Dog ownership, dog walking, and physical function in mid-older adults: Findings from the HABITAT cohort study
Dog ownership and dog walking did not benefit physical function in this sample. Participants had good physical function and the few between-group differences are unlikely to impact their capacity to perform everyday activities. Future research should examine effects over longer time periods and in older participants.
Authors
- Wendy J. Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9093-4509)
- Hayley E. Christian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8486-5746)
- Nicola W. Burton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3221-2265)
- Kevin Murray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8856-6046)
- Emma Adams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6295-9714)
- Adrian Bauman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0369-4621)
Institutions
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of science and medicine in sport
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2025.12.004
- Primary Topic
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00