[Comparison of Plaster Fixation and Kirschner Wire Transfixation as Temporary Fixation of Displaced Ankle Fractures - Randomised Prospective Study].

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The purpose of the study was to assess two therapeutic procedures of temporary fixation of displaced ankle fractures, namely the plaster fixation or Kirschner wire (KW) transfixation via the sole of the foot. MATERIAL AND METHODS Group of patients The randomised prospective study conducted in the period 02/2016-02/2017 compared two methods of temporary fixation of displaced ankle fractures. In total, 38 patients were included in the study (18 patients treated with plaster fixation, 20 patients treated with KW).

Cancer patients' perception of information exchange between hospital-based doctors and their general practitioners.

Rationale, Aims And Objectives: The quality of communication between health care professionals is a key issue determining health outcomes in cancer care. This study aims to find out what importance cancer patients in Austria attach to information exchange between hospital-based doctors and their general practitioners (GPs) and how patients perceive this flow of information.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, cancer patients seeking help at a community-based organization in the voluntary sector (Viennese Cancer League) were polled with a 16-item questionnaire.

Stigma resistance in patients with schizophrenia.

Background: An individual's capacity to counteract the stigma of mental illness, stigma resistance (SR), is considered as playing a crucial role in fighting stigma. However, little is known about SR and its correlates in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.

Aim: Exploring SR in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.

Breaking bad news to cancer patients: survey and analysis.

Purpose: To find out how patients perceived the disclosure of news about their cancer as regards the physician counselling and how they perceived the flow of information between hospital-based and family physicians.

Methods: 272 cancer patients were polled with a 16-item questionnaire.

Results: 252 cancer patients, 92.

Spontaneous 24-h ghrelin secretion pattern in fasting subjects: maintenance of a meal-related pattern.

Objective: Ghrelin stimulates GH release and causes weight gain through increased food intake and reduced fat utilization. Ghrelin levels were shown to rise in the preprandial period and decrease shortly after meal consumption, suggesting a role as a possible meal initiator. However, ghrelin secretion in fasting subjects has not yet been studied in detail.