Toward Control Over Time: Participants' Experiences of Attending the Group Intervention Let's Get Organized

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 7512515304p1-7512515304p1
Author(s):  
Kajsa Lidstroem Holmqvist ◽  
Anita Tollen ◽  
Marie Holmefur
Keyword(s):  
Time Management ◽  
Group Intervention ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Roller Coaster ◽  
Organizational Skills ◽  
Promising Tool ◽  
Primary Author ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Date Presented 04/19/21 The Let's Get Organized (LGO) group intervention is a promising tool for improving time management and organizational skills. The aim of this study was to describe the experiences and meaning of attending the LGO intervention. Participants described a roller-coaster process toward control in daily life where success and setback were mixed. Most participants experienced meaningful and positive changes in daily life, such as getting more things done and increased control and safety. Primary Author and Speaker: Kajsa Lidstroem Holmqvist Additional Authors and Speakers: Amy Abbott, Vanessa Jewell, Julia Shin, and Marion Russell

Toward Control Over Time: Participant Experience of Attending the Let’s Get Organized Group Intervention

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kajsa Lidström-Holmqvist ◽  
Anita Tollén ◽  
Marie Holmefur
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Group Intervention ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Swedish Version ◽  
Over Time

Importance: Time management is crucial for managing daily activities but is difficult for many people with neurodevelopmental or mental disorders. Few sustainable interventions have addressed time management in daily life. Objective: To describe the experiences and meaning of attending the Swedish version of the Let’s Get Organized (LGO–S) group intervention. Design: Qualitative design with interviews 1 to 4 mo after the completed intervention. Setting: Outpatient psychiatric and adult habilitation clinics. Participants: Twelve adults with neurodevelopmental or mental disorders. Intervention: LGO–S, a manual-based group intervention that focuses on time-management skills. Outcomes and Measures: Semistructured interviews analyzed with qualitative content analysis. All authors took an active part in the analysis process; consensus was reached. Results: The overarching theme, “a roller-coaster process toward control over time in daily life,” describes the participants’ process during and after intervention. Four main categories describe the meaning of understanding why time management is difficult and how to use tools for improvement, a process of change that was facilitated by the learning environment. Participants described the process as a struggle to take control over time, but they noted that the positive changes in daily life made it worthwhile. Conclusions and Relevance: Participation had a positive impact on daily life. The opportunity for skills training with support over an extended period, a changed view on failure, and the group format appear to be important success factors. What This Article Adds: The LGO–S, with its structured training of time-management skills, contributes to occupational therapy practice with an intervention that clients experience as bringing meaningful and positive changes to daily life functioning.

Let's Get Organized: A Group Intervention for Improving Time Management—A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 7512515305p1-7512515305p1
Author(s):  
Suzanne Marie White ◽  
Marie Holmefur ◽  
Gunnel Janeslätt ◽  
Afsaneh Roshanay ◽  
Kajsa Lidstroem Holmqvist ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Group Intervention ◽  
Cognitive Strategies ◽  
Standardized Assessments ◽  
Outpatient Services ◽  
Common Structure ◽  
Group Module ◽  
Primary Author

Abstract Date Presented 04/19/21 The Let's Get Organized Swedish Part 1 pilot study demonstrated feasibility for use in psychiatric and habilitation outpatient services. Participants engaged in a 10-week group module consisting of 1.5-hour sessions per week. Each session had a common structure but a separate theme. The goals were to use an appointment book and cognitive strategies for managing time. This study used OT standardized assessments to measure the intervention results, which were promising. Primary Author and Speaker: Suzanne Marie White Contributing Authors: Kerry Ramella, Jyothi Gupta

Efficacy of an Organizational Skills Intervention for College Students With ADHD Symptomatology and Academic Difficulties

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 356-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick A. LaCount ◽  
Cynthia M. Hartung ◽  
Christopher R. Shelton ◽  
Anne E. Stevens
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Group Intervention ◽  
Treatment Effectiveness ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Organizational Skills ◽  
Academic Impairment ◽  
Students With Adhd ◽  
Adhd Symptomatology

Objective: We sought to elucidate the effects of an organization, time management, and planning (OTMP) skills training intervention for college students reporting elevated levels of ADHD symptomatology and academic impairment. Method: Undergraduate participants enrolled in either the intervention ( n = 22) or comparison ( n = 15) condition in exchange for psychology course credit. Those in the intervention condition attended three weekly group meetings designed to improve organizational skills. Treatment effectiveness was evaluated by comparing pre- and postmeasurements of academic impairment, inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity, and OTMP skills utilization. Results: Intervention group participants improved significantly on ratings of inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity, and academic impairment, relative to the comparison group. Intervention group participants also improved in their use of OTMP skills, relative to their baseline ratings. Conclusion: This study suggests an organizational skills intervention has the potential to ameliorating ADHD symptomatology and academic impairment among college students.

