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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
  • wallet

    It is difficult for me to take out money from my wallet when shopping.

    Cannot sense or operate one's own body

    Cannot tell distance

    Cannot tell depth

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    Mayumi Yamada
  • calculation

    I cannot do the math with money. I have difficulty adding numbers in order from the right to the left.

    What you see/hear immediately disappears from memory

    Cannot retain/recall numbers and symbols

    Cannot perform simple calculations

    Mayumi Yamada
  • password

    using ATM machines

    I forget my PIN numbers.

    Cannot retain/recall numbers and symbols

    Terminating contracts on what I do not use any longer and making notes of everything else on my phone
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • using ATM machines

    When I withdraw money at the post office, I have difficulty operating the ATM. I do not know where to press.

    Cannot recall processes and procedures to accomplish things

    Mayumi Yamada
  • using ATM machines

    When there are many steps to transfer money at the post office, I get confused in the middle of the process. My finger stops moving sometimes, and I make mistakes in the operation in other times.

    Cannot perform more than one thing simultaneously

    Cannot turn thoughts into actions

    Akio Kakishita
  • savings/investment

    pension

    household budget

    I do not know the amount of my pension. My family manages it for me, but I would like to know it myself, too.
    Iwao Kuboki
  • password

    I forget my ATM PIN number.

    Cannot retain/recall numbers and symbols

    Osamu Miyazawa
  • electricity/gas/water

    writing letters, words and sentences

    public procedures

    It is difficult for me to write my name on the contract form required in the gas usage application process.

    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
  • tax

    public procedures

    Because I cannot calculate, I also cannot apply for medical expense deductions.

    Cannot perform simple calculations

    Mayumi Yamada
  • bagging items

    conversation

    When I ask clerks to bag my purchases at the supermarket, they do so without saying a word.
    Mayumi Yamada
  • belongings

    bringing items home

    When shopping, I forget to take home what I bought and return to the store to pick it up.

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

    Mayumi Yamada
  • store shelves

    selecting items

    I cannot tell where the items are in the supermarket I always go to.

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

    Cannot retain/recall places and landmarks

    Checking displays on the ceiling or guessing from what other shoppers are taking
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • selecting items

    I go out for shopping and become unable to tell what to buy.

    Cannot recall processes and procedures to accomplish things

    Take a written note of what I need to buy.
    Naomi Higuchi
  • small change

    When I make payments at the casher, I mistake 100 yen coins for 1 yen coins.

    Visually misperceive things

    Naomi Higuchi
  • bagging items

    When shopping, it is difficult for me to bag what I have purchased. I do not know how to open the bag. Things that I thought I put in the bag are not inside.

    Cannot sense or operate one's own body

    Cannot tell distance

    Cannot tell depth

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    Mayumi Yamada
  • calculation

    Cannot do simple calculations

    Cannot retain/recall numbers and symbols

    Cannot perform simple calculations

    Naomi Higuchi
  • wallet

    When shopping, I cannot take out my purse from my bag well because it is difficult for me to put my hand into my bag.

    Cannot sense or operate one's own body

    Cannot tell distance

    Cannot tell depth

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    Mayumi Yamada
  • shopping basket

    When shopping, it is difficult for me to pick up the shopping basket.

    Cannot sense or operate one's own body

    Cannot tell distance

    Cannot tell depth

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    Mayumi Yamada
  • shopping list

    While shopping, I cannot remember what I have come to buy.

    What pops into your head immediately disappears from memory

    Cannot retain/recall your plans and schedule

    Taking a note of what I need beforehand on my smart phone and transcribing it onto a small piece of paper to take with me (to avoid operating my smart phone while shopping)
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • shopping list

    I buy the same things over and over again.

    What you see/hear immediately disappears from memory

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

    For items that cannot be preserved, I make sure I buy them only after checking again and again that they are really not there any more after I use them up.
    Chie Iida (alias)
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