Hoarding severity predicts functional disability in late-life hoarding disorder patients

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Catherine R AyersYasmeen Iqbal

Abstract

Late-life hoarding is a serious psychiatric condition with significant implications in health and functioning. Geriatric hoarding patients show greater impairment in activities of daily living and have a greater number of medical conditions compared with same-aged nonhoarders. This study examined the relationship between geriatric hoarding severity and functional disability severity. Sixty-five subjects age 60 or older with hoarding disorder (HD) participated in the current study. Participants were assessed with measures of hoarding severity, psychiatric symptoms, and general disability. Hierarchical regression was used to test the unique association of hoarding symptoms with functional disability beyond the effects of demographic factors, anxiety, and depression. When controlling for demographics (age and gender) and psychiatric symptoms (anxiety and depression), hoarding severity predicts functional disability severity. Analyses also show that clinician-administered measures of hoarding are stronger predictors of disability than patient self-report measures. When treating older adults with HD, clinicians must consider symptom impact on daily life. A multidisciplinary team must be utilized to address the wide-ranging consequen...Continue Reading

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Feb 15, 2015·Journal of Affective Disorders·Sanjaya SaxenaKarron M Maidment
Oct 30, 2016·International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry·Mary E DozierCatherine R Ayers
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