Neighbourhoods, dogs and walking: an exploration of factors relevant to healthy aging in place

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dc.contributor.advisorRock, Melanie
dc.contributor.advisorMcCormack, Gavin Robert
dc.contributor.authorToohey, Ann Madeline
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-18T22:32:45Z
dc.date.available2017-12-18T22:32:45Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 121-138en
dc.description.abstractThe aims of this thesis were to: 1) understand factors related to healthy aging of older adults living in urban environments (i.e., aging in place); and 2) contribute to the evidence-informed case for viewing dogs as contributing to neighbourhoods in ways that may influence healthy aging in place. A scoping review of diverse literatures suggested that dogs may increase physical activity for both dog-owners and non-owners, but that dogs will not have a standard effect across all neighbourhoods. An analysis of data for a sample of older adults (250 yrs) living in Calgary, Canada, found that the dog-owners who frequently walked dogs (24 times/wk) reported more neighbourhood-based recreational walking and high sense of community relative to non-owners. Interventions promoting dog-walking in neighbourhoods, while supporting the specific walking needs of older adults, may help support healthy aging in place.
dc.format.extentx, 155 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationToohey, A. M. (2012). Neighbourhoods, dogs and walking: an exploration of factors relevant to healthy aging in place (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4824en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/4824
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/105825
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
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dc.titleNeighbourhoods, dogs and walking: an exploration of factors relevant to healthy aging in place
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunity Health Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 2096 627942968
ucalgary.thesis.notesUARCen
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