(Reuters Health) - Older people who frequent art galleries and museums, attend t...
- Older people who frequent art galleries and museums, attend the theater and concerts may live longer than those who don’t, a study in England suggests.
Those who took part in arts-related activities only once or twice a year still had 14% lower odds of dying during the study. The study’s results are in line with previous research that suggested the arts may support longevity by improving mental health, enhancing social capital and reducing loneliness and sedentary behaviors, the authors note in The BMJ.The authors analyzed data on a nationally-representative sample of 6,710 people who were 50 or older in 2002 when they joined a long-term aging study.
Among those who died, 47.5% had said at the outset they never engaged in cultural activities, compared with 26.6% who had taken part in an art-related activity once or twice a year and 18.6% people who had engaged with the arts more frequently. The results suggest arts participation may ultimately improve quantity - not just quality - of life, Novak-Leonard said, but the paper provides no insight into how arts attendance might reduce mortality.
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