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Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers
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Background: Volunteering has been advocated by the United Nations, and American and European governments as a way to engage people in their local communities and improve social capital, with the potential for public health benefits such as improving wellbeing and decreasing health inequalities. Furthermore, the US Corporation for National and Community Service Strategic Plan for 2011–2015 focused on increasing the impact of national service on community needs, supporting volunteers’ wellbeing, and prioritising recruitment and engagement of underrepresented populations. The aims of this review were to examine the effect of formal volunteering on volunteers’ physical and mental health and survival, and to explore the influence of volunteering type and intensity on health outcomes. Methods: Experimental and cohort studies comparing the physical and mental health outcomes and mortality of a volunteering group to a non-volunteering group were identified from twelve electronic databases (Cochrane Library, Medline, Embase, PsychINFO, CINAHL, ERIC, HMIC, SSCI, ASSIA, Social Care Online, Social Policy and Practice) and citation tracking in January 2013. No language, country or date restrictions were applied. Data synthesis was based on vote counting and random effects meta-analysis of mortality risk ratios. Results: Forty papers were selected: five randomised controlled trials (RCTs, seven papers); four non-RCTs; and 17 cohort studies (29 papers). Cohort studies showed volunteering had favourable effects on depression, life satisfaction, wellbeing but not on physical health. These findings were not confirmed by experimental studies. Meta-analysis of five cohort studies found volunteers to be at lower risk of mortality (risk ratio: 0.78; 95% CI: 0.66, 0.90). There was insufficient evidence to demonstrate a consistent influence of volunteering type or intensity on outcomes. Conclusion: Observational evidence suggested that volunteering may benefit mental health and survival although the causal mechanisms remain unclear. Consequently, there was limited robustly designed research to guide the development of volunteering as a public health promotion intervention. Future studies should explicitly map intervention design to clear health outcomes as well as use pragmatic RCT methodology to test effects.
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This systematic review and meta-analysis found observational evidence that formal volunteering may improve mental health and reduce mortality, but experimental evidence did not confirm consistent health benefits. The authors conclude there is limited robust evidence to guide volunteering as a public health intervention.
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- Forty papers were included: 5 RCTs (7 papers), 4 non-RCTs, and 17 cohort studies (29 papers). Cohort studies showed favourable effects on depression, life satisfaction, and wellbeing, but not on physical health; these findings were not confirmed by experimental studies.
- Meta-analysis of five cohort studies found volunteers had a lower risk of mortality (risk ratio: 0.78; 95% CI: 0.66, 0.90; I² test: p = 0.65), corresponding to a 22% reduction (CI: 10% to 34%).
- Vote counting found no consistent significant health benefits in experimental studies; only single trials reported significant associations with increased physical activity, strength, walking speed, empowerment, wellbeing, and decreased stress.
- There was insufficient evidence to demonstrate a consistent influence of volunteering type or intensity on outcomes.
Methods
- Systematic review and meta-analysis following a pre-defined protocol and PRISMA; searches in January 2013 across twelve electronic databases plus citation tracking, with no language, country, or date restrictions.
- Included experimental and cohort studies comparing physical and/or mental health outcomes and mortality in volunteers versus non-volunteers, adults aged 16 years and above; formal volunteering had to be regular and long-term, defined as a minimum of one hour a month on at least two occasions.
- Data synthesis used vote counting for most outcomes and random-effects meta-analysis of mortality risk ratios; quality was appraised with the Cochrane risk of bias tool for RCTs and the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for cohort/non-RCT studies.
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- The paper states that meta-analysis was possible only for survival data; other physical and mental health outcomes were restricted to vote counting due to heterogeneous interventions and study methods.
- The paper states that generalisability is limited because most studies were based in the USA, involved community-dwelling people aged 50 years or over, and many non-USA studies reported cross-sectional data that were excluded.
