JAMA Network Open
Cultural engagement linked to fewer mental disorders in older adults
Frequent cultural engagement was linked to lower relative risk of hospital-treated mental disorders (hazard ratio 0.71), though the abstract did not specify the…Frequent cultural engagement was linked to lower relative risk of hospital-treated mental disorders (hazard ratio 0.71), though the abstract did not specify the comparison group.
Cohort study of 8,274 older adults, up to 20 years, against the never engaged groupMental disorders
Limit: Residual confounding may remain from unmeasured personality traits or early-life exposures