The experience of working with people that hoard: a Q-sort exploration.
J Ment Health
; 28(1): 97-103, 2019 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The impact and burden of working with people that hoard is largely unexplored.AIM:
To explore professionals' varied experiences of engagement and intervention with this client group.METHOD:
Five semi-structured interviews were initially conducted with professionals with detailed experience of working with people that hoard. A thematic analysis then identified key statements for a 49-item Q-set. The Q-sort was subsequently administered to public sector professionals with wide experience of working with people who hoard (N= 36; fire-fighters, environmental health, housing and mental health). Organizational support and job-related wellbeing measures (anxiety/contentment and depression/enthusiasm) were also administered.RESULTS:
Factor analysis identified three distinct clusters (a) therapeutic and client focused (N = 15), (b) shocked and frustrated (N = 2) and (c) pragmatic and task focused (N = 5). Therapeutic and client focused professionals were significantly more content and enthusiastic regarding their work with clients with hoarding difficulties.CONCLUSIONS:
Professionals experience and approach their work with people that hoard in discrete and dissimilar ways. Service delivery and training implications are considered.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Relações Profissional-Paciente
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Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde
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Transtorno de Acumulação
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Ment Health
Assunto da revista:
PSICOLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido