Arts and culture engagement for health: a Danish population-based follow-up study

The present study included 3286 individuals who perceived their health as good at baseline who completed both survey waves; 11.2% reported poor health at follow-up. Individuals who attended concerts and musical events at least once every 3 months were less likely to report poor health at follow-up (adjusted odds ratio (OR): 0.50, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.35-0.71) than individuals who never attend concerts and musical events. Furthermore, a 1-point-higher CPI score was associated with a 0.96 (95% CI: 0.93-0.99) lower (adjusted) OR of reporting poor health at follow-up.<b>Conclusions</b>:This follow-up study extends our understanding of the positive health outcomes from engagement in arts and culture activities.