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Hobbies for the holiday season promote independence and wellbeing
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Hobbies for the holiday season promote independence and wellbeing
Wednesday 13 December 2023, 12:20 AM

Set yourself a New Year’s resolution to engage in a hobby regularly [Image: Dinh Pham on Unsplash]
Specialist GP Ngaire Kerse looks at the contribution of hobbies to older people’s wellbeing, with a reminder to make time for hobbies before work life ends
Key points, Engagement in hobbies in later life improves mental wellbeing.
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References
1. Mak HW, Noguchi T, Bone JK, et al. Hobby engagement and mental wellbeing among people aged 65 years and older in 16 countries. Nat Med 2023;29(9):2233–40.
2. Robinson TE, Boyd ML, North D, et al. Proactive primary care model for frail older people in New Zealand delays aged-residential care: A quasi-experiment. J Am Geriatr Soc 2021;69(6):1617–26.