The influence of dog ownership on objective measures of free-living physical activity and sedentary behaviour in community-dwelling older adults: a longitudinal case-controlled study

• Main Authors: Philippa Margaret Dall (Author), Sarah Lesley Helen Ellis (Author), Brian Martin Ellis (Author), P Margaret Grant (Author), Alison Colyer (Author), Nancy Renee Gee (Author), Malcolm Howard Granat (Author), Daniel Simon Mills (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background There is some evidence to suggest that dog ownership may improve physical activity (PA) among older adults, but to date, studies examining this, have either depended on self-report or incomplete datasets due to the type of activity monitor used to record physical activity. Additi...