'Not my mess'?: How do supporters of individuals with hoarding difficulties rate the quality of the support they offer?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Hoarding difficulties (HD) affect many people and cause upset and danger for the person, as well as friends and family. Previous research found that people with HD feel less adequately socially supported compared with individuals with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). This study used the perspective of those offering support to infer whether people with HD view their support differently, or if there is a gap in support quality compared with those with OCD.

Design

The design was cross-sectional, comparing those supporting OCD with those supporting HD.

Methods

An online questionnaire was completed by 116 people offering support (POS) to people with these conditions. Support quality was measured using an adapted, proxy version of the Revised Norbeck Social

SUBMITTER: Dennis J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12057303 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature