Seniors who volunteer feel better about their quality of life: Singapore survey

Older adults who regularly do volunteer work feel more confident in their ability to direct their own lives, new research suggests. — Photo: Stephanie Pilick / dpa

People who do voluntary work feel better about their quality of life than others, according to a survey of almost 3,000 elderly Singaporeans.

The study, by a team from Duke-NUS Medical School and Nanyang Technological University (NTU), found that people who volunteer "feel more supported by their social networks, which in turn leads to an improvement in their quality of life."