Cultural activities and all-cause mortality among Finnish adults: a 19-year follow-up

The results corroborate the findings of earlier research showing that cultural activity is associated with lower all-cause mortality. However, the possibility of reversed causality or the role of unmeasured factors cannot be ruled out, even though a range of relevant confounders were controlled for. Assessing the mechanisms behind the association was beyond the scope of this study. The study suggests that engagement in cultural activities could be one factor associated with longevity, but more research is needed to examine the causality.