Vpliv psa na aktivnost lastnika pri planinstvu : magistrsko delo

Smolnikar, Manca (author), Debevec, Tadej (mentor), Plavec, Tanja (comentor)

Cilj magistrskega dela je bil ugotoviti, ali ima spremstvo psa na planinskem izletu vpliv na aktivnost lastnika. Raziskav na tem področju je trenutno izjemno malo, glede na vse večje vključevanje psov v naše vsakdanje življenje in aktivnosti pa je preučevanje interakcij med psi in lastniki pri različnih športnih aktivnostih nedvomno smiselno. V raziskavo je bilo vključenih 17 preizkušancev. Vsi preizkušanci so bili lastniki psov, stari od 16 do 59 let. V eksperimentu je sodelovalo tudi 17 psov srednje starosti, ne kratkogobčnih pasem. Eksperiment smo izvedli s pohodoma na 826 m visok vrh Sv. Primož, ki je nad Stahovico. Višinska razlika po poti meri 396 m, pot pa je označena kot lahka. Na Sv. Primoža so se vsi preizkušanci povzpeli dvakrat. En pohod so opravili skupaj s psom, enega pa brez psa, razmak med obema pa je bil povprečno en teden. Oba pohoda sta bila opravljena v čim bolj podobnih okoljskih razmerah in v podobnem delu dneva. Pred začetkom pohoda so vsi sodelujoči izpolnili pristopno izjavo in vprašalnik o psu. Pri vprašalniku o psu so nas zanimale osnovne informacije o psu in nekaj podatkov o psihofizičnem stanju ter informacije o obiskovanju planin. Po koncu pohoda je vsak sodelujoči izpolnil tudi vprašalnik o svojem psihofizičnem stanju in doživljanju samega pohoda. Pred in med pohodom smo za meritve izbranih parametrov uporabili ure GPS različnih proizvajalcev. Izmerjeni so bili povprečni srčni utrip, srčni utrip v mirovanju, razdalja, čas in tempo. Opisne spremenljivke smo prikazali s frekvencami in frekvenčnimi deleži, številske pa s povprečji in standardnimi odkloni. Številskim spremenljivkam smo preverili normalnost porazdelitve (Shapiro-Wilkov test). Primerjavo v fizioloških parametrih ob hoji v hrib, prehojeni razdalji in času pohoda s psom in brez njega smo preverili s t testom za odvisne vzorce ali z Wilcoxonovim testom v primeru asimetričnosti podatkov pri stopnji statistične značilnosti 5 %. Rezultati so pokazali določene vplive psa na aktivnost lastnika, čeprav med večino merjenih parametrov nismo našli statistično pomembnih razlik. Pri pohodu brez psa smo ugotovili statistično značilno višjo maksimalno srčno frekvenco srca v primerjavi s pohodom s psom (+ 11 udarcev/min, p < 0,05), medtem ko med vrstama pohoda nismo ugotovili drugih razlik.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: planinstvo, pes, fizična aktivnost, frekvenca srca
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.09 - Master's Thesis
• Organization: FŠ - Faculty of Sport
• Year: 2022
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-141280
• COBISS.SI-ID: 124186115
• Publication date in RUL: 28.09.2022

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Dog´s influence on owner´s hiking activity

Abstract

The goal of this master's thesis was to investigate whether conducting a hiking trip with our without a dog results in differential dog’s owner activity. There is very little research on the subject, despite the increasing inclusion of dogs in everyday life activities there is scarcity of data on the topic which is undoubtedly worthy of investigation. Seventeen participants, aged between 16 and 59 volunteered for the present study. Each of these participants was an owner of middle aged, but not short muzzled dog that also took part in the study. The experiment was carried out by conducting two hiking trips to 826 m high St. Primož, located above Stahovica - One with dogs and one without, approximately one week apart. Elevation change is 396 m and the path is marked as easy. Both hikes were carried out in similar environmental conditions and at the same time of the day. Before the start of each hike, each of the participants was also given a questionnaire pertaining to their and their dog’s characteristics. The questionnaire included questions on their psychophysical condition and information about their hiking experiences. The participants also filled the same questionnaires at the end of both hikes, this time also amended with questions regarding their experience with the hikes. The participants were also given GPS hand watches of various manufacturers to measure the following parameters: average heart rate, resting heart rate, distance traveled, travel time and pace of each participant. Descriptive variables were depicted with frequencies and frequency ratios, whilst the numeric variables were depicted using averages and standard deviations. The numeric variables were analyzed for distribution normality (Shapiro-Wilkov test). The physiological parameters, distance traveled and travel time with and without an accompanying dog's presence were compared using a t-test or Wilcoxon test. Significance was defined at p = 0.05. The obtained results suggested certain influence of accompanying dog on the owner, despite the fact that most measured parameters did not show statistically significant differences. During the hike with dogs maximal heart rate was significantly greater as compared to when dogs were not present (+11 beats/min, p < 0.05).

• Keywords: hiking, dog, physical activity, heart rate