ArticleInnovation in aging2023
Pet Ownership and Maintenance of Physical Function in Older Adults-Evidence From the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA).
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- The protective role of companion animal ownership in cognitive aging: current status of the literature.GeroScience · 2026Review
- Bonded Green Exercise: A One Health Framework for Shared Nature-Based Physical Activity in the Human-Dog Dyad.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Neighbourhood-level age-friendliness in urban environments: associations with functional independence and physical activity in older adults after a fall.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Pet Ownership, Pet Attachment, and Longitudinal Changes in Psychological Health-Evidence from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Impact of changes in leisure activities on incident disability among older adults: a nationwide cohort study.Journal of global health · 2025Article
- Protective Factors for Falls Among Independent Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- The Association of Regular Dog Walking With Mobility, Falls, and Fear of Falling in Later Life.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2025Article
- Pet ownership, pet-related characteristics, and sleep quality among older adults in China: a nationwide cross-sectional study.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Association between pet ownership and physical function at discharge in hospitalized older adults: A retrospective observational study.PloS one · 2025Observational
- Human Preferences for Dogs and Cats in China: The Current Situation and Influencing Factors of Watching Online Videos and Pet Ownership.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial to Examine the Impact of a Therapy Dog Intervention on Loneliness in Hospitalized Older Adults.Innovation in aging · 2024Article
- Higher remnant cholesterol is associated with an increased risk of amnestic mild cognitive impairment: a community-based cross-sectional study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2024Article
- Pet ownership and maintenance of cognitive function in community-residing older adults: evidence from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA).Scientific reports · 2023Article
- "Whoever takes the dog gets the house": How older adults negotiate, budget, and deploy resources for multispecies family health and well-being.Social work in mental health · 2023Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Background and Objectives: Pet ownership or human-animal interaction has been associated with better health outcomes in individuals with disease or disability. We hypothesized that pet ownership, as well as dog ownership and cat ownership separately, are associated with maintaining physical function, and leisure time physical activity and that among dog owners, dog walking is associated with maintaining these outcomes for generally healthy community-dwelling older adults participating in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. Research Design and Methods: A total of 637 men (44.1%) and women aged 50-100 years ( Results: Pet owners ( Discussion and Implications: This study provides the first longitudinal evidence that pet ownership is associated with maintained physical function among community-dwelling generally healthy older adults.
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