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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
  • clearing up after meals

    I can no longer live in a house with enough space for washing dishes because I am on welfare.
    Hiroyuki Iwata
  • menu/recipe

    It is tiresome to go to the supermarket and think what I should buy, to cook and to plan menus.

    Cannot perform more than one thing simultaneously

    Iwao Kuboki
  • menu/recipe

    I cannot come up with menus for several days

    Cannot retain/recall your plans and schedule

    Cannot recall processes and procedures to accomplish things

    Naomi Higuchi
  • menu/recipe

    Cannot quickly pick up right ingredients when cooking

    Cannot recall processes and procedures to accomplish things

    Naomi Higuchi
  • menu/recipe

    When I try to remember ground meat dishes, only mapo doufu comes to my mind. I can remember only certain dishes

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

    Naomi Higuchi
  • menu/recipe

    Cannot remember menus and recipes for meals

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

    Naomi Higuchi
  • menu/recipe

    I cannot remember what I made for dinner and always end up cooking the same dish.

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

    Naomi Higuchi
  • cooking appliances

    When a fire broke out in the toaster, I was unable to close the lid quickly and instead blew on the fire.

    Cannot recall processes and procedures to accomplish things

    Cannot turn thoughts into actions

    Mayumi Yamada
  • cooking appliances

    I forget that I have warmed up side dishes for my husband. A feeling that the time spent for warming up the dished did not exist.

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

    Naomi Higuchi
  • cooking process

    It is difficult for me to cook while reading and immediately comprehending a recipe.

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

    Cannot recall processes and procedures to accomplish things

    Choosing dishes that can be made in about three steps, and cooking while looking at notes that I rewrote to make the steps easier for me to understand
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • cooking process

    I once left cut vegetables on the cutting board for a day.

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

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

    Cannot perform more than one thing simultaneously

    Mix things up if you try to do more than one thing simultaneously

    Refraining from doing other things while cooking. Also, setting a timer in case I forget something.
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • cooking process

    I cannot remember where all the tools I need for cooking are.

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

    Cannot perform more than one thing simultaneously

    Cannot integrate/process more than one piece of information

    The task of searching is tiring and interferes with cooking. So I make sure that I have all the necessary tools in sight before I begin to cook.
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • cooking process

    As I can cook only simple dishes and only one dish at a time, simple meals continue every day

    Cannot perform more than one thing simultaneously

    Naomi Higuchi
  • cooking time

    I cannot tell how long it takes for Somen noodles to boil.

    Your sense of time does not match actual time

    Use a timer to measure cooking time
    Naomi Higuchi
  • cooking time

    While cooking, cannot tell how well food is cooked

    No sense of smell

    Your sense of time does not match actual time

    Cut meat and fish in half and check the color
    Naomi Higuchi
  • preparing meals

    I used to cook but not anymore because I cannot afford to even think about it now.

    Become easily fatigued, mentally and physically

    I might be able to cook if I do what I can do alone and do what I cannot do alone with someone.
    Akio Kakishita
  • dining table

    preparing meals

    While preparing meals, I increasingly often knock over or spill things, and break dishes.

    Cannot perform more than one thing simultaneously

    Naomi Higuchi
  • dining table

    After drinking a beverage, I wonder where on my desk I should put the PET bottle.

    Cannot turn thoughts into actions

    Cannot sense or operate one's own body

    Cannot distinguish colors

    Cannot tell distance

    Cannot tell depth

    Mayumi Yamada
  • dining table

    If I think too much about how to eat while eating, it becomes even harder for me to eat, and my hands stop moving.

    Become easily fatigued, mentally and physically

    I can eat things such as my favorite fish fairly well. Things go better when I am eating comfortably, for example while chatting with others.
    Mayumi Yamada
  • eating utensils

    dining table

    When dining, I cannot eat well unless I keep thinking about how to hold, cut, and bring the food to my mouth. Eating is tiring because I am always thinking.

    Cannot tell distance

    Cannot tell depth

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    Become easily fatigued, mentally and physically

    I ask to have my food cut into bite-sized pieces because they are generally easier to eat than large pieces.
    Mayumi Yamada
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