Poster Session
Issue Date: August 2020
Published Online: August 01, 2020
Updated: September 09, 2020
Loneliness and Pet Ownership in Older Adults
Destiny Rodriguez; Dahlia Castillo, OTD, OTR; Ja’Nice Wyatt; Valeria Alvarez
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA
  • University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA
  • University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA
  • University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA
Article Information
Geriatrics/Productive Aging / Mental Health / Basic Research
Poster Session   |   August 01, 2020
Loneliness and Pet Ownership in Older Adults
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2020, Vol. 74, 7411505186. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S1-PO6609
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2020, Vol. 74, 7411505186. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S1-PO6609
Abstract

Date Presented 03/27/20

As the population ages, the risk of loneliness increases. Loneliness is linked to a decrease in overall health and performance in older adults. The purpose of this study was to explore loneliness in relation to pet ownership. This research investigates alternative ways to decrease loneliness in this specific population, which can advance practice development of OT by providing practitioners a reliable method when addressing older adults who live in their communities.

Primary Author and Speaker: Dahlia Castillo

Additional Authors and Speakers: Destiny Rodriguez, Ja’Nice Wyatt, Valeria Alvarez