Does Dog Ownership Affect Physical Activity, Sleep, and Self-Reported Health in Older Adults?
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Physical activity (PA) is crucial for maintaining good health of older adults and owning a dog and walking it can enforce it. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of dog ownership on PA in older adults as well as its positive impact on perceived degree of health, and sleep. There were 44 participants of mean age 68 ± 5.4 years (18 males, 26 females) enrolled in this study (dog owners—DO, n = 26; non-dog owners—NDO, n = 18). Xiaomi Mi Band 2 accelerometer, International Physical Activity Questionnaire- Short form (IPAQ-Short Form) and SF-36 questionnaires were used to measure the level of PA, sleep, and subjective health. A statistically significant difference was observed in favor of dog owners in most of the monitored parameters. All accelerometer PA parameters (step count, activity time, distance, calories) showed a significant difference at a p < 0.01. Sleep parameters were significant in total sleep length (p = 0.05) and light sleep length (p < 0.05). DO reported higher total PA time (min/week), MET/min/week spent in walking, and spent calories/week (p < 0.05). In SF-36 they reported higher score (p < 0.05) in general health, physical functioning, social functioning, pain, vitality, and emotional well-being. Body mass index (BMI) was significantly lower in the DO group (p < 0.01). The results suggest that dog ownership may affect the overall PA and health of older adults.
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- Authors
- Mičková, E., Machová, K., Daďová, K., & Svobodová, I.
- Affiliations
- Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZ)
- Charles University (CZ)
- Corresponding author
- Machová, Kristýna
- Venue
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2019-09-11
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 18
- Pages
- 3355
- ISSN
- 1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC6765935
- OpenAlex
- W2972377169
- Cited by
- 55
- References
- 45
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 8 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 3.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- dx.doi.org
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- Locations
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Urban Green Space and Health
- Keywords
- dog ownership, physical activity, sleep, self-rated health, older adults, walking, accelerometer-measured activity, body mass index, health perception
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Animals, Energy Intake, Dogs, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Ownership, Prospective Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sleep, Exercise, Body Mass Index, Walking, Self Report, Pets, Diagnostic Self Evaluation, Accelerometry
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