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ArticleHealth & social care in the community2020

An exploratory study on the lived experiences of hoarding in Singapore.

Mythily Subramaniam, Anitha Jeyagurunathan, Fiona Devi, Shi Hui Sherilyn Chang, Ellaisha Samari, Swapna Kamal Verma, Wei Lik Jared Ng, Weng Mooi Tan, Rebecca Chong, Peishan Ye and 4 more

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Article in Health & social care in the community, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Mythily SubramaniamResearch Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-4530-1096
Anitha JeyagurunathanResearch Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore.
Fiona DeviResearch Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore.
Shi Hui Sherilyn ChangResearch Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore.
Ellaisha SamariResearch Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore.
Swapna Kamal VermaClinical Departments, East Region & Department of Psychosis, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore.
Wei Lik Jared NgClinical Departments, North Region, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-9014-9244
Weng Mooi TanCommunity Mental Health Division, Agency for Integrated Care, Singapore, Singapore.
Rebecca ChongCommunity Mental Health Division, Agency for Integrated Care, Singapore, Singapore.
Peishan YeCommunity Mental Health Division, Agency for Integrated Care, Singapore, Singapore.
Lea Lea LimHousing Management Group, Housing & Development Board, Singapore, Singapore.
Ramzi BabjeeMunicipal Service Office, Ministry of National Development, Singapore, Singapore.
Janhavi Ajit VaingankarResearch Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore.
Siow Ann ChongResearch Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore.
Institute of Mental Health · SGDuke-NUS Medical School · SGHousing and Development Board · SGMinistry of National Development · SG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research studies have revealed that people with hoarding typically collect and keep items due to their aesthetic appeal, utility and strong emotional attachment to the items resulting in clutter and limiting living spaces. This study aims to explore the experiences of individuals with hoarding disorder to understand and describe-the patterns and reasons for hoarding, experiences with decluttering and the impact of hoarding disorder on significant others and society in the context of a multi-ethnic urban Asian country. A total of 12 participants with hoarding disorder were recruited and interviewed using a simple semi-structured interview guide designed for the study. The resulting transcribed interviews were analysed using thematic analysis. The mean age of the participants was 56.7 years (SD = 14.5). Nine super-ordinate and discrete but interconnecting themes emerged from the qualitative interviews: types of hoarded items, sources of hoarded items, ways of storing/arranging hoarded items, help-seeking/treatment contact, reasons for hoarding, experiences with decluttering, impact upon family, community and self, restricting hoarding behaviours and insight. Key themes identified in the study are consistent with the literature on studies on hoarding which have been done in other populations. Hoarding in the community has serious consequences for individuals with hoarding disorder and others living in the community, which is compounded by the lack of insight among these individuals. There is a pressing need to increase public awareness and recognition of hoarding behaviours to aid efforts in bringing timely and appropriate services to the affected individuals.

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AdultAgedAsiaEmotionsFemaleHoarding DisorderHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchSingaporeAsianclutterdeclutteringhoarding disorderinsightqualitative researchtraumatic life events

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PMID31680365
PMCPMC7027790
OpenAlexW2989081110

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