全球高齡人口不斷攀升，高齡者的健康促進及慢性疾病預防已成為世界各國所關心的重要議題，而遛狗行為被認為是可以促進高齡者維持日常身體活動量的有效策略之一。因此，本文透過蒐集與統整國內外電子資料庫之文獻，如PubMed、Medline、華藝線上圖書館等，目的為瞭解高齡者養狗狀態、遛狗行為與其身體活動量之關聯性，以提供給我國政府公部門擬訂決策參考。研究結果顯示從事遛狗行為的高齡者可以累積較多中、高強度的身體活動量，且促進其生理、心理及社會層面的健康。然而，現今國內鮮少進行「高齡者遛狗行為與身體活動量」相關議題的研究，因此，建議未來學術相關單位可以發展國內高齡者遛狗行為與身體活動量之實證性研究，以利政府公部門未來對於遛狗行為推動相關政策，達到我國高齡者健康促進之目的。

With the rising population of older adults across the globe, health promotion and disease prevention for senior citizens has become a critical concern. Dog walking has been considered a promising strategy that offers sufficient physical activity in daily life. This paper reviews the existing literature regarding associations between dog ownership and dog walking and physical activity among older adults. A comprehensive literature search was conducted on the PubMed and Medline databases using keywords related to exposures (＂older adult,＂ ＂adult,＂ ＂physical activity,＂ ＂leisure-time physical activity,＂ ＂dog walking,＂ and ＂dog ownership＂) and methods (＂systematic review＂ and ＂meta-analysis＂). Results indicate that dog walking is associated with higher levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, as well as superior physical, mental, and social health. However, few studies have examined this relationship among Taiwanese older adults. These results can inform policymakers, and contribute to health promotion and disease prevention among older adults by encouraging middle-aged and older adults to engage in sufficient physical activity. Future studies could further examine the associations between dog walking and physical activity.