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This systematic review evaluates the effects of group creative arts interventions for adult informal care-givers, examining group type, primary outcomes, and measurement methods. Searches identified 2,587 studies and 25 met inclusion criteria, with interventions targeting care-givers only or care-giver/cared-for dyads. Benefits appear for both, but differ by group format. 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Email: [bec.watt@flinders.edu.au](bec.watt@flinders.edu.au)[ ](bec.watt@flinders.edu.au)(Accepted 3 May 2022; first published online 21 July 2022)  \nAbstract  \nInformal care-givers play an important role, with health-care systems relying on the billions of hours of care they provide. Care-givers experience high levels of psychological distress and isolation; however, the efficacy of what support is the best for care-givers is unclear. The primary aim of this systematic review is to determine the effect of group creative arts interventions on informal care-givers of adults. The secondary aim is to understand the impact of group type, the primary outcomes and how they are measured. Given the heterogeneous nature of the included studies, a narrative synthesis approach was taken. Database searches identified 2,587 studies, 25 of which met the full inclusion criteria. Studies included group creative arts interventions for either care-givers only (N = 8) or for care-giver/cared-for dyads (N = 17). The majority of the participants in the studies were older Caucasian females. Group creative arts interventions are beneficial for care-givers and for the person being cared for; however, benefits differ depending on whether the group is for care-givers only or for care-giver/ cared-for dyads. Future research will benefit from care-givers being involved in the design of the creative arts intervention to provide input regarding group type and relevant outcome measures. Future research should consider targeting their intervention to care-givers with a low baseline score to increase the ability of the study to demonstrate a significant difference.  \nKeywords: care-givers; creative arts; wellbeing; outcome measures; older adults  \nIntroduction  \nGlobally, informal care-givers have been estimated to provide over 82 billion hours of care each year (Wimo et al., 2018) . In Australia, for instance, the health-care system relies on 2.65 million informal or unpaid care-givers to support people with a  \n© The Author(s), 2022 . Published by Cambridge University Press. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence ([http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited.  \nDownloaded from [https://www.cambridge.org/core](https://www.cambridge.org/core. IP)[. IP](https://www.cambridge.org/core. IP) address: [166.108.237.103](166.108.237.103), on 03 Oct 2026 at 10:59:37, subject to the Cambridge Core terms  \nof use, available at [https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms](https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms). [https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X2200068X](https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X2200068X)  \nAgeing & Society 1147  \ndisability or older people (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2018) . Informal caregivers are usually family members or close friends of a person requiring support to remain living in their own home. Informal care-givers are unpaid, although some may receive a support payment. Their tasks can include providing assistance","cbCaicnDzi1AIUbn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicnDzi1AIUbn","pdf",727378,34,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n## Context: informal caregiving and support needs\n# Arts and health\n## Creative arts rationale and modalities\n# Methods\n## Search strategy and study selection\n# Results\n## Included study characteristics and participant profiles\n## Effects by group type and outcomes","[{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of this systematic review?\",\"answer\":\"To determine the effect of group creative arts interventions on informal care-givers of adults, and to explore related impacts across group types and measured outcomes.\"},{\"question\":\"How many studies met the inclusion criteria?\",\"answer\":\"Database searches identified 2,587 studies, and 25 met the full inclusion criteria.\"},{\"question\":\"Do the benefits of group creative arts interventions differ by group format?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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