Occupational Therapy Practitioner Interventions for Individuals with Hoarding Tendencies: A Descriptive and Associational Survey

Hoarding Disorder is a condition often referred to occupational therapy for comprehensive assessment and intervention, however the strategies that professionals use in clinical management of hoarding behaviors poorly understood. The purpose this mixed methods survey design research was collect analyze information on beliefs, attitudes, perceptions common effective intervention techniques currently used among address behaviors. A total 18 (n = 18) responding met inclusion criteria. Occupational universally indicated environmental modification were utilized as an manage behaviors, majority participants also ADL training, IADL household mobility occupation-based therapeutic activity, personal safety training self-management interventions Disorder. Regression analysis between perceived effectiveness given reported frequency how found following generally most Disorder: modification, rs(18) =.550, p =.018, VS-MPR 5.09; =.543, =.020, 4.70; creative expression activities, =.624, =.006, 11.98; =.412, =.066, 2.05; self =.443, =.075, 1.89; =.444, =.063, 2.11. results study affirm find complex systems more than single treating those with disorders, further needed better understand which assessments work well together treatment systems.