THROMBOEMBOLISM OF PULMONARY ARTERY AND THE AWARENESS OF PATIENTS OF THE RISK GROUP
The aim of the work was to study the level of awareness of patients with a high risk of PE for the possibility of developing this complication and methods of its prevention. As a result of the survey, a low level of awareness of the responents was established, which may be due to the lack of visual information on this topic in medical institutions. Also, an assessment was made of the impact of information on PE risk on the psychological state of patients using the questionnaire of patients on the "Hospital Depression Scale". As a result, a direct dependence of the level of anxiety and depression on the degree of awareness and the risk group in which the patient is located has been revealed. In the same way, we developed a patient information sheet that provides full information on the risk factors for PE and prevention methods that can be used for work with patients in hospitals and preventive work with the public.