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Meta-analyses were conducted in R, with primary outcomes synthesized using forest and funnel plots, subgroup analyses, leave-one-out analysis and prediction intervals.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 22 studies involving 928 participants were included. Art-based interventions produced a significant improvement in fear of falling and activity-related confidence (FES:\n                      <jats:italic>SMD<\/jats:italic>\n                      = \u22120.41; 95% CI [\u22120.67, \u22120.15];\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.05;\n                      <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:italic>\n                        <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      <\/jats:italic>\n                      = 3.8%), with subgroup analyses showing a moderate effect for music interventions. The prediction interval excluded the null (95% PI [\u22120.78, \u22120.04]), indicating that the effect was relatively consistent across studies. Art-based interventions showed a small, non-significant effect on quality of life (PDQ-39:\n                      <jats:italic>SMD<\/jats:italic>\n                      = \u22120.19, 95% CI [\u22120.39, 0.01],\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;gt; 0.05). Subgroup analyses indicated that combined music and dance\u2013music interventions yielded the strongest point estimates and reached statistical significance, although these findings were derived from single studies. Theater and dance interventions did not reach statistical significance for quality-of-life outcomes. No significant improvements were observed in cognitive function (MoCA:\n                      <jats:italic>SMD<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.05; 95% CI [\u22120.19, 0.30];\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;gt; 0.05), and depressive symptoms showed only a small, non-significant reduction (BDI:\n                      <jats:italic>SMD<\/jats:italic>\n                      = \u22120.23; 95% CI [\u22120.63, 0.18];\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;gt; 0.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Art-based interventions showed selective benefits for non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease, with significant reductions in fear of falling, especially in music-based approaches. Effects on quality of life were small and non-significant, and no clear improvements were found for cognition or depression. 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