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Within the "Aesthetics and re-humanization of hospital space: art for health's sake" project, 11 Croatian artists performed artistic interventions in three Croatian medical care facilities: Rebro Hospital, Clinic for Women's Diseases and Obstetrics (Petrova), and the Clinic for Children's Diseases Zagreb (Klaićeva). The project was dedicated to artistic aestheticization, as well as the re-humanization of the children's hospital space with an emphasis on the contribution of the new freshness and serenity of the hospital space, but also to the positive therapeutic effect through art. The aim of this art project was to transform the experience of being in the hospital space for children and parents, as well as employees. The project drew on recent scientific research worldwide that suggests that art can play a significant role in providing psychological and emotional support to children hospitalized for illness.
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The initiative showed the following results:
- 11 Croatian artists performed artistic interventions in three Croatian medical care facilities;
- A study named "Aestheticization and re-humanization of hospital space: art for health's sake", conducted in the hospitals where the interventions were to take place;
- 43 people were involved in completing surveys before the artistic interventions took place;
- 52 people were involved in completing the surveys after the visual art interventions were implemented;
- the aestheticization of 10 hospital rooms in three medical care units in Zagreb;
- more than 90% of the people agreed that art interventions contribute to the level of comfort during the hospital stay.