Review Article
The Benefit of Pets and Animal-Assisted Therapy to the Health of Older Individuals
Table 3
Studies on the use of animals on physical activity.
| Study | Type of study | | Summary of results |
| Temple et al. [40] | Prospective, observational | 48 | Pet owners more likely to use parks |
| Reeves et al. [41] | Telephone survey | 5902 | Dog walkers most likely to perform leisure-time physical activity |
| Moudon et al. [42] | Telephone survey | 608 | Dog owners more likely to walk (O.R. = 1.69) |
| Thorpe et al. [44] | In-person questionnaire survey | 3075 | Dog owners more likely to engage in physical activity, walking |
| Feng et al. [43] | Prospective, observational | 545 | Dog walking associated with physical activity (measured by accelerometer carried by subjects) |
| Yabroff et al. [45] | Telephone survey | 41,514 | Dog owners walked longer times |
| Raina et al. [46] | Telephone survey | 1054 | Pet owners experienced slower deterioration in activities of daily living |
| Oka and Shibata [47] | Online survey | 5253 | Dog walkers had more physical activity |
| Dembicki and Anderson [48] | Cross-sectional, observational study | 127 | Dog owners walked longer times |
| Schofield et al. [49] | Telephone survey | 1237 | Dog ownership not associated with recommended physical activity large dog owners walked more than small dog owners |
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