Creating helps to improve the quality of life for those with illness

In the study of 'The Connection Between Art, Healing and Public Health'  it was  discovered that craft-making could potentially offer some help to those with debilitating illnesses that included Alzheimer, and dementia. The study showed that patients with these illnesses experienced improved medical outcomes. It was also noticed that craft-making helped to lessen psychiatric symptoms and consequently enhance patients' pleasure and the social behaviour of the patients.

Another therapeutic benefit of crafts making is that it can help to improve the smooth coordination and fine motor skills of the limbs particularly the fingers of the hand. This could be helpful to children or people with medical conditions that affect the coordination of the limb particularly fingers.  For instance, making use of scissors to cut can help improve coordination and fine motor skills of the hands, drawing and dot lines, and many other activities that can help improve the coordination of muscle groups during crafting making.

Recreational craft making can offer some help in dealing with pain in the body. This is because, through craft-making, we can shift our minds from what hurts, focusing on creativity. This would help to decrease the sensitivity of our body to pain as we shift our focus and attention to what does not hurt.

Recreational craft making can offer some help in dealing with pain in the body. This is because, through craft-making, we can shift our minds from what hurts, focusing on creativity. This would help to decrease the sensitivity of our body to pain as we shift our focus and attention to what does not hurt.