Companion Animal Fostering as Health Promotion: A Literature Review.

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dc.citation.issue13
dc.citation.volume20
dc.contributor.authorRoseveare C
dc.contributor.authorBreheny M
dc.contributor.authorMansvelt J
dc.contributor.authorMurray L
dc.contributor.authorWilkie M
dc.contributor.authorGates MC
dc.contributor.editorTchounwou PB
dc.coverage.spatialSwitzerland
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-16T23:53:50Z
dc.date.available2024-06-16T23:53:50Z
dc.date.issued2023-06-21
dc.description.abstractThere is growing interest in the health-promoting potential of human-companion animal relationships from a broad public health perspective while acknowledging barriers to ownership, particularly for older adults. Companion animal fostering is an alternative to pet ownership that aligns with the Ottawa Charter health promotion principle that caring for others in everyday settings promotes health. This narrative review of the literature on companion animal fostering draws on Te Whare Tapa Whā (the four-sided house), an indigenous model of health that is influential in Aotearoa/New Zealand, and the Ottawa Charter. We found that companion animal fostering can be considered health-promoting for human and non-human animals, using a broad and multidimensional understanding of health. As well as improving the long-term outcomes for homeless animals, companion animal fostering has the potential to promote the health of the individuals, families, and communities who provide foster homes. Our review highlights the importance of health promoters considering the reciprocal relationship between human and animal health. Future research should explore different aspects of human and non-human health, perspectives of different types of fosterers in different settings and communities, barriers to fostering, and methods that explore the role of caring for a wider range of companion animals in creating and sustaining wellbeing.
dc.description.confidentialfalse
dc.edition.editionJuly-1 2023
dc.format.pagination6199-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37444047
dc.identifier.citationRoseveare C, Breheny M, Mansvelt J, Murray L, Wilkie M, Gates MC. (2023). Companion Animal Fostering as Health Promotion: A Literature Review.. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 20. 13. (pp. 6199-).
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph20136199
dc.identifier.eissn1660-4601
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.number6199
dc.identifier.piiijerph20136199
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/69854
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherMDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/13/6199
dc.relation.isPartOfInt J Environ Res Public Health
dc.rights(c) 2023 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectOttawa Charter
dc.subjectTe Whare Tapa Whā
dc.subjectageing
dc.subjectcompanion animals
dc.subjectfostering
dc.subjecthealth promotion
dc.subjecthuman–animal bond
dc.subjecthuman–animal interaction
dc.subjectpets
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectPets
dc.subjectHuman-Animal Bond
dc.subjectHealth Promotion
dc.subjectHuman-Animal Interaction
dc.subjectNew Zealand
dc.titleCompanion Animal Fostering as Health Promotion: A Literature Review.
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id477955
pubs.organisational-groupCollege of Health
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