- The paper states that causal mechanisms remain unclear, selection effects and reverse causality cannot be conclusively ruled out, many cohort studies failed to fully describe volunteering status or measurement, and trial evidence was limited by small, likely underpowered samples and attrition.
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“As three RCT papers reported different outcomes collected at the same follow-up from the Experience Corps trial [30,35,58]; a total of five independent RCTs [33,37,54,62] were identified.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Results > Study characteristics
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- Not checked yetcites [54] Rook KS, Sorkin DH: Fostering social ties through a volunteer role: Implications for older-adults’ psychological health. Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2003, 57: 313-337. 10.2190/NBBN-EU3H-4Q1N-UXHR. source
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“There was insufficient evidence to demonstrate a consistent influence of volunteering type or intensity on outcomes.”
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“Cohort studies showed volunteering had favourable effects on depression, life satisfaction, wellbeing but not on physical health.”
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“Cohort studies showed volunteering had favourable effects on depression, life satisfaction, wellbeing but not on physical health.”
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“Cohort studies showed volunteering had favourable effects on depression, life satisfaction, wellbeing but not on physical health.”
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“Three studies reported no association with volunteering [9,44,49].”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Results > Impact of volunteering on health outcomes and survival
What the sources say
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- Not checked yetcites [44] Menec VH: The relation between everyday activities and successful aging: a 6 year longitudinal study. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2003, 58B: S74-S82. source
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“Four [28,43,60,63] of the five cohorts [28,43,44,60,63] that assessed life satisfaction reported benefit (3–25 year follow-ups).”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Results > Impact of volunteering on health outcomes and survival
What the sources say
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- Not checked yetcites [63] Nazroo J, Matthews K: The impact of volunteering on well-being in later life. A report to WRVS. 2012, Cardiff, UK: WRVS
- Not checked yetcites [44] Menec VH: The relation between everyday activities and successful aging: a 6 year longitudinal study. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2003, 58B: S74-S82. source
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“The remainder found statistically significant associations between at least one measure of volunteering status or intensity (e.g. frequency, hours spent, number of organisations supported) and mortality [26,38,47,50]. Interpretation was difficult, however, as studies reported statistically significant, but contradictory associations.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Results > Impact of volunteering on health outcomes and survival
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“Four out of five RCTs were at moderate or high risk of bias due to the random sequence generation not being described, high attrition rates, and small sample sizes available for analysis”
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“Cohort studies showed volunteering had favourable effects on depression, life satisfaction, wellbeing but not on physical health.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Abstract > Results
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“Eleven papers reported RCTs (n = 7) [30,33,35,37,54,58,62] and non-RCTs (n = 4) [27,29,34,57].”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Results > Study characteristics
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“Forty papers were selected: five randomised controlled trials (RCTs, seven papers); four non-RCTs; and 17 cohort studies (29 papers).”
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“Forty papers were included in the review [9,25-63].”
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“Twenty-nine papers reported longitudinal analysis of cohort studies; 13 papers reported unique cohorts.”
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“Volunteering status was significantly associated with improved wellbeing in three cohorts [25,28,31,51,52] (10–29 year follow-ups) but findings regarding volunteering intensity were inconsistent.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Results > Impact of volunteering on health outcomes and survival
What the sources say
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“Irrespective of how it was measured, volunteering was associated with reduced levels of depression in four cohorts [32,40-42,46,48,51,63], with two cohorts reporting no benefits [36,53].”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Results > Impact of volunteering on health outcomes and survival
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“Improved quality of life was associated with volunteering status in two cohorts [56,61,63] (2–5 year follow-ups) but only if the activity was reciprocal, i.e. the volunteer felt their actions to be appreciated [56,63].”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Results > Impact of volunteering on health outcomes and survival
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“In contrast, most papers reporting cohort studies (see Additional file 4: Table S4) were large and well designed (25/29 low risk, 4/29 moderate risk).”
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“Quality appraisal of non-RCTs (see Additional file 4: Table S4) found three non-RCTs were at moderate risk of bias, and one non-RCT at low risk.”
