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Wakabayashi Hidetaka
Department School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital), School of Medicine Position Professor and Division head |
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| Article types | Original article |
| Language | English |
| Peer review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | Depression and anxiety in pet owners after a diagnosis of cancer in their pets: a cross-sectional study in Japan. |
| Journal | Formal name：BMJ open Abbreviation：BMJ Open ISSN code：20446055/20446055 |
| Domestic / Foregin | Foregin |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 9(2),pp.1-8 |
| Author and coauthor | Nakano Yuko, Matsushima Masato, Nakamori Azusa, Hiroma Junshiro, Matsuo Eiji, Wakabayashi Hidetaka, Yoshida Shuhei, Ichikawa Hiroko, Kaneko Makoto, Mutai Rieko, Sugiyama Yoshifumi, Yoshida Eriko, Kobayashi Tetsuya |
| Publication date | 2019/02 |
| Summary | OBJECTIVE:To determine the presence and predictors of depression and anxiety in pet owners after a diagnosis of cancer in their pets.DESIGN:Cross-sectional study.SETTING:A veterinary medical centre specialised in oncology for dogs and cats and two primary veterinary clinics in Japan.PARTICIPANTS:The participants for analysis were 99 owners of a pet with cancer diagnosis received in the past 1-3 weeks and 94 owners of a healthy pet.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Self-reported questionnaires were used to assess depression and anxiety. Depression was assessed using the Center of Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, and anxiety was measured by using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-Form JYZ.RESULTS:Depression scores were significantly higher in owners of a pet with cancer than owners of a healthy pet, even after adjustment for potential confounders (p<0.001). Within the owners of a pet with cancer, depression was significantly more common in those who were employed than those who were unemployed (p=0.048). State anxiety scores were significantly higher in owners of a pet with cancer than owners of a healthy pet, even after adjustment for potential confounders, including trait-anxiety scores (p<0.001). Furthermore, in owners of a pet with cancer, state anxiety was higher in owners with high trait anxiety (p<0.001) and in owners whose pets had a poor prognosis (p=0.027).CONCLUSION: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. |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024512 |
| PMID | 30782907 |