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Background: The goal of the study was to find out whether the educational materials for patients who have undergone the implantation of a vascular prosthesis in lower extremities or abdominal aorta are of high quality, understandable and usable for patients. Methods: The evaluation included educational materials in written form – two brochures for patients prior to the surgery, one brochure for patients after the surgery and an information map. The PEMAT (Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool) was chosen f...

The aim of our research is to create an adequate preoperative education in order to reduce anxiety of patients, therefor it is necessary to understand their emotional experiences, cognitive processes and behavioral aspects as well. This article presents the development of a measure of pain in patients in whom vascular procedures using prosthetic grafts are indicated. The test battery is based on the Dynamic Model of Psychological Processes in Chronic Pain primarily used in clinical practice. Dynamic Model includes...