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“Volunteering was associated with improved self-efficacy for activities of daily living (one year follow-up) [55] but not with ‘happiness’ (25 year follow-up) [44].”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Results > Impact of volunteering on health outcomes and survival
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- Not checked yetcites [44] Menec VH: The relation between everyday activities and successful aging: a 6 year longitudinal study. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2003, 58B: S74-S82. source
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“Heterogeneous findings were observed in the five trials [30,35,37,54,58,62] investigating the health effects of intergenerational volunteering among older adults, with benefits reported for some elements of physical activity and cognitive function.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Discussion > Interpreting study findings
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- Not checked yetcites [54] Rook KS, Sorkin DH: Fostering social ties through a volunteer role: Implications for older-adults’ psychological health. Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2003, 57: 313-337. 10.2190/NBBN-EU3H-4Q1N-UXHR. source
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“While such adjustments strongly mediated survival, a significant effect remained.”
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“No significant effects were observed for depression, self-rated health or self-esteem.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Discussion > Interpreting study findings
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“For mental health, volunteering had a favourable effect on depression, life satisfaction and wellbeing.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Discussion > Interpreting study findings
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“Vote counting failed to identify any consistent beneficial effects of volunteering on either physical functional ability or self-rated health.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Discussion > Interpreting study findings
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“The small number of observational studies that stratified analysis by age found that older people may be more likely to experience reduced functional dependency and fewer depressive symptoms through volunteering compared with their younger counterparts [40,42,48], although one study found no such benefit [45].”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Discussion > Interpreting study findings
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [40] Kim J, Pai M: Volunteering and trajectories of depression. J Aging Health. 2010, 22: 84-105. 10.1177/0898264309351310. source
- Not checked yetcites [42] Li Y, Ferraro KF: Volunteering in middle and later life: is health a benefit, barrier or both?. Soc Forces. 2006, 85: 497-519. 10.1353/sof.2006.0132. source
- Not checked yetcites [48] Musick MA, Wilson J: Volunteering and depression: the role of psychological and social resources in different age groups. Soc Sci Med. 2003, 56: 259-269. 10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00025-4. source
- Not checked yetcites [45] Moen P, Dempstermcclain D, Williams RM: Successful aging - a life-course perspective on women’s multiple roles and health. Am J Sociol. 1992, 97: 1612-1638. 10.1086/229941. source
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“Reassuringly, the estimates of the prevalence of volunteering from observational studies is consistent with other sources [3,5], which found the prevalence of volunteering is generally higher in the USA compared with European cohorts, and that older people may be less likely to volunteer than their younger counterparts [64].”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Discussion > Interpreting study findings
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [3] Bureau of Labor Statistics - US Department of Labor: Volunteering in the United States - 2011. 2012, USA: Department of Labor
- Not checked yetcites [5] Mathou C: Volunteering in the European Union - final report. Educational, Audiovisual & Culture Executive Agency - Directorate General Education and Culture. 2010, London, UK: GHK
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“For example, it is unclear what type or dose of volunteering activity is associated with the greatest health improvement, for which outcomes and for whom.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Discussion > Implications for health inequalities, practice and research
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“No language, country or date restrictions were applied.”
