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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
  • shopping list

    I come back home to realize that I have forgotten to buy something I was supposed to buy.

    Cannot retain/recall your plans and schedule

    Take a written note of what I need to buy.
    Naomi Higuchi
  • daily routine

    taking drugs

    I take medicines every day but forget on occasions. So I set them on my calendar.

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

    Tsuyoshi Mineo
  • daily routine

    taking drugs

    I forget to take medicines.

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

    Osamu Miyazawa
  • public procedures

    nursing care insurance system/services

    The ward office does not tell me why I cannot apply for the nursing care insurance and only tells me to go home and consult a caseworker.
    Hiroyuki Iwata
  • nursing care facilities

    nursing care insurance system/services

    I feel that the programs offered at day services are just about simply performing something.
    Akio Kakishita
  • I have a feeling that I get tired easily when I am in a new environment, and this feeling is gradually becoming stronger.

    Become easily fatigued, mentally and physically

    Akio Kakishita
  • I am always frightened of when and where visual hallucinations will appear but cannot tell anyone about how I feel.

    Be quick to assume/worry too much

    Be depressed/anxious

    Naomi Higuchi
  • I do not sweat even in summer and have a fever from the heat that builds up.

    Cannot regulate body temperature and sweating

    Naomi Higuchi
  • I experience sudden drops in blood pressure without doing anything.

    Cannot regulate body temperature and sweating

    Cannot regulate blood pressure

    Naomi Higuchi
  • I sometimes get emotional and cry. I have ups and downs of emotions and moods.

    Be depressed/anxious

    Feel frustrated/quick to anger

    Hiroyuki Iwata
  • I feel fatigued.

    Become easily fatigued, mentally and physically

    Hiroyuki Iwata
  • Left side of the body feels stiff.

    Cannot sense or operate one's own body

    Have altered skin sensations

    Hiroyuki Iwata
  • Place to be

    When I was hiding my illness, I suffered from loneliness.

    Be depressed/anxious

    Naomi Higuchi
  • schedule

    It is difficult for me to go out at night because I am tired and prone to various symptoms.

    Become easily fatigued, mentally and physically

    I try not to go out at night often.
    Naomi Higuchi
  • Although I do not know the reason, I suddenly get sick as if I have a seizure. Things such as stress, fatigue and low pressure could work as triggers.

    Become easily fatigued, mentally and physically

    Have headaches

    Cannot regulate blood pressure

    Naomi Higuchi
  • When the air pressure drops, my body feels limp.

    Cannot adjust to seasonal changes

    Naomi Higuchi
  • It is difficult for me to adapt to changes in temperature. I am sensitive to air conditioning and cold weather. I feel limp when temperatures suddenly rise or drop.

    Cannot adjust to seasonal changes

    Naomi Higuchi
  • bath

    I used to find bathing pleasant, but it has become tedious.

    Have altered skin sensations

    I have tried various things such as a bathroom blower, bath additives, etc. to see in what conditions I feel comfortable.
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • bath

    It is difficult for me to squeeze the facial cleansing foam. I cannot put it on my palm well.

    Cannot sense or operate one's own body

    Cannot tell distance

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    I am using a pump-type container that makes bubbles.
    Mayumi Yamada
  • bath

    I cannot tell whether the bath water is hot or cold, and do not know what the right temperature is.

    Have altered skin sensations

    Naomi Higuchi
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