Effectiveness of a group-based time-management intervention: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

This was a randomised controlled trial — people were assigned to treatments by chance, which is the most reliable way to tell whether a treatment itself caused a change.

It involved 75 people — a modest group, enough to be interesting but not enough to settle a question on its own.

The study ran for 3-month.

The researchers concluded: "This pragmatic RCT, conducted in a clinical environment including participants with complex difficulties, showed that both LGO-S and individual occupational therapy are clinically useful/applicable interventions that effectively improve time-management skills. Time-management skills are essential for carrying out daily routine, leading a balanced and satisfying life, and maintaining employment.People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism or mental disorders often experience time-management difficulties and rate their capacity for these skills lower than the general population.While the participants did not change the number of daily activities performed, their satisfaction with the way they were performed increased.This study demonstrated that both the intervention Let’s Get Organised(LGO-S) and individual occupational therapy are clinically useful/applicable interventions which effectively improve time-management skills."

This is a plain-language summary of one paper's abstract, not medical advice. Talk to your child's clinician before changing anything.

Journal: Disability and rehabilitation

Year: 2026

Design: Randomized Controlled Trial

Participants: 75

Age range: 19-61 years

Intervention: ADHD

Co-occurring conditions: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

Authors: Kajsa Lidström Holmqvist, Maria Wingren, Ruzan Udumyran, Marie Holmefur

PURPOSE: Time management is essential to handle daily life in today's society. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Swedish version of the Let's Get Organised (LGO-S) intervention to improve time-management skills for adults with impaired time management due to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism or mental disorders compared to treatment as usual (TAU), which is individual occupational therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a multi-centre, open, two-armed pragmatic randomised controlled trial. The setting was out-patient adult habilitation centres and psychiatric clinics. At baseline the study had 75 participants aged 19-61 years (mean 32.3 years) whereof 44 were women. RESULTS: Both intervention groups showed statistically significant improvements in time-management skills, organisation and planning, emotional regulation, general self-efficacy and satisfaction with activities at post-intervention test. Most of these within-group improvements were sustained after 3 months. Changes in time-management skills between LGO-S and TAU intervention were not statistically significant at post-intervention or after 3-months. Programme completers in LGO-S had significantly better time management skills at the 3-month follow-up than non-completers. CONCLUSIONS: This pragmatic RCT, conducted in a clinical environment including participants with complex difficulties, showed that both LGO-S and individual occupational therapy are clinically useful/applicable interventions that effectively improve time-management skills. Time-management skills are essential for carrying out daily routine, leading a balanced and satisfying life, and maintaining employment.People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism or mental disorders often experience time-management difficulties and rate their capacity for these skills lower than the general population.While the participants did not change the number of daily activities performed, their satisfaction with the way they were performed increased.This study demonstrated that both the intervention Let’s Get Organised(LGO-S) and individual occupational therapy are clinically useful/applicable interventions which effectively improve time-management skills.

Disability and rehabilitation, 2026

PMID 41527987

DOI 10.1080/09638288.2026.2614218

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