Association of cultural participation with morbidity in the Welsh Population: An observational study

At the population level, prospective cohort studies show a protective association between cultural participation and all-cause mortality. However, these have been limited by the broad exposures and outcomes used. We further investigated this topic, using a high-quality repeated national survey. Our...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2024-11, Vol.404, p.S92-S92
Main Authors: Jones, Daniel Peter, Hurt, Lisa, Daniel, Rhian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiovascular diseases
Chronic illnesses
Demographics
Exposure
Funding
Morbidity
Observational studies
Polls & surveys
Population studies
Public involvement
Regression analysis
Regression models
Statistical analysis
Surveys
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Summary:At the population level, prospective cohort studies show a protective association between cultural participation and all-cause mortality. However, these have been limited by the broad exposures and outcomes used. We further investigated this topic, using a high-quality repeated national survey. Our hypothesis was that cultural participation would be associated with better self-reported health and lower chronic disease prevalence regardless of activity type. We conducted multi variable linear and logistic regression models using repeated representative cross-sectional surveys from the National Survey of Wales 2015–2020 (n=10 044 complete cases). This featured attendance at cultural events/activities as an exposure and self-reported health (SRH) as well as specific health conditions as outcomes, with sequential adjustment for confounders related to demographics, socioeconomic position, and lifestyle behaviours. When fully adjusted, we found that overall cultural participation had a small positive association with SRH (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1·66, 95% CI 1·47–1·86, p
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01994-9