ACCUMULATION DISORDER IN THE LAPA / PINHEIROS HEALTH DISTRICT, IN THE CITY OF SÃO PAULO (SP) BETWEEN 2016 AND 2019.

Abstract

 This study analyzes 49 cases of people with hoarding disorder residing in the Administrative Districts of Lapa  and  Pinheiros both located  in the municipality of São Paulo and under surveillance of the Environmental Surveillance Department of  Technical Health Supervision of Lapa/Pinheiros, between the years 2016 and 2019.The analysis parameters were: race/ color/ethnicity, occupation/  livelihood, housing issues, age, gender, types of collected objects, number of actions performed by public services and amount  of material removed in the  period. The results show a majority of white individuals, with an inactive lifestyle and residing in their own properties. Discrete majority of cases belonging to the male sex, in relation to the female sex. Most affected people accumulate inanimate objects in comparison to animal accumulators. The volume of material removed, with institutional support, was considerably higher when compared to the scrap left to the individual's discretion. Amore detailed knowledge of the disease brings together possibilities for intervention based on the identification of cases, in the promotion and care for comprehensive health of this population segment and allows for changes in the environment reality in advance.