Researchers say the findings support the idea of ‘social prescribing’, which encourages patients to engage in group activities that involve hobbies.
Carried out by researchers at University College London, the new study looked at 8,780 adults aged 50 and over who were taking part in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing and assessed every other year from 2004/5 to 2016/17. Moreover, the findings were found to be consistent among those who were suffering from depression at the start of the study as well as those who were depression-free.
For those who had depression and no hobby, taking one up was linked with an improvement in depressive symptoms and 272% higher chance of recovering from that depression.The researchers say the findings support the idea of “social prescribing”, which encourages patients to engage in group activities that involve hobbies such as making music, drawing, handicrafts such as sewing, carpentry, collecting, or model-making, which can offer the chance to be creative, express themselves, and relax.
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