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“Studies were identified without language, country or date restrictions, by searching electronic databases and scanning reference lists.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Abstract > Methods
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“Observational evidence suggested that volunteering may benefit mental health and survival although the causal mechanisms remain unclear.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Abstract > Conclusion
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“To avoid double counting, where multiple papers from the same population cohort reported the same outcome, only one vote per cohort was counted.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Methods > Evidence synthesis
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“The Cochrane risk of bias tool [19] was used to assess the quality of RCTs. Non-representative samples and high loss to follow-up rates were considered major threats to the external validity of community-based studies. Thus, two domains, random sequence generation and incomplete outcome data, were prioritised out of a possible seven domains.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Methods > Screening, data extraction and quality appraisal
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [19] The Cochrane Collaboration: The Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions (version 5.1.0). Edited by: Higgins JPT, Green S. 2011, http://www.cochrane-handbook.org/,
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“One reviewer (CJ) screened all titles and abstracts for eligibility. Uncertainties were checked by a second reviewer (AD) with discrepancies resolved by discussion (CJ, AD and SR). The full text of potentially relevant articles was screened independently by two reviewers (CJ and SR or KJ); discrepancies were resolved by discussion with a third reviewer (SR or KJ).”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Methods > Screening, data extraction and quality appraisal
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In the paper
“This review followed a pre-defined protocol (http://clahrc-peninsula.nihr.ac.uk/includes/site/files/files/EST%20Docs/PenCLAHRC%20volunteering%20protocol%20(21_02_12).pdf), in accordance with the general principles published by the NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination [17] and PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) [18].”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Methods
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [17] Centre for Reviews and Dissemination: Systematic reviews. CRD’s guidance for undertaking reviews in health care. 2009, UK: Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, Univeristy of York
- Not checked yetcites [18] Moher D, Liberati A, Tetzlaff J, Altman DG: Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement. Br Med J. 2009, 339: 332-336. source
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In the paper
“Data were extracted by one reviewer (CJ) and independently checked by a second (KJ or SR) using a standardised, piloted data extraction form.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Methods > Screening, data extraction and quality appraisal
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In the paper
“Given the statistical and methodological heterogeneity of studies, meta-analyses of health outcomes were not possible. Consistent with other published reviews [21,22], a more qualitative ‘vote counting’ [23] approach was undertaken.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Methods > Evidence synthesis
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [21] Flodgren G, Eccles MP, Shepperd S, Scott A, Parmelli E, Beyer FR: An overview of reviews evaluating the effectiveness of financial incentives in changing healthcare professional behaviours and patient outcomes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011, 7: CD009255
- Not checked yetcites [22] Dickens AP, Richards SH, Greaves CJ, Campbell JL: Interventions targeting social isolation in older people: a systematic review. BMC Publ Health. 2011, 11: 647-10.1186/1471-2458-11-647. source
- Not checked yetcites [23] Bushman BJ: Vote-counting procedures in meta-analysis. The Handbook of Research Synthesis. Edited by: Cooper H, Hedges LV. 1984, New York, USA: Russell Sage, 193-213.
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In the paper
“The methodological quality of each paper was appraised to generate a risk of bias score. These numerical scores were used to aid interpretation only and not as a quality filter when synthesising results.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Methods > Screening, data extraction and quality appraisal
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In the paper
“Experimental and cohort studies comparing the physical and mental health outcomes and mortality of a volunteering group to a non-volunteering group were identified from twelve electronic databases (Cochrane Library, Medline, Embase, PsychINFO, CINAHL, ERIC, HMIC, SSCI, ASSIA, Social Care Online, Social Policy and Practice) and citation tracking in January 2013.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Abstract > Methods
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In the paper
“The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for cohort studies [20] was used to assess the quality of non-RCTs and cohort studies.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Methods > Screening, data extraction and quality appraisal
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [20] Wells GA, Shea B, O’Connell D, Peterson J, Welch V, Losos M, Tugwell P: The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for assessing the quality of nonrandomised studies in meta-analyses. 2012, http://www.ohri.ca/programs/clinical_epidemiology/oxford.asp,
