society for Arts and Medicine The Healing Arts – Forging Alliances of Arts & Medicine Poster Abstracts Berlin 20260618 20260620 26isfam157 TextBackground: Fibromyalgia is a chronic disease associated with musculoskeletal pain, painful tender points in areas of the body, fatigue, impaired physical function, and reduced quality of life. Objectives: In the context of the revision of the medical guidelines for fibromyalgia in Germany, the aim of this work was to identify the evidence for the effects of Creative Arts Therapies (CATs) on people living with fibromyalgia and to evaluate the evidence through a systematic review and meta-analysis.Methods: Following the PRISMA guidelines, we included controlled trials and systematic reviews from the selected databases, and evaluated the methodological quality using Cochrane's ROB2 tool and AMSTAR2. Included studies are discussed in a narrative review, and where possible, quantitative data was extracted and synthesized in a robust variance estimation (RVE) meta-analysis in R.Results: Across the different endpoints measured in the studies, a moderate and statistically significant overall effect of the CATs was found in the assessment of fibromyalgia impact and pain. Other indicators in the areas of depression, anxiety, and quality of life are positive but were generally smaller.Conclusion: The results suggest that CAT interventions can have a positive effect on people living with fibromyalgia and more robust research in this area is needed in the future. 0 0 0 0