Determination of the conceptual structures of the disturbed activities of daily living due to Katakori by evaluating patients' values or perceptions using a patient-elicitation technique.

[Purpose] To investigate the disturbed activities of daily living due to Katakori, a nonspecific symptom that includes discomfort or dull pain around the occiput through the cervical spine to the acromion and scapular area, by assessment of patients' values or perceptions. [Participants and Methods] Fifty participants with consistent Katakori during the last month were included. We used the patient-elicitation technique, in which the participants were asked to rate the 1) magnitude of disturbance to the elicited activities on an 8-point scale (0-7), and 2) the importance of each activity on an 11-point scale (0-10) in a semistructured interview.