Emotional Variability Predicts Tiredness in Daily Life

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aire Mill ◽  
Anu Realo ◽  
Jüri Allik
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Method ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Experience Sampling ◽  
Experience Sampling Method ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Intraindividual Variability ◽  
Unique Role ◽  
Over Time

Abstract. Intraindividual variability, along with the more frequently studied between-person variability, has been argued to be one of the basic building blocks of emotional experience. The aim of the current study is to examine whether intraindividual variability in affect predicts tiredness in daily life. Intraindividual variability in affect was studied with the experience sampling method in a group of 110 participants (aged between 19 and 84 years) during 14 consecutive days on seven randomly determined occasions per day. The results suggest that affect variability is a stable construct over time and situations. Our findings also demonstrate that intraindividual variability in affect has a unique role in predicting increased levels of tiredness at the momentary level as well at the level of individuals.

Physical environment and daily life in the Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalaureia, Poros. The bioarchaeological remains

2019 ◽  
pp. 159-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arto Penttinen ◽  
Dimitra Mylona
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Crucial Importance ◽  
Archaeological Excavation ◽  
Research Project ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Over Time

The section below contains reports on bioarchaeological remains recovered in the excavations in Areas D and C in the Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalaureia, Poros, between 2003 and 2005. The excavations were directed by the late Berit Wells within a research project named Physical Environment and Daily Life in the Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalaureia (Poros). The main objective of the project was to study what changed and what remained constant over time in the everyday life and in both the built and physical environment in an important sanctuary of the ancient Greeks. The bioarchaeological remains, of a crucial importance for this type of study, were collected both by means of traditional archaeological excavation and by processing extensively collected soil samples. This text aims to providing the theoretical and archaeological background for the analyses that follow.

Stability and Fluctuation of Personality Disorder Features in Daily Life

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aidan G.C. Wright ◽  
Leonard Simms
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Daily Diary ◽  
Personality Pathology ◽  
Dynamic Processes ◽  
Diary Study ◽  
Daily Diary Study ◽  
Symptom Exacerbation ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Over Time

Very little is known about the daily stability and fluctuation of personality pathology. To address this gap in knowledge, we investigated the naturalistic manifestation of personality pathology over the course of 100 days. A group of individuals (N=101) diagnosed with any personality disorder (PD) completed a daily diary study over 100 consecutive days (Mdn = 94 days, Range = 33-101 days). Participants completed daily ratings of 30 manifestations of personality pathology. Patterns of stability and variability over the course of the study were then examined. Results indicated that individual PD manifestations and domains of PD manifestations were variable across days and differed widely in their frequency. Additionally, individual averages and level of variability in PD domains were highly stable across months, individual averages of PD domains were predicted by baseline dispositional ratings of PD traits with a high degree of specificity, and daily variability PD domains was associated with elevated levels of PD traits. This pattern of findings suggests that dynamic processes of symptom exacerbation and diminution that are stable in mean level and variability in expression over time characterizes personality pathology. Further, dispositional ratings are significant predictors of average daily expression of PD features.

Multiple Selves and Multitasking: A Dynamic Longitudinal Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 009365022199149
Author(s):  
Shan Xu ◽  
Zheng Wang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
The Self ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Emotional Experiences ◽  
Multiple Selves ◽  
Dynamic Panel ◽  
Over Time

This study integrates the theory of multiple selves within the theoretical framework of dynamic motivational activation (DMA) to identify the dynamic patterns of multiple self-concepts (i.e., the potential self, the actual self) in multitasking (e.g., primary and secondary activities) in daily life. A three-week experience sampling study was conducted on college students. Dynamic panel modeling results suggest that the self-concepts are both sustaining and shifting in daily activities and media activities. Specifically, the potential and actual selves sustained themselves over time in primary and secondary activities, but they also shifted from one to another to achieve a balance in primary activities over time. Interestingly, secondary activities were not driven by the alternative self-concept in primary activities, but instead, by the emotional experiences of primary activities. Furthermore, the findings identified that multitasking to fulfill their actual self did not motivate people to re-prioritize their potential self later.

scholarly journals Fermentation as a Tool to Revitalise Brewers’ Spent Grain and Elevate Techno-Functional Properties and Nutritional Value in High Fibre Bread

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1639
Author(s):  
Emma Neylon ◽  
Elke K. Arendt ◽  
Emanuele Zannini ◽  
Aylin W. Sahin
Keyword(s):  
Functional Properties ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Bread Quality ◽  
Wheat Bread ◽  
Promising Tool ◽  
Additional Processing ◽  
Spent Grain ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

