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Mak HW, Noguchi T, Bone JK, Wels J, Gao Q, Kondo K, Saito T, Fancourt D. Hobby engagement and mental wellbeing among people aged 65 years and older in 16 countries. Nat Med. 2023;29(9):2233-2240. PMID 37696932(verification gap: Observational cohort data in adults aged 65 and over: the association is consistent but does not show that starting a hobby causes the improvement, and the size of the association for younger adults is not established.) Harmonised analysis and multinational meta-analysis of five longitudinal cohorts (ELSA, JAGES, HRS, SHARE, CHARLS) covering 93,263 adults aged 65 or older in 16 countries, with fixed-effects and longitudinal regression models. · weight 0.5 · Having a hobby was associated with fewer depressive symptoms (pooled coefficient -0.10, 95% CI -0.13 to -0.07) and with higher self-reported health (0.06, 0.03 to 0.08), happiness (0.09, 0.06 to 0.13) and life satisfaction (0.10, 0.08 to 0.12). Longitudinal models testing direction were consistent, and hobby prevalence ranged from 51% in Spain to 96% in Denmark.
Quinn EA, Millard E, Jones JM. Group arts interventions for depression and anxiety among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nat Ment Health. 2025;3(3):374-386. PMID 40084230(verification gap: Publication bias in the depression analysis, and the evidence covers structured group programmes in adults over 55 - it does not test hobby engagement in general.) Systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled studies of group arts interventions in adults aged over 55 without dementia: 50 studies identified, 39 included, 36 contributing depression outcomes (n 3360) and 10 anxiety outcomes (n 949). · weight 1.0 · Group arts interventions reduced depression (d 0.70, 95% CI 0.54 to 0.87) and anxiety (d 0.76, 0.37 to 1.52) in older adults, with a larger reduction in care homes (d 1.07) than in the community (d 0.51). The authors report publication bias in the depression analysis.
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