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Dog-Walking: Motivation for Adherence to a Walking Program

Johnson, Rebecca A., Meadows, Richard L.·2010·Clinical Nursing Research
DOI 10.1177/1054773810373122
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Healthy People 2010 cited walking as a major health indicator; however, adherence is challenging, especially among those with multiple chronic illnesses. Studies suggest that walking one’s own dog may motivate adherence. However, no research has studied whether walking a “loaner” dog may facilitate adherence. Using a pretest—posttest design, the authors studied adherence to and outcomes of a graduated walking program when 26 public housing residents walked certified therapy dogs with a handler. Participants walked 20 minutes, 5 days/week, for 26 or 50 weeks. In all, 13 participants in the 50-week group had a mean adherence rate of 72% and weight loss of 14.4 pounds ( p = .013). Thirteen participants in the 26-week group had a mean adherence rate of 52% and weight loss of 5 pounds (nonsignificant). Participants’ most commonly stated reason for adherence was that the dogs “need us to walk them.” Commitment to a dog that is not one’s own may effectively facilitate physical activity.

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Authors
Johnson, R. A., & Meadows, R. L.
Affiliations
  • University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, USA,
  • University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, USA
Venue
Clinical Nursing Research
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2010-07-22
Volume
19
Issue
4
Pages
387-402
ISSN
  • 1054-7738
  • 1552-3799
DOI
10.1177/1054773810373122
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67
References
3
Language
en
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journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)

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Johnson, R. A., & Meadows, R. L. (2010). Dog-Walking: Motivation for Adherence to a Walking Program. Clinical Nursing Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/1054773810373122