Reviewing Literature Regarding Overseas Art Workshops for People with Disabilities to Explore Their Satisfaction with Them

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This study aimed to analyze and summarize the research trends on the satisfaction given to people with disabilities by art activities/workshops abroad. The research seeks to compare the results and focus of Japanese and foreign literature in order to improve the artistic activities for people with disabilities in Japan. This study used a systematic review (SR) of relevant foreign literature to find out how the sessions in other countries proceeded and what changes were obtained. In Japan, various art activities for the disabled have been reported to be effective. However, only qualitative studies have been conducted to evaluate them. On the other hand, many mixed studies have been conducted in other countries, which has facilitated a better statistical understanding of the changes that people with disabilities have experienced through such artistic activities. Two main categories of satisfaction––personal satisfaction and social satisfaction––were identified through the analysis. There was a strong tendency to view mental satisfaction as an effect in many papers; for example, the effect on the mental well-being of the subject, the establishment of identity, and the enrichment of emotions. However, no particular attention was paid to returning to daily life or cultivating artistic creativity among the people with disabilities.