Pet ownership and parent-reported mental health in pediatric transplantation. A cross-sectional study from the European reference network Transplantchild. The pink study
Transplanted children are at increased risk of emotional and behavioral difficulties. Pet ownership was associated with higher prosocial behavior and fewer peer problems in adolescents, supporting a potential beneficial role of companion animals in the psychosocial well-being of pediatric transplant recipients.
Authors
- David Canalejo-González
- Jacek Rubik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3392-2154)
- Elisa Benetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4481-0756)
- María H Simón
- Alba Bermúdez
- Ana Méndez‐Echevarría (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7455-9080)
- Serena Vigezzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1181-0220)
- F. Lacaille
- Silvia Simó Nebot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2115-1695)
- Antonio Pérez-Martínez
- Esther Ramos-Boluda
- Chiara Bergamo
- Paula García-Sánchez
- Marta Gonzalez-Vicent
- Vitor Hugo-Martin
- Paula Sevilla
- David Bueno
- Teresa Costa
Institutions
- Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades (FR)
- Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona (ES)
- University of Padua (IT)
- Hospital Universitario La Paz (ES)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Universidad Europea (MX)
- Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research (ES)
- Translational Research in Oncology (FR)
- Spanish Clinical Research Network (ES)
- Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús (ES)
- Children's Memorial Health Institute (PL)
- Ospedale Regina Margherita (IT)
- Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío (ES)
- Centro Hospitalar do Porto (PT)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (ES)
- Hospital for Tropical Diseases (VN)
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (ES)
- Universidad Europea de Madrid (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- One Health
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2026.101337
- Primary Topic
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00