Pet Ownership and Maintenance of Physical Function in Older Adults-Evidence From the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA).

Erika FriedmannNancy R GeeEleanor M SimonsickErik BarrBarbara ResnickEmily WerthmanIkmat Adesanya

Published in: Innovation in aging (2022)

This study provides the first longitudinal evidence that pet ownership is associated with maintained physical function among community-dwelling generally healthy older adults.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
physical activity
pet ct
computed tomography
positron emission tomography
pet imaging
cross sectional