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Regular dog-walking improves physical capacity in elderly patients after myocardial infarction
Collegium antropologicum, 35 (2011), Suppl 2; 73-75. urn:nbn:hr:184:436630
Ružić, Alen; Miletić, Bojan; Ružić, Tonka; Peršić, Viktor; Laškarin, Gordana

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Ružić, A., Miletić, B., Ružić, T., Peršić, V. & Laškarin, G. (2011). Regular dog-walking improves physical capacity in elderly patients after myocardial infarction. Collegium antropologicum, 35. (Suppl 2), 73-75. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:436630

Ružić, Alen, et al. "Regular dog-walking improves physical capacity in elderly patients after myocardial infarction." Collegium antropologicum, vol. 35, no. Suppl 2, 2011, pp. 73-75. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:436630

Ružić, Alen, Bojan Miletić, Tonka Ružić, Viktor Peršić and Gordana Laškarin. "Regular dog-walking improves physical capacity in elderly patients after myocardial infarction." Collegium antropologicum 35, no. Suppl 2 (2011): 73-75. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:436630

Ružić, A., et al. (2011) 'Regular dog-walking improves physical capacity in elderly patients after myocardial infarction', Collegium antropologicum, 35(Suppl 2), pp. 73-75. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:436630 (Accessed 02 February 2025)

Ružić A, Miletić B, Ružić T, Peršić V, Laškarin G. Regular dog-walking improves physical capacity in elderly patients after myocardial infarction. Collegium antropologicum [Internet]. 2011 [cited 2025 February 02];35(Suppl 2):73-75. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:436630

A. Ružić, B. Miletić, T. Ružić, V. Peršić and G. Laškarin, "Regular dog-walking improves physical capacity in elderly patients after myocardial infarction", Collegium antropologicum, vol. 35, no. Suppl 2, pp. 73-75, 2011. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:436630. [Accessed: 02 February 2025]

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Title (english)Regular dog-walking improves physical capacity in elderly patients after myocardial infarction
AuthorAlen Ružić
AuthorBojan Miletić
AuthorTonka Ružić
AuthorViktor Peršić
AuthorGordana Laškarin
Author's institutionUniversity of Rijeka
Faculty of Health Studies
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Clinical Medical Sciences
Internal Medicine
Abstract (english)
Various positive effects of pet ownership on cardiovascular health are well known. The aim of this prospective and controlled longitudinal study was to determine the effects of everyday dog-walking on physical capacity in elderly patients during the first year after myocardial infarction. Regularly dog-walking for at least 15 minutes three times a day is related to significantly higher work load on the bicycle exercise test (72.5 ± 10.75 versus 67.6 ± 11.6 W, p<0.05) in the »dog-walking« group (N=29, mean age 72.5 years) at 12 months compared to the control group (N=30, mean age 71.7 years). Our results suggest that dogs may help to maintain continuous physical activity in elderly cardiovascular patients promoting their physical capacity. Further researches are needed to confirm this association as well to identify other possible influences of dog ownership on the cardiovascular health and on the outcome in patients after myocardial infarction.
Keywords (english)
Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review
Publication versionPublished version
Journal titleCollegium antropologicum
Numberingvol. 35, no. Suppl 2, pp. 73-75
p-ISSN0350-6134
e-ISSN1848-9486
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:184:436630
Publication2011
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