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.” “Older adults who volunteer regularly in a formal setting also feel more confident in their ability to direct their own lives and make an impact on others,” said Shannon Ang, assistant professor of sociology at NTU. The …