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“Although interpreting evidence of effectiveness from longitudinal analysis of cohort studies may be problematic, they were included due to the limited evidence from experimental studies.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Methods > Search strategy
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“Health outcomes which included mortality, and physical or mental health measures could be self-reported or extracted from routine records; no quality filtering was applied although the validity of each measure was noted.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Methods > Screening, data extraction and quality appraisal
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In the paper
“Reassuringly, the estimates of the prevalence of volunteering from observational studies is consistent with other sources [3,5], which found the prevalence of volunteering is generally higher in the USA compared with European cohorts, and that older people may be less likely to volunteer than their younger counterparts [64].”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Discussion > Interpreting study findings
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [3] Bureau of Labor Statistics - US Department of Labor: Volunteering in the United States - 2011. 2012, USA: Department of Labor
- Not checked yetcites [5] Mathou C: Volunteering in the European Union - final report. Educational, Audiovisual & Culture Executive Agency - Directorate General Education and Culture. 2010, London, UK: GHK
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In the paper
“Although people tend to volunteer for altruistic reasons [9], if reciprocity is not experienced, then the positive impact of volunteering on quality of life is negated [56,63].”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Discussion > Interpreting study findings
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [9] Konrath S, Fuhrel-Forbis A, Lou A, Brown S: Motives for volunteering are associated with mortality risk in older adults. Health Psychol. 2012, 31: 87-96. source
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In the paper
“Reassuringly, the estimates of the prevalence of volunteering from observational studies is consistent with other sources [3,5], which found the prevalence of volunteering is generally higher in the USA compared with European cohorts, and that older people may be less likely to volunteer than their younger counterparts [64].”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Discussion > Interpreting study findings
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [64] Department for Communities and Local Government: Citizenship survey: 2009–10 (April 2009 - March 2010), England. 2010, London, UK: UK Government
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In the paper
“The importance of reciprocity was highlighted in the cross sectional analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA); retired people who engaged in either paid work or volunteering experienced greater levels of wellbeing compared to those retirees who engaged in caring [8].”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Discussion > Interpreting study findings
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [8] McMunn A, Nazroo J, Wahrendorf M, Breeze E, Zaninotto P: Participation in socially-productive activities, reciprocity and wellbeing in later life: baseline results in England. Ageing Soc. 2009, 29: 765-782. 10.1017/S0144686X08008350. source
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In the paper
“The State of the World’s Volunteerism Report 2011 [14], the Policy Agenda for Volunteering in Europe (PAVE) [13], the CNCS Strategic Plan 2011–2015 [7] and the UK government policy [15] advocate the uptake of volunteering as a method of improving civic engagement, with the added potential of improving participants’ health and wellbeing [16].”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Discussion > Implications for health inequalities, practice and research
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [14] United Nations Volunteers: State of the world’s volunteerism report 2011. Universal values for global well-being. 2011, Bonn, Germany: United Nations Volunteers source
- Not checked yetcites [13] European Year of Voluteering: Policy Agenda for Volunteering in Europe (PAVE). 2011, Brussels, Belgium: EYV 2011 Alliance Secretariat
- Not checked yetcites [7] Corporation for National and Community Service: The Corporation for National and Community Service Strategic Plan 2011–2015. 2011, http://www.nationalservice.gov/sites/default/files/documents/11_0203_cncs_strategic_plan.pdf,
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In the paper
“Taken together, this review suggests that bio-social and cultural factors may influence both a willingness to engage in volunteering, as well as the benefits that might accrue.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Discussion > Interpreting study findings
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In the paper
“A hierarchy of evidence approach [17] was applied; only experimental (randomised and non-randomised controlled trials) and cohort studies were included.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Methods > Search strategy
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [17] Centre for Reviews and Dissemination: Systematic reviews. CRD’s guidance for undertaking reviews in health care. 2009, UK: Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, Univeristy of York
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In the paper
“Since people reporting stronger social relationships have a reduced risk of mortality [68], the social aspects of volunteering may contribute to the observed survival differences.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Discussion > Interpreting study findings
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [68] Holt-Lunstad J, Smith TB, Layton JB: Social relationships and mortality risk: a meta-analytic review. PLoS Med. 2010, 7: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000316.
