Household chauffeuring (also called escort, serve passenger and caregiving travel) refers to personal motor vehicle travel specifically made to transport independent non-drivers (people who could travel on their own if they had suitable travel options). This additional vehicle travel imposes various direct and indirect costs. This paper identifies factors that affect the amount of chauffeuring ...

Background: Pemphigus is a serious blistering disease with considerable mortality, which heavily burdens on health care system because of the long time hospitalization. It is rare in north America but is considered as the most common immunobullous disease in eastern countries such as Malaysia and China. Objective: The purpose of this study was to define the epidemiologic features of pemph...

According to the World Health Organization, mental illness is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. The first onset of mental illness usually occurs during childhood or adolescence. Neuroimaging and genetic testing have been invaluable in research on behavioral and intentional disorders, particularly with their potential to lead to improved diagnostic and predictive capabilities an...

Liver diseases are one of the main causes of death, and their ever-increasing prevalence is threatening to cause significant damage both to individuals and society as a whole. This damage is especially serious for the economically active population in Korea. From the societal perspective, it is therefore necessary to consider the economic impacts associated with liver diseases, and identify int...

Thirty one per cent of all years lived with disability are due to mental illness. Mental health problems are important in every country, even those with high burdens of illness due to infectious diseases. Wealthy countries generally have more services to combat mental health problems than low income countries. In many low income countries there is typically one psychiatrist per population of 1 ...

abstract background: the aim of this study was to investigate the various aspects of illness perceptions about breast cancer in affected patients. methods: a cross-sectional study enrolled 140 patients with breast cancer in their chemotherapy period within 14 months. the revised illness perception questionnaire (revised ipq) was used to assess the disease representations of breast cancer. the d...