Want a reason to play bingo? It can be good for your health - a fact that has been verified in a study done by the Psychology Department at the University of Southampton. According to the study, playing the game regularly can sharpen your mental faculties. When you play the game, you have to stay alert and this makes your mind more agile.
Your ability to do this can increase with the time you spend playing bingo. This can be quite beneficial for those above 60 years who enjoy playing bingo. The British Medical Association stated that games like bingo can even help patients heal quickly. It can also help lower the levels of depression following a serious illness. Salisbury District Hospital in Wiltshire noted that the length of hospital stay decreased among elderly patients who played bingo during their recovery period.
Study Correlates Bingo and Sharp Cognitive Abilities
The study was conducted to correlate factors like good health and the game. A specific aspect of health that was taken into consideration for this was mental health. 112 people participated in the study. They were from two age groups - from 60 to 82 and 18 to 40. The experimenters took steps to ensure that the selection was random. Both age groups comprised of those who were avid players of the game, and those who weren't. Tests were performed to measure their mental agility.
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