Recycling of by-products from the food industry has become a central part of research to help create a more sustainable future. Brewers’ spent grain is one of the main side-streams of the brewing industry, rich in protein and fibre. Its inclusion in bread, however, has been challenging and requires additional processing. Fermentation represents a promising tool to elevate ingredient functionality and improve bread quality. Wheat bread was fortified with spray-dried brewers’ spent grain (BSG) and fermented brewers’ spent grain (FBSG) at two addition levels to achieve “source of fibre” and “high in fibre” claims according to EU regulations. The impact of BSG and FBSG on bread dough, final bread quality and nutritional value was investigated and compared to baker’s flour (BF) and wholemeal flour (WMF) breads. The inclusion of BSG and FBSG resulted in a stronger and faster gluten development; reduced starch pasting capacity; and increased dough resistance/stiffness. However, fermentation improved bread characteristics resulting in increased specific volume, reduced crumb hardness and restricted microbial growth rate over time. Additionally, the inclusion of FBSG slowed the release in reducing sugars over time during in vitro starch digestion. Thus, fermentation of BSG can ameliorate bread techno-functional properties and improve nutritional quality of breads.

scholarly journals Increases in Risky Drinking During the COVID-19 Pandemic Assessed via Longitudinal Cohort Design: Associations With Racial Tensions, Financial Distress, Psychological Distress and Virus-Related Fears

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
William V Lechner ◽  
Natasha K Sidhu ◽  
Jackson T Jin ◽  
Ahmad A Kittaneh ◽  
Kimberly R Laurene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Drinking Patterns ◽  
Risky Drinking ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
High Risk Drinking ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has created disruptions to daily life resulting in wide-spread unemployment and psychological distress. Recent studies have reported high rates of alcohol use during this time; however, longitudinal data remain scarce and factors associated with increases in high-risk drinking observed over time are unknown. Aims The current study examined changes in high-risk drinking patterns across four 7-day observation periods, prior to and following a university wide campus closure. Additionally, factors associated with changes in alcohol use patterns were examined including financial distress, psychological distress, impact of racial tensions and virus-related fears. Method Students (N = 1001) in the Midwestern USA completed repeated assessments between March and June 2020. Each survey included a timeline follow-back measure of alcohol use. Pandemic-related distress spanning several factors was assessed at the final follow-up. Results Risky drinking patterns increased significantly over time. Overall, psychological distress and impact of racial tensions were associated with higher rates of risky drinking, whereas COVID-19-related fears were associated with lower rates. However, only financial-related distress was associated with an increase in risky drinking patterns over time. Conclusions Increased risky drinking patterns observed in the current study may signal problems that are likely to persist even after the direct impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on daily life ends. Individuals experiencing financial distress may represent a particularly high-risk group. Interventions targeting the cross-section of job loss, financial stress and problematic alcohol use will be important to identify.

scholarly journals Predicting the gender of individuals with tinnitus based on daily life data of the TrackYourTinnitus mHealth platform

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Allgaier ◽  
Winfried Schlee ◽  
Berthold Langguth ◽  
Thomas Probst ◽  
Rüdiger Pryss
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Sound Stimulation ◽  
Life Data ◽  
Symptom Profiles ◽  
Symptom Profile ◽  
The Family ◽  
Gender Impacts ◽  
Over Time

AbstractTinnitus is an auditory phantom perception in the absence of an external sound stimulation. People with tinnitus often report severe constraints in their daily life. Interestingly, indications exist on gender differences between women and men both in the symptom profile as well as in the response to specific tinnitus treatments. In this paper, data of the TrackYourTinnitus platform (TYT) were analyzed to investigate whether the gender of users can be predicted. In general, the TYT mobile Health crowdsensing platform was developed to demystify the daily and momentary variations of tinnitus symptoms over time. The goal of the presented investigation is a better understanding of gender-related differences in the symptom profiles of users from TYT. Based on two questionnaires of TYT, four machine learning based classifiers were trained and analyzed. With respect to the provided daily answers, the gender of TYT users can be predicted with an accuracy of 81.7%. In this context, worries, difficulties in concentration, and irritability towards the family are the three most important characteristics for predicting the gender. Note that in contrast to existing studies on TYT, daily answers to the worst symptom question were firstly investigated in more detail. It was found that results of this question significantly contribute to the prediction of the gender of TYT users. Overall, our findings indicate gender-related differences in tinnitus and tinnitus-related symptoms. Based on evidence that gender impacts the development of tinnitus, the gathered insights can be considered relevant and justify further investigations in this direction.

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