Arts and culture engagement and mortality : A population-based prospective cohort study
(2023) In Scandinavian Journal of Public Health- Abstract
Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate associations between having visited the theatre/cinema and an arts exhibition during the past year and all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer and other-cause mortality. Methods: The 2008 public health postal survey in Scania, Sweden, was distributed to a stratified random sample of the adult population (18–80 years old). The participation rate was 54.1%, and 25,420 participants were included in the present study. The baseline 2008 survey data were linked to cause-of-death register data to create a prospective cohort with 8.3-year follow-up. Associations between visit to the theatre/cinema, visit to an arts exhibition and mortality were investigated in survival (Cox) regression... (More)
Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate associations between having visited the theatre/cinema and an arts exhibition during the past year and all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer and other-cause mortality. Methods: The 2008 public health postal survey in Scania, Sweden, was distributed to a stratified random sample of the adult population (18–80 years old). The participation rate was 54.1%, and 25,420 participants were included in the present study. The baseline 2008 survey data were linked to cause-of-death register data to create a prospective cohort with 8.3-year follow-up. Associations between visit to the theatre/cinema, visit to an arts exhibition and mortality were investigated in survival (Cox) regression models. Results: Just over a quarter (26.5%) had visited both the theatre/cinema and an arts exhibition during the past year, 36.6% only the theatre/cinema, 4.9% only an arts exhibition and 32% neither of the two. Not visiting the theatre/cinema during the past year was associated with higher all-cause and CVD mortality. Not visiting an arts exhibition was associated with higher all-cause and other-cause mortality. The combination of having visited neither the theatre/cinema nor an arts exhibition during the past year was associated with higher all-cause, CVD and other-cause mortality. Conclusions: There is an association between attending arts and culture activities and a reduced risk of CVD and other-cause mortality but not cancer mortality, although model imperfections are possible.
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- Jensen, Anita LU ; Pirouzifard, Mirnabi LU and Lindström, Martin LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2023
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- epub
- subject
- keywords
- Arts and culture activities, cancer mortality, cardiovascular mortality, mortality, public health, social participation, Sweden, visit to arts exhibition, visit to theatre/cinema
- in
- Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
- publisher
- SAGE Publications
- external identifiers
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- pmid:37086102
- scopus:85153536722
- ISSN
- 1403-4948
- DOI
- 10.1177/14034948231165853
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 87821352-70f8-4475-8502-aa0cbfaad53b
- date added to LUP
- 2023-07-14 13:48:11
- date last changed
- 2024-04-19 23:32:20
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abstract = {{<p>Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate associations between having visited the theatre/cinema and an arts exhibition during the past year and all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer and other-cause mortality. Methods: The 2008 public health postal survey in Scania, Sweden, was distributed to a stratified random sample of the adult population (18–80 years old). The participation rate was 54.1%, and 25,420 participants were included in the present study. The baseline 2008 survey data were linked to cause-of-death register data to create a prospective cohort with 8.3-year follow-up. Associations between visit to the theatre/cinema, visit to an arts exhibition and mortality were investigated in survival (Cox) regression models. Results: Just over a quarter (26.5%) had visited both the theatre/cinema and an arts exhibition during the past year, 36.6% only the theatre/cinema, 4.9% only an arts exhibition and 32% neither of the two. Not visiting the theatre/cinema during the past year was associated with higher all-cause and CVD mortality. Not visiting an arts exhibition was associated with higher all-cause and other-cause mortality. The combination of having visited neither the theatre/cinema nor an arts exhibition during the past year was associated with higher all-cause, CVD and other-cause mortality. Conclusions: There is an association between attending arts and culture activities and a reduced risk of CVD and other-cause mortality but not cancer mortality, although model imperfections are possible.</p>}},
author = {{Jensen, Anita and Pirouzifard, Mirnabi and Lindström, Martin}},
issn = {{1403-4948}},
keywords = {{Arts and culture activities; cancer mortality; cardiovascular mortality; mortality; public health; social participation; Sweden; visit to arts exhibition; visit to theatre/cinema}},
language = {{eng}},
publisher = {{SAGE Publications}},
series = {{Scandinavian Journal of Public Health}},
title = {{Arts and culture engagement and mortality : A population-based prospective cohort study}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14034948231165853}},
doi = {{10.1177/14034948231165853}},
year = {{2023}},
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