Dogs, Physical Activity, and Walking (Dogs PAW): Acceptability and Feasibility of a Pilot Physical Activity Intervention

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 362-370

  Richards, Elizabeth A ^a   Ogata, Niwako ^a   Ting, Jeffrey ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

exercise; pets; social cognitive theory

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WALKING;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PILOT PROJECTS; WALKING;

EID: 84930592229     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: 15526372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839914553300     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. American Pet Products Association. (2013). APPA National Pet Owners Survey. Retrieved from http://www.americanpetproducts.org/pubs_survey.asp
2. Bandura A.Health promotion from the perspective of social cognitive theory.Psychology & Health. 1998;13:623-649
3. Bauman A. E.,Russell S. J.,Furber S. E.,Dobson A. J.The epidemiology of dog walking: An unmet need for human and canine health.Medical Journal of Australia. 2001;175:632-634
4. Brown S. G.,Rhodes R. E.Relationships among dog ownership and leisure-time walking in Western Canadian adults.American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2006;30:131-136
5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). About BMI for adults. Atlanta, GA. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/adult_bmi/index.html#Interpreted
6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2013). Early release of selected estimates based on data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey: Leisure-time physical activity. Atlanta, GA: Author. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/released201306.htm
7. Christian H.,Giles-Corti B.,Knuiman M.“I’m just a walking the dog”: Correlates of regular dog walking.Family & Community Health. 2010;33:44-52
8. Christian H. E.,Wesgarth C.,Bauman A.,Richards E. A.,Rhodes R. E.,Evenson K. R.,.. Thorpe R. J.Dog ownership and physical activity: A review of the evidence.Journal of Physical Activity & Health. 2013;10:750-759
9. Cutt H.,Giles-Corti B.,Knuiman M.Encouraging physical activity through dog walking: Why don’t some dog owners walk with their dog?.Preventive Medicine. 2008;46:120-126
10. Dishman R. K.,Heath G. W.,Lee I.-M.Physical activity epidemiology. (2013). Physical activity epidemiology (2nd ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics; 2013:
11. Epping J.Dog ownership and dog walking to promote physical activity and health in patients.Current Sports Medicine Reports. 2011;10:224-227
12. Fry J.,Neff R.Periodic prompts and reminders in health promotion and health behavior interventions: Systematic review.Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2009;11 (2): e16
13. Hoerster K. D.,Mayer J. A.,Sallis J. F.,Pizzi N.,Talley S.,Pichon L. C.,Butler D. A.Dog walking: Its association with physical activity guideline adherence and its correlates.Preventive Medicine. 2011;52 (1): 33-38
14. Johnson R.,Meadows R.Dog-walking: Motivation for adherence to a walking program.Clinical Nursing Research. 2010;19:387-402
15. Kushner R.,Blatner D.,Jewell D.,Rudloff K.The PPET study: People and pets exercising together.Obesity. 2006;14:1762-1770
16. Lentino C.,Visek A.,McDonnell K.,DiPietro L.Dog-walking is associated with a favorable risk profile independent of moderate to high volume of physical activity.Journal of Physical Activity & Health. 2012;9:414-420
17. Maddux J.Self-efficacy, adaptation, and adjustment: Theory, research and application. New York, NY: Plenum Press; 1995:
18. Reeves M. J.,Rafferty A. P.,Miller C. E.,Lyon-Callo S. K.The impact of dog walking on leisure-time physical activity: Results from a population-based survey of Michigan adults.Journal of Physical Activity & Health. 2011;8:436-444
19. Rhodes R. E.,Murray H.,Temple V. A.,Tuokko H.,Higgins J. W.Pilot study of a dog walking randomized intervention: Effects of a focus on canine exercise.Preventive Medicine. 2012;54:309-312
20. Richards E. A.,McDonough M.,Edwards N.,Lyle R.,Troped P. J.Development and psychometric testing of the Dogs and Walking Survey (DAWGS).Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 2013a;84:492-502
21. Richards E. A.,McDonough M.,Edwards N.,Lyle R.,Troped P. J.Psychosocial and environmental correlates of dog walking.International Journal of Health Promotion and Education. 2013b;51:198-211
22. SAS/STAT® 9.3 user’s guide. (2009). SAS/STAT® 9.3 user’s guide (2nd ed.). Cary, NC: Author.Cary, NC: Author; 2009:
23. Recommendations to increase physical activity in communities.American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2002;22 (4S): 67-72