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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
  • disposing of garbage

    I cannot remember what day of the week I take out the trash.

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

    Hiroyuki Iwata
  • disposing of garbage

    People in the community do not tell me where to put out the garbage.
    Hiroyuki Iwata
  • disposing of garbage

    When I think that I need to put out kitchen waste, I start to smell kitchen waste.

    Feel as if you are sensing smells that should not be there

    Naomi Higuchi
  • disposing of garbage

    I cannot remember when the garbage collection day is.

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

    Cannot tell dates and days of the week

    Naomi Higuchi
  • schedule

    I cannot tell what day of the week it is today. I need to think whether it is the beginning or the end of the week.

    Your sense of time does not match actual time

    Cannot tell dates and days of the week

    Naomi Higuchi
  • schedule

    I forget what I thought I was about to do.

    What pops into your head immediately disappears from memory

    Naomi Higuchi
  • schedule

    I cannot remember my schedule.

    Cannot retain/recall your plans and schedule

    Cannot associate when with what

    Your sense of time does not match actual time

    Cannot tell dates and days of the week

    Naomi Higuchi
  • key

    door

    I cannot tell which way to turn the key.

    Cannot sense or operate one's own body

    Cannot tell distance

    Cannot tell depth

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    I try not to turn it too hard and forcefully.
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • key

    door

    I sometimes get worried about whether I have locked the door.

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

    Chie Iida (alias)
  • key

    door

    Go for a walk, leaving the door open and the key in the door

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

    Akio Murayama
  • wall

    A stain on the wall appears to be a human face.

    See faces of people in various things

    Naomi Higuchi
  • wall

    The wall suddenly appears to be bulging out in a hemispherical shape.

    Space appears to be distorted

    Naomi Higuchi
  • clock

    bedroom

    I hear auditory hallucinations of cell phone alarm sounds.

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

    Temporarily turning off the alarm. I changed the sound from a mechanical sound that tends to cause auditory hallucinations to a sound found in nature (bird chirping).
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • bedroom

    I see a strange man lying on my futon (mattress). The Futon appears to be a man.

    Visually misperceive things

    Naomi Higuchi
  • floor

    Patterns on carpets appear to be moving.

    Stationary objects appear to be in motion

    Naomi Higuchi
  • floor

    Trash on the floor appears to be roundish crawling bugs. I cannot recognize trash until the bugs disappear.

    Visually misperceive things

    Naomi Higuchi
  • cleaning up

    I appreciate my family members cleaning up while I am away, but I can do it myself. So I would like to do it with them.
    Iwao Kuboki
  • daily routine

    cleaning up

    I forget to vacuum and find it difficult to ensure that I clean every day. I suspect that I might not be cleaning properly.

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

    Iwao Kuboki
  • cleaning up

    When vacuuming, it is difficult for me to put the parts together and assemble the cleaner.

    Cannot sense or operate one's own body

    Cannot recognize shapes and sizes correctly

    Cannot tell distance

    Cannot tell depth

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    Mayumi Yamada
  • searching things

    物がどこにいったかわからなくなる

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

    財布の中に鍵をいれると決めておく
    川浦祐子(仮名)
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