One-year follow-up after the time management group intervention Let's Get Organized

Area of Science:

• Occupational therapy
• Mental health interventions
• Neurodevelopmental disorders

Background:

• Time management is crucial for daily functioning.
• Individuals with neurodevelopmental or mental disorders often struggle with time management and organization.
• There is a need for interventions with lasting effects.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the one-year post-intervention effects of the Let's Get Organized (LGO-S) intervention.
• To assess the long-term impact of LGO-S on individuals with neurodevelopmental or mental disorders.

Main Methods:

• A one-year follow-up of a single-group pre-test-post-test study.
• Thirty-eight participants with time management difficulties due to neurodevelopmental or mental disorders.
• Data collected using the Assessment of Time Management Skills, Weekly Calendar Planning Activity, and Satisfaction with Daily Occupations instruments.
• Wilcoxon's signed-rank test used for data comparison.

Main Results:

• No significant differences were observed between post-intervention and one-year follow-up for time management skills, emotion regulation, and daily occupation satisfaction.
• A significant improvement in the organization and planning subscale was noted at the one-year follow-up compared to immediately post-intervention.

Conclusions:

• The Let's Get Organized (LGO-S) intervention demonstrates sustained long-term benefits.
• Improvements in time management, organization, planning, emotion regulation, and daily occupation satisfaction are maintained.
• The LGO-S intervention is effective for enhancing long-term occupational functioning in target populations.