BACKGROUND Little information is available on the degree of actual social functioning after successful kidney transplantation. Moreover, information on factors that influence participation in social activities is scarce. The aim of this study was to examine the influence of clinical factors on social outcome. METHODS A retrospective study was performed on a cohort of primary kidney transplant...

There has long been an increasing interest in knowing the future of arthroplasties, mainly of the hip and knee, as a basic element in the provision of healthcare services. This is true in both European countries with a public and universal National Health System (NHS) and in others, whose paradigm is the U.S.A., with much lower public spending and health policies based on private services. This...

This paper explores the future opportunities for combine ambient e-service with leisure industry. Contrast to traditional leisure service delivery method, our proposed service innovation focus on the bottom-up collaborative solutions which enable leisure activity participants to cooperate with nearby users and encourage information sharing and experience co-creation. We introduce a collaborativ...

BACKGROUND The neighborhood environment, as a determinant of walking, has been assessed in several developed countries. However, few studies have investigated these associations in Chinese populations. OBJECTIVE To examine the association between the perceived neighborhood environment and walking for recreation or transportation purposes among Chinese community residents. METHODS We used a ...