The association between living alone and depressive symptoms and the role of pet ownership among Japanese workers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Living alone has been positively associated with the prevalence of depressive symptoms. We examined how a combination of living alone and pet ownership relates to depressive symptoms.

Methods

As part of the Japan Epidemiology Collaboration on Occupational Health Study, we conducted a survey on health-related lifestyles, including living arrangements and pet ownership, among 12,763 employees of five companies in 2018-2021. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the 11-item Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (cutoff score ≥ 9). A Poisson regression model with a robust variance estimator was used to calculate prevalence ratio and 95% confidence interval (CI) while adjusting for covariates.

Results

Among the participants, 30.9% were depressed,

SUBMITTER: Miyake H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10494449 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature