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Consuming arts and culture is good for health and wellbeing, research finds


Engaging with arts improves quality of life, increases productivity and creates financial ‘dividend’

Going to an arts event or taking part in a cultural activity, even only occasionally such as every few months, confers an array of “significant” benefits that can include alleviating pain, frailty, depression and dependence on medication, the government-commissioned review has found. Similarly, a study of 3,333 young adults aged between 18 and 28 found that those taking part in organised artistic, musical or theatrical activities felt happier and that their lives had more meaning and value as a result. Frontier used Treasury and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) methods of estimating improvements to quality of life when reaching their conclusions.

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