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Author Węziak-Białowolska, D.; Białowolski, P.
Title Cultural events – does attendance improve health? Evidence from a Polish longitudinal study
Reference
Węziak-Białowolska, D., Białowolski, P. Cultural events – does attendance improve health? Evidence from a Polish longitudinal study. BMC Public Health 16, 730 (2016).

Link to article https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3433-y
Abstract Although there is strong advocacy for uptake of both the arts and creative activities as determinants of individual health conditions, studies evaluating causal influence of attendance at cultural events on population health using individual population data on health are scarce. If available, results are often only of an associative nature. In this light, this study investigated causative impact of attendance at cultural events on self-reported and physical health in the Polish population


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There is a common belief that engagement with the arts and cultural activities is associated with improvement of well-being and contributes to better quality of life. .
Support for this can be found from research using arts and creative activity therapies in clinical settings for a range of physical and mental health conditions. .