Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy - An International Journal
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 2

The Activities of Interest for the Jordanian Population from the Perspective of Occupational Therapy Students

1Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan

*Corresponding author: Hashem Abu Tariah, PhD, OTR, Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan, P.O Box 711346 Amman 11171, Jordan, Email: hashemsalman@hotmail.com, Phone: +962-7-96040296, Fax: +962-5-3903368

Online published on 10 April, 2017.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to establish a list of interests/activities of Jordanians and to cluster those activities into main categories.

Four activity groups (10 students each) were conducted. Participants were requested to list the interests/activities of the Jordanians from different age groups and from both genders.

The Jordanians’ list of interests involved 98 different activities. It was clustered into five main categories: Leisure activities, play/sports, cultural and educational activities, self-care and home-care, and social activities.

Similarities as well as differences between the Mastsutsuyu's list of interest and the Jordanian list were identified. Matsutsuyu's list need to be revised and modified to be compatible with the new interests/activities created by the advancement in technology, human needs, and the cultural differences.

Keywords

Interest Checklist; Jordan; culture; occupational therapy