Pet ownership and symptoms of depression: A prospective study of older adults

Sharpley C., Veronese N., Smith L., Lopez-Sanchez G. F., Bitsika V., Demurtas J., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, cilt.264, ss.35-39, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 264
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.11.134
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, PASCAL, AgeLine, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.35-39
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Pet ownership, Older adults, Depression, Depressive symptoms
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: This paper aims to examine associations between pet ownership and symptoms of depression in a large, population-based sample of older adults. Specifically, we tested whether: (i) people who report more depressive symptoms are more likely to own a pet; (ii) pet ownership protects against an increase in depressive symptoms over time; (iii) associations differ by symptom type.