Table 2: Contextual categories and emergent themes.

Contextual Categories Emergent Theme
Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Sustained Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) Nurturing Physical and
Physiological Dimension
Adapting to a Different Diet
Managing Stress and Diseases through Diversional Activities, Rest, and Sleep
Managing Communication Barriers Enhancing
Learning
Dimension
Existential Perceptions
Living up the Core Values
Application of Coping Mechanisms
Acquisition of Competencies
Interpersonal Relationship Strengthening Social
Dimension
Socio-Cultural Adaptation
Environmental Safety
Improved Socio-Economic Stability
Engaging in Religious Practices Enriching Religious and
Moral Dimension
Adjusting to a New Legal Environment
High Sense of Professional Competence Expanding Professional and Occupational
Dimension
Adjusting to Transcultural Relations in the Workplace
Personal and Professional Development