Patient safety education using an arts and health approach in Japanese university hospitals: a pilot study

Background: Recently, arts and health activities have been introduced into health care, and evidence of their effectiveness has been accumulating. However, few studies have examined this subject in Japan.Methods: In this practice-based report, faculty of a Japanese school of medicine and a university of arts and design collaborated to explore the effectiveness of an arts and health approach in three different patient safety educational programs implemented in different university hospitals in Japan.Results: The results of the programs demonstrated the effectiveness of integrating arts and health into patient safety management.Conclusions: Additional research is required to understand this further.