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This study examines reciprocal longitudinal associations between voluntary and\/or charity activities and 21 indicators related to physical health, well-being, cognitive impairment and daily life functioning among middle-aged and older adults.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Longitudinal data were collected between 2011 and 2020 from a sample of 19\u2009821 middle-aged and older adults from 15 countries participating in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. An outcome-wide analysis and an exposure-wide analysis were applied and generalized estimating equations were used. Robustness analyses were conducted.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Voluntary and\/or charity activities almost every week or more often were prospectively associated with greater emotional well-being, reduced risks of limitations in activities of daily living and of being diagnosed with Alzheimer\u2019s disease at a 6-year follow-up. Positive reverse associations were found from emotional well-being to volunteering. Limitations in daily life activities, increased loneliness, high blood cholesterol, hypertension and chronic lung disease were found to impede participation in voluntary and\/or charity activities over time. Feedback loops between voluntary and\/or charity activities and well-being and limitations in daily activities may exist.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Understanding the reciprocal nature of the relationship between volunteering and health and well-being can help identify strategies to encourage volunteering among middle-aged and older adults with specific health conditions and to target health promotion efforts towards volunteers.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/eurpub\/ckae014","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,23]],"date-time":"2024-02-23T09:14:03Z","timestamp":1708679643000},"page":"473-481","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":20,"title":["Longitudinal reciprocal associations between volunteering, health and well-being: evidence for middle-aged and older adults in 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