Evaluation of the group intervention 'Let's Get Organized' for improving time management, organisational, and planning skills in people with mild intellectual disability

摘要

Background: limited time management skills cause problems in daily life for people with mild intellectual disability (iD) and "let's Get Organized" (lGO) is a promising manual-based occupational therapy group intervention aiming to support management skills. Aims/Objectives: to evaluate the applicability of the swedish version of lGO-s by i) exploring enhancements in time management skills, satisfaction with daily occupations, and aspects of executive functioning in people with time-management difficulties and mild iD, and ii) describing clinical experiences of using the lGO-s for people with mild iD. Material and methods: twenty-one adults with mild iD were included. Data were collected pre-/post-intervention and at 3- and 12-month follow-ups with: swedish version of assessment of time Management skills (atMs-s), satisfaction with Daily Occupation (sDO-13), and Weekly calendar Planning activity (WcPa-se). there were few follow-up participants (n = 6-9).Results: significant change in time management skills that maintained at 12-months follow-ups. significant increase in regulation of emotions at 12-month follow-up. Results at 12-months follow-up indicated sustainability in outcomes as measured by atMs-s. a non-significant positive trend was observed in other outcomes between pre- and post-intervention.Conclusions and significance: lGO-s seems applicable for improving skills in time management, organisation and planning also for people with mild iD.