Exploring perceived occupational performance among individuals with Vertigo in Jordan: A cross-sectional study

To explore the self-perceived occupational performance in daily life activities in individuals with vertigo in Jordan. Existing evidence is limited on how vertigo affects performing daily life activities like self-care.

This study utilized a cross-sectional design, and convenient sampling. Thirty individuals with vertigo (M = 47.6 years, SD = 15.93) agreed to participate in this study, filled-out the study demographic and condition-related questionnaire, and completed the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure via a semi-structured interview with study research personnel. Data analyses consisted of descriptive statistics, analysis of frequencies, and Analysis of Variance.

Individuals with vertigo reported low to average self-perceived occupational performance (M = 4.13, SD = 1.64) and satisfaction (M = 3.46, SD = 1.98). The most challenging area of occupation was self-care (66% of the reported challenging activities), followed by productivity (18%) and leisure (16%). Personal care activities were the most challenging from the self-care area (31%), household management activities from the productivity area (13%), and active recreation activities from the leisure area (7%). In conclusion, individuals with vertigo experience low to average occupational performance and satisfaction in daily life activities. Targeted interventions for individuals with vertigo should increase occupational performance in daily life activities, especially self-care.