Pet ownership during the first 5 years after breast cancer diagnosis in the NEON-BC cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although human-animal interactions (HAI) have been associated with health benefits, they have not been extensively studied among cancer patients nor which factors may influence HAI during cancer survivorship. Therefore, this study aims to describe pet ownership in a breast cancer cohort within 5 years post-diagnosis and to identify associated factors.

Methods

Four hundred sixty-six patients from the NEON-BC cohort were evaluated. Four groups of pet ownership over the 5 years were defined: 'never had', 'stopped having', 'started having' and 'always had'. Multinomial logistic regression was used to quantify the association between the patient characteristics and the groups defined (reference: 'never had').

Results

51.7% of patients had pets at diagnosis, whic

SUBMITTER: Lopes-Conceicao L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10234663 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature