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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
  • promise

    conversation

    I immediately forget an important request that my husband has told me twice.

    What you see/hear immediately disappears from memory

    Naomi Higuchi
  • conversation

    I forget more often what I have told others and what others have told me.

    What you see/hear immediately disappears from memory

    Naomi Higuchi
  • meetings

    public space

    It is difficult to concentrate on one sound in a place with a variety of noises, and doing so quickly makes me tired. When my brain is fatigued, I do not want to listen to anything.

    Cannot pay attention to sounds that you need to listen to

    Naomi Higuchi
  • public space

    I hear the music that plays at a regular time in my town repeatedly at different times.

    Feel as if you are hearing sounds that should not be there

    Naomi Higuchi
  • public space

    Sudden brightening of surroundings causes pain

    Have sensitive sight, hearing, and smell

    Naomi Higuchi
  • public space

    Light and sound are felt as pain

    Have sensitive sight, hearing, and smell

    Naomi Higuchi
  • name

    I have difficulty recalling people's names.

    Cannot retain/recall names of people

    I check letters because I can find names on them.
    Iwao Kuboki
  • name

    I cannot remember people's names.

    Cannot retain/recall names of people

    Naomi Higuchi
  • Faces of family and friends

    Sometimes I cannot match the faces of my friends with their names.

    Cannot retain/recall names of people

    Cannot retain/recall faces of people

    Recall erroneous memories (mix up memories)

    Keeping information and memories about my friends in my cell phone, calendar, address book, etc.
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • Place to be

    There is no place in the community where I can meet people close to my age.
    Hiroyuki Iwata
  • memory

    I cannot remember when a certain event took place. I can remember by looking at my notebook and seeing words and places written.

    Cannot associate when with what

    Naomi Higuchi
  • memory

    My sense of time has faded, and I do not feel that it has been a while when I see my friend.

    Cannot associate when with what

    Your sense of time does not match actual time

    Naomi Higuchi
  • dinner/drinking parties

    promise

    I refrained from seeing people at times.
    I make it a rule that I decline invitations without pushing myself hard.
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • promise

    I am hesitant to make an appointment because I am worried that I might suddenly feel ill and end up canceling it at the last minute.

    Become easily fatigued, mentally and physically

    Cannot regulate body temperature and sweating

    Have headaches

    Cannot regulate blood pressure

    Cannot sleep

    Cannot adjust to seasonal changes

    Naomi Higuchi
  • telephone/smartphone

    I forget contact information, such as phone numbers, of my friends and acquaintances.

    Cannot retain/recall numbers and symbols

    Osamu Miyazawa
  • sports

    When I practice yoga, I do not know how to move my limbs. I am not able to tell where my right foot is and cannot move my limbs as I am told to.

    Cannot sense or operate one's own body

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    Mayumi Yamada
  • television

    I find it difficult to keep up with the content and structure of television programs and find them annoying.

    What you see/hear immediately disappears from memory

    Cannot retain/recall names of people

    Cannot retain/recall faces of people

    Cannot integrate/process more than one piece of information

    Cannot pay attention to sounds that you need to listen to

    I do not watch the television as much as I used to. I watch mostly non-serial programs briefly.
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • television

    I forget the story of serial dramas and have difficulty following the storyline.

    What you see/hear immediately disappears from memory

    Akio Kakishita
  • television

    I have trouble following the story when scenes in dramas switch.

    What you see/hear immediately disappears from memory

    Akio Kakishita
  • television

    The sound of TV commercials feels piercing.

    Have sensitive sight, hearing, and smell

    Naomi Higuchi
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