ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
Companion Dog Foster Caregiver Program for Older Veterans at the VA Maryland Health Care System: A Feasibility Study.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Enduring strengths and a critical gap, the Ottawa Charter and animal rescue fostering in Aotearoa-New Zealand.Health promotion international · 2026Article
- Veterans with Service, Emotional Support, and Companion Dogs: Examining the Relationship Between Demographics, Health Characteristics, and Intensity of Human-Dog Relationships.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Is It Really a Failure? A Survey About Foster Animal Adoption.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
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- The Role of Companion Dogs in the VA Maryland Health Care System Whole Health(y) GeroFit Program.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Companion Animal Fostering as Health Promotion: A Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- The Psycho-Social Impact of Human-Animal Interactions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Effects of Proximity between Companion Dogs and Their Caregivers on Heart Rate Variability Measures in Older Adults: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Veterans experience mental health conditions at a disproportionate rate compared to their civilian counterparts, and approximately 60% of older veterans who receive their care through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) do not meet physical activity (PA) recommendations. We tested the Veterans as Foster Ambassadors program at the VA Maryland Health Care System to examine whether fostering a companion dog would improve PA and function, heart rate variability (HRV), balance, and quality of life (QOL) in older veterans. Participants wore an accelerometer for ≥10 days during each phase (30 day baseline vs. 60 day foster period) to measure daily PA (
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