Understanding dog owners' increased levels of physical activity : results from RESIDE Cutt, Hayley, Giles-Corti, Billie, Knuiman, Matthew, Timperio, Anna and Bull, Fiona 2008, Understanding dog owners' increased levels of physical activity : results from RESIDE, American journal of public health, vol. 98, no. 1, pp. 66-69. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Understanding dog owners' increased levels of physical activity : results from RESIDE Author(s) Cutt, Hayley Giles-Corti, Billie Knuiman, Matthew Timperio, Anna Bull, Fiona Journal name American journal of public health Volume number 98 Issue number 1 Start page 66 End page 69 Total pages 4 Publisher American Public Health Association Place of publication N.Y., N.Y. Publication date 2008-01 ISSN 0090-0036 1541-0048 Keyword(s) dog ownders - health walking - physiological aspects physical fitness - research human-animal relaionships human behaviour - research pet owners - health pets - exercise Summary We examined the influence of dog ownership on physical activity, independent of demographic, intrapersonal, and perceived environmental factors, in a cross-sectional survey of 1813 adults. Although only 23% of the dog owners walked their dogs 5 or more times per week, the adjusted odds of achieving sufficient physical activity and walking were 57% to 77% higher among dog owners compared with those not owning dogs (P<.05). Dog ownership was independently associated with physical activity and walking. Actively encouraging more dog walking may increase community physical activity levels. Language eng Field of Research 111701 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Socio Economic Objective 920205 Health Education and Promotion HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal HERDC collection year 2008 Copyright notice ©2008, American Public Health Association Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30017797 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 14 Aug 2009, 13:57:17 EST Tue, 20 Oct 2009, 15:20:35 EST Tue, 20 Oct 2009, 15:21:39 EST Fri, 19 Mar 2010, 14:48:31 EST Fri, 19 Mar 2010, 14:51:54 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 12:13:22 EST Tue, 01 Jul 2014, 15:28:57 EST Fri, 11 Jul 2014, 11:30:10 EST Fri, 11 Jul 2014, 11:30:57 EST Mon, 29 Sep 2014, 10:09:19 EST Mon, 29 Sep 2014, 10:10:04 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 62 times in TR Web of Science Cited 67 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 583 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 14 Aug 2009, 13:57:17 EST

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