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  1. There is more to arts and health than neural mechanisms: A Critique of Evidence Dismissal in Arts and Health: Comment on “Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological critique” by Martin Skov, Marcos Nadal

    Article • Physics of Life Reviews, June 2025, Elsevier

    Claire Howlin

  2. The impact of viewing art on well-being—a systematic review of the evidence base and suggested mechanisms

    Article • The Journal of Positive Psychology, April 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Claire Howlin

  3. Visual arts, performing arts and creative writing in health professional education: A Scoping Review

    Article • February 2025, Center for Open Science

    Claire Howlin

  4. The Impact of Viewing Art on Well-being—A Systematic Review of the Evidence Base and Suggested Mechanisms

    Article • February 2025, Center for Open Science

    Claire Howlin

  5. Study protocol of a randomized control trial on the effectiveness of improvisational music therapy for autistic children

    Article • BMC Psychiatry, September 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Claire Howlin

  6. The Impact of Viewing Art on Well-being—A Systematic Review of the Evidence Base and Suggested Mechanisms

    Article • June 2024, Center for Open Science

    Claire Howlin

  7. Musik in Zeiten von COVID-19

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Claire Howlin

  8. The Support Needs and Current Practices of Public Health Nurses in the Republic of Ireland Who Provide Support to Breastfeeding Mothers: A Cross-Sectional Survey

    Article • Journal of Human Lactation, May 2023, SAGE Publications

    Claire Howlin

  9. How do people with chronic pain choose their music for pain management? Examining the external validity of the cognitive vitality model

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, February 2023, Frontiers

    Claire Howlin

  10. The health benefits of art experience

    Article • October 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Claire Howlin

  11. “I'm not being serviced; I'm being cared for”: A mixed methods study of patients' and nurses' perceptions of community oncology nursing delivered by a Community Intervention Team

    Article • European Journal of Oncology Nursing, October 2022, Elsevier

    Claire Howlin

  12. Tune out pain: Agency and active engagement predict decreases in pain intensity after music listening

    Article • PLOS One, August 2022, PLOS

    Claire Howlin

  13. Music in times of COVID-19

    Article • March 2022, Center for Open Science

    Niels Chr. Hansen, Claire Howlin

  14. Viral tunes: changes in musical behaviours and interest in coronamusic predict socio-emotional coping during COVID-19 lockdown

    Article • Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Claire Howlin, Niels Chr. Hansen

  15. Community nurses’ attitudes, knowledge and educational needs in relation to urinary continence, continence assessment and management: A systematic review

    Article • Journal of Clinical Nursing, July 2021, Wiley

    Claire Howlin

  16. Cognitive agency in music interventions: Increased perceived control of music predicts increased pain tolerance

    Article • European Journal of Pain, May 2021, Wiley

    Claire Howlin

  17. Viral Tunes: Changes in musical behaviours and interest in coronamusic predict socio-emotional coping during COVID-19 lockdown

    Article • January 2021, Center for Open Science

    Claire Howlin, Niels Chr. Hansen

  18. The Audio-Visual Aesthetics of Music and Dance

    Article • October 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Claire Howlin

  19. Patients choose music with high energy, danceability, and lyrics in analgesic music listening interventions

    Article • Psychology of Music, April 2020, SAGE Publications

    Claire Howlin

  20. The Cognitive Mechanisms in Music Listening Interventions for Pain: A Scoping Review

    Article • Journal of Music Therapy, January 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Claire Howlin

  21. Audiovisual Aesthetics of Sound and Movement in Contemporary Dance

    Article • Empirical Studies of the Arts, December 2018, SAGE Publications

    Claire Howlin

  22. Investigating the cognitive mechanisms of music listening interventions in pain management settings: A Scoping Review Protocol

    Article • European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare, April 2018, University of Buckingham Press

    Claire Howlin

  23. A randomized controlled trial comparing customized versus standard headrests for head and neck radiotherapy immobilization in terms of set-up errors, patient comfort and staff satisfaction (ICORG 08-09)

    Article • Radiography, February 2015, Elsevier

    Claire Howlin