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ArticleThe American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association2023

First-Generation Palestinian Refugees in Jordan: Experiences of Occupational Disruption From an Occupational Justice Perspective.

Alyssa A Fabianek, Jenny Z Li, Sarah E Laume, Joseph Mageary, Tala Al-Rousan, Claudia A Rosu, Rawan AlHeresh

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Article in The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Shattering Silence, Inviting Dialogue: Anti-Oppressive Occupational Therapy During the Genocide of Palestinians.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Alyssa A FabianekAlyssa A. Fabianek, OTD, OTR/L, CBIS, is Occupational Therapist, Rehab Without Walls, Biddeford, ME; afabianek@une.edu.
Jenny Z LiJenny Z. Li, OTD, OTR/L, is Developmental Therapies Site Supervisor and Occupational Therapist, Cortica, Burlington, MA.
Sarah E LaumeSarah E. Laume, OTD, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Atrinity Home Health, Wallingford, CT.
Joseph MagearyJoseph Mageary, PhD, LMHC, CCMHC, is Associate Professor of Counseling and Psychology, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA.
Tala Al-RousanTala Al-Rousan, MD, MPH, is Assistant Professor, Hebert Wertheim School of Public Health, University of California San Diego, La Jolla.
Claudia A RosuClaudia A. Rosu, MD, PhD, is Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Health Professions Education, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA.
Rawan AlHereshRawan AlHeresh, MScOT, PhD, OTR/L, is Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA.
MGH Institute of Health Professions · USHR Wallingford · GBHuman Longevity (United States) · USLesley University · USVital Therapies (United States) · US

Funding

Blood Pressure Control Advancing Refugee Health Equity (BPCARE): an RCT of adherenceR01HL173155 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Tala Al-Rousan · 2025 to 2026
$1.3M
Hypertension Self-management in Refugees Living in San DiegoK23HL148530 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI AL-ROUSAN, TALA · 2020 to 2024
$882k
NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL148530NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL173155
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

importanceOnly a limited amount of research has investigated the impact of prolonged refugee status of Palestinian refugees who have been displaced for more than 70 yr.

objectiveTo explore lived experiences of Palestinian refugees in Jordan and understand their occupational disruption.

designThematic analysis guided by descriptive phenomenology with one-on-one and group interviews.

settingAn AlBaqa'a community-based rehabilitation center or participants' homes.

participantsFirst-generation Palestinian refugees who fled Palestine and live in Jordan.

resultsFifteen Palestinians, mainly widowed women in their 70s, participated in this study. Ten completed interviews, and five participated in two group interviews. Four themes emerged: (1) Palestinian pride, (2) trauma leaving one's home country, (3) challenges of living in a host country, and (4) internalized prejudice. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: After 70 yr, prolonged refugeeism has led to occupational disruption and negative implications for occupational justice, especially in the absence of social justice. The area most negatively affected was social participation; however, participants still had a great sense of pride about their homeland and their heritage. What This Article Adds: This foundational research explores the occupational injustices of the protracted refugee status of first-generation Palestinians in Jordan and identifies meaningful interventions to promote the alleviation of occupational disruption.

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RefugeesArabsEmotionsFemaleHumansJordanSocial Justice

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PMID37585596
PMCPMC11073561
OpenAlexW4385881677

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