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For the explanation of areas of daily living, click here

WEAR

accessories

makeup

umbrella

footwear

choosing clothes

storing clothes

changing clothes

packing

changing clothes for the season

grooming

socks

EAT

nibbling while cooking

smell/aroma

stove

refrigerator

kitchen knife

taste/flavor

product packages

clearing up after meals

menu/recipe

cooking appliances

cooking process

cooking time

meal timing

preparing meals

tiredness after meals

dining table

eating utensils

RESIDE

disposing of garbage

schedule

door

wall

bedroom

floor

cleaning up

searching things

daily routine

clock

washing machine

hanging laundry

organizing things

window

key

BUDGET

using ATM machines

bank transfer

loan

insurance

making deposits and withdrawals

household budget

pension

guardian of adult

password

public assistance

inheritance

tax

savings/investment

lease agreement

passbook/cash card/seal

electricity/gas/water

BUY

cash register

shoplifting

store entrance

selecting items

bringing items home

replacing electrical appliances

small change

bagging items

calculation

wallet

shopping basket

shopping cart

shopping list

store shelves

store announcements

CARE

bath

care plan

lavatory

nursing care insurance system/services

nursing care facilities

hospitalization

physicians/nurses

taking drugs

medical tests

brushing teeth

hydration

counseling and support offices

people to talk to/partners

sleeping

nursing care professionals

diagnoses

hospital visits

exercising

disability certificate

MOVE

escalator

elevators

directional signs

car navigation system

bus

going in reverse

transfers

reservations

transportation IC cards

traffic light

driving licensing system

exits

tickets

unfamiliar places

ticketing machines

maps

belongings

train stations

pedestrian crossing

walking

destinations

airport

bicycle

following distance

driving: other

driving route

running speed

stairs

train

train stations

parking lot

SOCIALIZE

presents

E-mails/Line/Messenger

conversation

public space

public procedures

ceremonial occasions: coming of age, marriage, funeral and ancestral worship

name

Faces of family and friends

Place to be

memory

letters/New Year's greeting cards

get-togethers for them

promise

events

mail/home delivery

telephone/smartphone

dinner/drinking parties

PLAY

karaoke/singing songs

jogging

sports

television

hotel

creative activities

taking walks

trips

hot spring/spa

beauty care/relaxation

appreciating art

STUDY

blog/SNS

entrance examination

foreign language

classes

stationery

writing letters, words and sentences

reading letters, words and sentences

newspaper

reading/writing Chinese characters

presentation meetings/social gatherings/lectures

reading books

looking up things

WORK

TO DO

computer work

floor/seating

presentation

superiors

job information/knowledge

work procedures

meetings

work speed

colleagues

exchanging business cards

customer-facing/sales

recruitment

personnel transfer/demotion

detail-oriented work

leaving employment

  • 11 Areas of Daily Living
    Daily Living Challenge
    DATA
    the Mental or Physical Dysfunction
    Knowledge
    Person
  • telephone/smartphone

    blog/SNS

    When blogging, I cannot type letters on my phone.

    Cannot sense or operate one's own body

    Cannot tell distance

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    I write blogs using the voice input function on my cell phone.
    Mayumi Yamada
  • blog/SNS

    I forget the procedure for writing and uploading blog entries.

    Cannot recall processes and procedures to accomplish things

    Mayumi Yamada
  • letters/New Year's greeting cards

    writing letters, words and sentences

    I was not able to write letters well on New Year's cards, and a friend who saw the letters told me that I should go to the hospital.

    Cannot sense or operate one's own body

    Cannot write neatly

    Cannot tell distance

    Cannot tell depth

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    Mayumi Yamada
  • exchanging business cards

    It is difficult for me to hand a business card at just the right distance to the recipient.

    Cannot sense or operate one's own body

    Cannot tell distance

    Cannot tell depth

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    Mayumi Yamada
  • conversation

    sports

    I stopped doing yoga after an instructor, to whom I did not tell about my dementia, got upset about what I could not do, scolded me and said mean things to me.
    Mayumi Yamada
  • leaving employment

    I do not cook at home any more because I retired early and no longer have opportunities to offer meals to people from work.
    Hiroyuki Iwata
  • writing letters, words and sentences

    public procedures

    When writing my home address at the municipal office, I wrote a wrong number

    Cannot retain/recall numbers and symbols

    Naomi Higuchi
  • letters/New Year's greeting cards

    writing letters, words and sentences

    Although I sometimes can write just fine, when I write letters, I could have trouble balancing characters and stop writing

    Cannot write neatly

    Naomi Higuchi
  • E-mails/Line/Messenger

    I cannot move my hands or fingers well when e-mailing or writing on LINE.

    Cannot sense or operate one's own body

    Cannot tell distance

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    Mayumi Yamada
  • E-mails/Line/Messenger

    I hear the ringtone of a cell phone that is behind me from the front.

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    Naomi Higuchi
  • colleagues

    conversation

    I forget what I talked with or heard from colleagues at work, for example during breaks.

    What you see/hear immediately disappears from memory

    What pops into your head immediately disappears from memory

    Cannot process more than one thing that you see/hear simultaneously

    Cannot retain/recall proper nouns

    Cannot retain/recall names of people

    Recall erroneous memories (mix up memories)

    Jotting down what was discussed on sticky notes and entering the information into notes on my cell phone, summarizing the information by person and classifying colleagues into the "work" category
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • conversation

    I have mood swings. I get angry and argue with my wife.

    Feel frustrated/quick to anger

    Osamu Miyazawa
  • conversation

    The word "yogurt" does not come to mind.

    Cannot recall everyday words that you have used often

    Mayumi Yamada
  • conversation

    The word "scissors" does not immediately come to mind.

    Cannot recall everyday words that you have used often

    Mayumi Yamada
  • conversation

    Words do not come out easily.

    Cannot recall everyday words that you have used often

    Mayumi Yamada
  • conversation

    The word "fork" does not immediately come to mind.

    Cannot recall everyday words that you have used often

    Mayumi Yamada
  • dinner/drinking parties

    conversation

    When I am tired and talking to someone in a pub, my ears pick up all the surrounding noise and cannot catch what the person in front of me is saying.

    Catch only part of what you hear

    Naomi Higuchi
  • telephone/smartphone

    conversation

    It is difficult to communicate only over the phone. I cannot remember what I am expected to do.

    What you see/hear immediately disappears from memory

    Cannot retain/recall your plans and schedule

    Cannot retain/recall numbers and symbols

    Cannot integrate/process more than one piece of information

    I ask to send me what has been discussed over the phone separately via e-mail. This way I can ask questions if needed.
    Akio Kakishita
  • conversation

    When talking with someone, it is difficult for me to maintain my concentration and understand the conversation if the conversation gets long or topics change.

    What you see/hear immediately disappears from memory

    Cannot integrate/process more than one piece of information

    Become easily fatigued, mentally and physically

    Akio Kakishita
  • conversation

    I ask the same thing over and over again, and my children tells me that they have already told me many time.

    What you see/hear immediately disappears from memory

    Cannot retain/recall your own behavior, experiences, and habits

    Naomi Higuchi
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