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In the paper
“Two recent systematic reviews reported narrative evidence of the potential health benefits from volunteering, but findings were restricted to older adults and evidence from only one trial [11,12].”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Background
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [11] von Bonsdorff MB, Rantanen T: Benefits of formal voluntary work among older people. A review. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2011, 23: 162-169. source
- Not checked yetcites [12] Cattan M, Hogg E, Hardill I: Improving quality of life in ageing populations: what can volunteering do?. Maturitas. 2011, 70: 328-332. 10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.08.010. source
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In the paper
“Alongside more traditional health promotion goals, such as reducing physical inactivity and excess weight in adults, the new Public Health Framework for England (2013–16) [69] includes self-reported wellbeing and improving health-related quality of life for older people as indicators.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Discussion > Implications for health inequalities, practice and research
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [69] Department of Health: Improving outcomes and supporting transparency. Part 1: a public health outcomes framework for England, 2013–2016. 2012, London, UK: Department of Health
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In the paper
“The relevance of the current findings on a nation where health inequalities and volunteering are less prevalent may be questionable.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Discussion > Interpreting study findings
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In the paper
“While meta-analysis of survival data was undertaken, analysis of the remaining physical and mental health outcomes was restricted to vote counting [23] due to heterogeneous trial interventions and study methods of both trial and observational studies.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Discussion > Interpreting study findings
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [23] Bushman BJ: Vote-counting procedures in meta-analysis. The Handbook of Research Synthesis. Edited by: Cooper H, Hedges LV. 1984, New York, USA: Russell Sage, 193-213.
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In the paper
“Many uncertainties remain that preclude clear recommendations for practice.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Discussion > Implications for health inequalities, practice and research
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“The emerging science of evaluating the impact of complex health behavioural change is giving new insights into intervention mapping and development [70].”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Conclusions
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [70] Bartholomew LK, Parcel GS, Kok G, Gottlieb NH, Fernandez ME: Planning health promotion programs: an intervention mapping approach. 2011, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 3
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In the paper
“However, ‘volunteering’ (as assessed in cohort studies) is rarely described and heterogeneous in nature suggesting that future evaluations must seek to better describe the intervention ‘tested’.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Conclusions
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“While the underlying causal mechanisms cannot be explained due to the potential for reverse causation and selection bias, synthesis of observational data suggests that people who choose to volunteer are at a lower risk of mortality, and may experience some benefits in terms of physical and mental health.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Discussion > Implications for health inequalities, practice and research
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- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
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“By adopting this approach, it may be more feasible over the long-term, to robustly design and adequately power, pragmatic RCTs.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Conclusions
hedgedconditional- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
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- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
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The adjusted estimates from the included cohort studies adequately control for important potential socio-demographic and health-related confounders.
“After adjusting for important potential socio-demographic and health-related confounders, volunteers had a significantly lower risk of mortality (risk ratio: 0.78; 95% CI: 0.66, 0.90; I2 test: p = 0.65) compared to non-volunteers”
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“The cost of volunteering (D2) cannot be reduced to time investment alone; it emerges through the interaction of emotional demands, intensity, subjective meaning, and available coping resources, and it issues in a psychological consequence (D7) that organizational support and perceived recognition appear to buffer (21, 23, 33).”
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“A growing body of research indicates that volunteering is associated with beneficial mental, social, and physical health outcomes, including higher wellbeing, lower distress, greater social connectedness, better functional health, and, in some longitudinal studies, lower mortality risk (21–24).”
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“Evidence for a precise optimal level remains inconsistent, and this inconsistency is itself a finding the framework must accommodate rather than resolve by assertion (23).”
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“However, much of this research has been correlationalshowing, for example, that people who spend more money on others are happier (Aknin, Barrington-Leigh, et al., 2013), or people who volunteer to help others are healthier (Jenkinson et al., 2013).”
From Happy to help? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of performing acts of kindness on the well-being of the actor (2018) · cites this paper as Jenkinson et al., 2013
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“It was shown that less calories [469], good sleep [470], less stress [471], good relationships [472], no smoke and low alcohol drinking are environmental factors capable of delaying aging, while genetic factors play a role for in 25% to 30% of life expectancy [473].”
