一项针对狗主人和狗的联合户外炼计划的试点研究
K Smedberg1, E Lundbeck2, E Roman2,3
1Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. klara.smedberg@slu.se.
Scientific reports
|June 21, 2024
概括
一个共同的户外运动计划显著改善了狗主人的生活质量和身体形象. 它还降低了狗的身体状况得分,突出了人与动物之间的纽带.
科学领域:
- 比较医学是一种比较医学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 动物辅助干预措施 动物辅助干预
背景情况:
- 身体不活动是影响人类和伴侣狗的全球健康问题.
- 不活动与非传染性疾病和两种物种生活质量 (QoL) 的降低有关.
- 联合主人和狗的炼计划提供了一种新的方法来促进身体活动.
研究的目的:
- 评估联合户外炼计划对狗主人及其狗的体质和身体尺寸的影响.
- 评估结构化炼干预措施对所有者福祉和狗健康指标的影响.
主要方法:
- 一项为期八周的试点研究涉及22名狗主人和22名狗.
- 参与者参与了一项联合户外运动计划,每周两次,目标至少2公里.
- 评估了QOL,身体接受度和身体测量 (包括狗的身体状况评分).
主要成果:
- 狗主人报告说,QoL显著增加,并且对身体外观的接受度有所改善.
- 狗的身体状况得分 (BCS) 显著下降,但其食习惯没有发生重大变化.
- 业主继续进行联合炼的动机增加,这表明持续改变生活方式的潜力.
结论:
- 一项为期八周的户外联合炼计划可以提高主人的体质和身体形象,并改善狗的BCS.
- 人与动物之间的联系可能是促进相互体力活动和健康益处的关键因素.
- 建议与对照组进行进一步的研究和长期随访,以证实这些发现.
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