| Dog-walking: motivation for adherence to a walking program. | |
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PMID: 20651066 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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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:
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Rebecca A Johnson; Richard L Meadows |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-07-22 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Clinical nursing research Volume: 19 ISSN: 1552-3799 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Nurs Res Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-10-06 Completed Date: 2011-02-01 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9208508 Medline TA: Clin Nurs Res Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 387-402 Citation Subset: N |
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Sinclair School of Nursing and Research Center on Human Animal Interaction, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. rajohnson@missouri.edu |
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Animals Dogs Health Promotion* Humans Motivation* Patient Compliance* Walking* |
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