From The Role of Antioxidants in the Interplay between Oxidative Stress and Senescence (2022) · cites this paper as [472]
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§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Discussion > Interpreting study findings
“Heterogeneous findings were observed in the five trials [30,35,37,54,58,62] investigating the health effects of intergenerational volunteering among older adults”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Results > Study participants and interventions
“Four RCTs [30,35,37,54,58,62] and one non-RCT [27] investigated intergenerational volunteering interventions”
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§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Results > Impact of volunteering on health outcomes and survival
“Only one RCT [29] found volunteering significantly improved cognitive function.”
§ Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers > Results > Study characteristics
“Of the non-RCTs [27,29,34,57], one paper was drawn from a small sample (n = 18) of Experience Corps trial participants [29]”
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“In addition, another meta-analysis demonstrated that volunteering has favorable effects on depression, life satisfaction, and wellbeing (but not on physical health) of those who volunteered (Jenkinson et al. 2013).”
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“Each of these activities has been proposed as a health-promoting factor among students and the general population [37-43].”
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“Volunteerism as a mediator is a more novel finding but is consistent with both religious affiliation increasing volunteerism (Wilson & Janoski, 1995) and volunteerism having salubrious effects (e.g., Jenkinson et al., 2013).”
MethodResultMultidimensional comparison of countries’ adaptation to societal aging
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“In addition to prosocial spending, other forms of prosociality, such as helping and volunteering, have been linked to higher well-being (e.g., Chancellor, Margolis, Jacobs Bao, & Lyubomirsky, 2018; Jenkinson et al., 2013; Thoits & Hewitt, 2001; Weinstein & Ryan, 2010).”
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Effects of Leisure Participation on Life Satisfaction in Older Korean Adults: A Panel Analysis
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“Promoting volunteering can be a great public health promotion intervention for older adults to increase physical and mental health outcomes [35].”
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Social Activities, Incident Cardiovascular Disease, and Mortality
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“Given that these behaviors are modifiable, designing interventions that involve volunteering opportunities for older persons may yield public health benefits (Jenkinson et al., 2013).”
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Social connectedness and depression
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“Importantly, our null findings also align with experimental evidence that has failed confirm a mental health benefit for volunteering (Jenkinson et al., 2013).”
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“Finally, findings support the idea that interventions aimed at increasing social roles among older adults should explicitly map intervention design to specific health outcomes (Heaven et al., 2013; Jenkinson et al., 2013).”
BackgroundMeasurement invariance of the SF-12 among different demographic groups: The HELIUS study
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Metadata
- Authors
- Jenkinson, C. E., Dickens, A. P., Jones, K., Thompson-Coon, J., Taylor, R. S., Rogers, M., Bambra, C. L., Lang, I., & Richards, S. H.
- Affiliations
- University of Exeter (GB)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
- Durham University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Richards, Suzanne H
- ORCID
- Venue
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2013-08-23
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 773-773
- ISSN
- 1471-2458 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3766013
- OpenAlex
- W2039460587
- Semantic Scholar
- 0b7ad1238f57b6d75f54dc36fd159f5234362831
- Cited by
- 730
- References
- 75
- Citations by year
- 2026: 49 · 2025: 48 · 2024: 44 · 2023: 51 · 2022: 53 · 2021: 104 · 2020: 86 · 2019: 66 · 2018: 55 · 2017: 59 · 2016: 48 · 2015: 42 · 2014: 23 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 19.81
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- BMC Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) (acceptedVersion)
- Open Research Online - ORO (The Open University) (acceptedVersion)
- ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (acceptedVersion)
- University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management › Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Keywords
- volunteering, public health interventions, volunteer health, mortality, mental health, depression, life satisfaction, well-being, physical health, social capital, health disparities
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Mental Health, Public Health, Volunteers, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Social Capital
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