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
dc.contributor.authorToohey, Ann Madeline
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-10T19:10:48Z
dc.date.issued2013-10-10
dc.date.submitted2012en
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 (50 yrs and older) living in Calgary, Canada, found that the dog-owners who frequently walked dogs (4 times/wk or more) 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationToohey, A. M. (2013). 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/27069en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27069
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/1147
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subject.classificationpopulation healthen_US
dc.subject.classificationaging in placeen_US
dc.subject.classificationdog walkingen_US
dc.subject.classificationneighbourhooden_US
dc.subject.classificationPhysical Activityen_US
dc.subject.classificationsocial engagementen_US
dc.subject.classificationhealthy agingen_US
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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