The impact of coronavirus on individuals with problematic hoarding behaviours

Fontenelle, Leonardo F.; Muhlbauer, Julia E.; Albertella, Lucy; Eppingstall, Jan

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.10.042

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“…In this cross-sectional study, the participants answered self-report scales between May and September 2021. The online assessment consisted of the following scales: Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R), which investigates the presence and severity of obsessions and compulsions 6 ; the Beck Anxiety (BAI) and Beck Depression (BDI) inventories 7 , 8 ; the Coronavirus Stress and Traumatic Events Scale (COROTRAS), which explores lifestyle changes associated with the pandemic and the emotions (fear, helplessness, disgust, anger, guilt, shame, and sadness) related to the main lifestyle change 9 ; the Coronavirus Health Impact Survey (CRISIS), 10 which assesses life changes and stress by asking about the respondent’s lifestyle before and during the pandemic. Since a recent meta-analysis suggested that individuals with OCD have more suicidal ideation than the general population, 11 participants were also asked to respond to a questionnaire on suicide planning and attempts by the Consórcio Brasileiro de Pesquisa em Transtornos do Espectro Obsessivo-Compulsivo (C-TOC).…”

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the symptomatology and routine of medicated patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Almeida,

Maziero,

Tanamatis

et al. 2024

Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry

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Objectives: To study the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on the routine of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and changes in symptoms and suicidal-related behavior, mainly in those with cleaning symptoms. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 58 patients completed an online self-report questionnaire that included the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised, Coronavirus Stress and Traumatic Events Scale, Coronavirus Health Impact Survey, Beck Anxiety and Beck Depression inventories, and Suicide-Related Behaviors Questionnaire. Comparisons were made with another pre-pandemic sample (n=524) regarding the last three measures. Results: During the pandemic, the patients spent more days inside their homes (χ 2 = 33.39, p = 0.007), changed their alcohol consumption patterns (χ 2 = 87.6, p < 0.001), and increased social media usage (χ 2 = 68.83, p < 0.001). Participants with cleaning symptoms did not significantly differ from the others in relation to stress, anxiety/depressive symptoms, or suicidal-related behaviors. Finally, our sample did not differ from an equivalent OCD sample assessed before the pandemic in terms of anxiety and depressive symptom severity or suicidal-related behaviors. Conclusion: Overall, patients with OCD showed no lifestyle changes associated with higher stress levels during the pandemic. Patients with and without cleaning symptoms and patients before and during the pandemic presented similar results.

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the symptomatology and routine of medicated patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Almeida,

Maziero,

Tanamatis

et al. 2024

Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry

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“…Before the outbreak of COVID-19, the incidence rate of irrational food hoarding among the population was low, only about 2.3–5.8%; however, after the outbreak, this rate increased dramatically [ 1 ]. More importantly, there appears to be a trend of people hoarding food that emerged amid the pandemic, and that trend is not going to reverse anytime soon [ 24 ].…”

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Sustainable Management of Food Waste during COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights into Irrational Food Hoarding among Chinese Citizens

Zhang

et al. 2022

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, food waste caused by excessive hoarding has accounted a large proportion of the total food waste in urban Chinese households, which indicates that reducing food hoarding has become key to managing household food waste. This study therefore explored the behavioral mechanisms underlying excessive food hoarding among citizens. Based on a sample set of 511 respondents surveyed in Beijing, Hefei, and Guiyang in July 2022, a PLS-SEM model was conducted using SmartPLS 3.0 software to simulate the decision-making process of food hoarding. The following results were found. First, among the households with hoarding, 66.37% had some degree of food waste. Second, hoarding preference was the direct predictor of hoarding behavior, which means that hoarding behavior can be effectively controlled by regulating preferences. Third, group influence including homology consistency and social network support, as well as psychological panic, both enhanced citizens’ hoarding preference and induced hoarding behavior. Therefore, it is necessary to weaken group influence and try to help citizens overcome panic. Finally, food supply information release can not only alleviate citizens’ psychological panic and weaken group influence, but also block the transformation of preference into behavior. The above results are of great importance for the design of management policies for food waste caused by irrational hoarding during the pandemic.

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Hoarding behavior and its association with mental health and functioning in a large youth sample

Linkovski,

Moore,

Argabright

et al. 2023

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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The impact of coronavirus on individuals with problematic hoarding behaviours

Cited by 8 publications

References 41 publications

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the symptomatology and routine of medicated patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the symptomatology and routine of medicated patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Sustainable Management of Food Waste during COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights into Irrational Food Hoarding among Chinese Citizens

Hoarding behavior and its association with mental health and functioning in a large youth sample

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