San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health, 9245 Sky Park Court, Suite 220, San Diego, CA 92123, USA.
Prev Med. 2011 Jan;52(1):33-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.10.011. Epub 2010 Nov 1.
We examined the prevalence and correlates of dog walking among dog owners, and whether dog walking is associated with meeting the American College of Sports Medicine/American Heart Association physical activity guidelines.
In March 2008, we mailed a survey to dog-owning clients from two San Diego County veterinary clinics. Useable data were obtained from 984 respondents, and 75 of these completed retest surveys. We assessed associations between potential correlates and dog walking (i.e., yes/no dog walking for at least 10 min in past week).
Test-retest reliability of measures was generally high. Approximately one-third of the sample (31.5%) were not dog walkers. Proportions of dog walkers versus non-dog walkers meeting United States guidelines were 64.3% and 55.0%, respectively. Dog walking was independently associated with meeting guidelines in a multivariate model (odds ratio=1.59, p=0.004). Three variables were independently associated with dog walking in a multivariate model: dog encouragement of dog walking, dog-walking obligation, and dog-walking self-efficacy.
Dog walking was associated with meeting physical activity guidelines, making it a viable method for promoting physical activity. Dog-walking obligation and self-efficacy may be important mediators of dog walking and may need to be targeted if interventions are to be successful.
我们调查了犬主遛狗的流行情况及其相关因素，以及遛狗是否与满足美国运动医学学院/美国心脏协会体育活动指南相关。
2008 年 3 月，我们向圣地亚哥县两家兽医诊所的犬主客户邮寄了一份调查问卷。从 984 位应答者中获得了可用数据，其中 75 位完成了重测调查。我们评估了潜在相关因素与遛狗之间的关系（即过去一周中是否至少遛狗 10 分钟）。
各项测量的重测信度通常较高。约有三分之一的样本（31.5%）不是遛狗者。遛狗者与不遛狗者分别符合美国指南的比例为 64.3%和 55.0%。在多变量模型中，遛狗与符合指南独立相关（比值比=1.59，p=0.004）。在多变量模型中，有三个变量与遛狗独立相关：狗鼓励遛狗、遛狗义务和遛狗自我效能。
遛狗与达到体育活动指南相关，使其成为促进体育活动的可行方法。遛狗义务和自我效能可能是遛狗的重要中介因素，如果要成功实施干预措施，可能需要针对这些因素。
