Depression and anxiety in pet owners after a diagnosis of cancer in their pets: a cross-sectional study in Japan.
Yuko NakanoMasato MatsushimaAzusa NakamoriJunshiro HiromaEiji MatsuoHidetaka WakabayashiShuhei YoshidaHiroko IchikawaMakoto KanekoRieko MutaiYoshifumi SugiyamaEriko YoshidaTetsuya KobayashiPublished in: BMJ open (2019)
The results indicate that some owners tended to become depressed and anxious after their pets had received a diagnosis of cancer. Employment may be a predictor of depression. High trait anxiety and a pet with a poor prognosis may increase owners' state anxiety. Including the pet in a family genogram and attention to the pet's health condition may be important considerations for family practice.
Keyphrases
- poor prognosis
- pet ct
- positron emission tomography
- computed tomography
- papillary thyroid
- pet imaging
- healthcare
- long non coding rna
- sleep quality
- squamous cell
- public health
- primary care
- depressive symptoms
- mental health
- working memory
- lymph node metastasis
- risk assessment
- childhood cancer
- health information
- climate change
- health promotion