Longitudinal evidence of the impact of dog ownership and dog walking on mental health.

Animals Dogs Mental Health Ownership Prospective Studies Walking Western Australia
depression dog ownership dog walking mental health stress

Journal

Journal of public health (Oxford, England)
ISSN: 1741-3850
Titre abrégé: J Public Health (Oxf)
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101188638

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
07 06 2021
Historique:
received: 17 05 2019
revised: 17 07 2019
accepted: 17 07 2019
pubmed: 7 11 2019
medline: 7 8 2021
entrez: 7 11 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Emerging evidence supports the physical health and social benefits of dog ownership. This study examined the longitudinal effect of dog ownership and dog walking on mental health. Data from a cohort of 1023 participants taking part in the RESIDential Environments project, in Perth, Western Australia were collected over a 2 year period (baseline and follow-up). Self-report survey items measured mental health (stress and depression), dog ownership status and weekly minutes of dog walking. Logistic regression models accounted for potential confounding factors including socio-demographic, self-rated health and baseline mental health. Overall, no statistically significant effects were observed over time between dog ownership and stress (adjusted OR: 1.20; 95% CI: 0.79, 1.81) or depression (adjusted OR: 1.51; 95% CI: 0.72, 3.16). There was a small inverse but non-significant association between weekly minutes of dog walking and stress over time (adjusted OR: 0.85; 95% CI: 0.60, 1.22). There was little evidence of prospective associations between dog ownership or dog walking and mental health. Further research is required to confirm longitudinal relationships between dog ownership and dog walking and mental health and investigate dog-related factors, such as a person's attachment to their dog.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND
Emerging evidence supports the physical health and social benefits of dog ownership. This study examined the longitudinal effect of dog ownership and dog walking on mental health.
METHODS
Data from a cohort of 1023 participants taking part in the RESIDential Environments project, in Perth, Western Australia were collected over a 2 year period (baseline and follow-up). Self-report survey items measured mental health (stress and depression), dog ownership status and weekly minutes of dog walking. Logistic regression models accounted for potential confounding factors including socio-demographic, self-rated health and baseline mental health.
RESULTS
Overall, no statistically significant effects were observed over time between dog ownership and stress (adjusted OR: 1.20; 95% CI: 0.79, 1.81) or depression (adjusted OR: 1.51; 95% CI: 0.72, 3.16). There was a small inverse but non-significant association between weekly minutes of dog walking and stress over time (adjusted OR: 0.85; 95% CI: 0.60, 1.22).
CONCLUSION
There was little evidence of prospective associations between dog ownership or dog walking and mental health. Further research is required to confirm longitudinal relationships between dog ownership and dog walking and mental health and investigate dog-related factors, such as a person's attachment to their dog.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdz094 PMID: 31690938
pubmed: 31690938
pii: 5583949
doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdz094
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

e145-e152

Informations de copyright

© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

Auteurs

Y Cui (Y)

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.

M Russell (M)

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.

M Davern (M)

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
Healthy Liveable Cities Group, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia.

H Christian (H)

School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia.
Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia.

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