Psychological Assistance to Patients With Vascular Diseases After Surgery

Abstract

Currently, in the situation of coronavirus infection, diseases of the vascular system still occupy one of the leading positions among the causes of mortality. At this moment, an important task is providing psychological assistance to patients after surgery in a hospital setting.
 Purpose. The research of the possibilities of psychological assistance after surgery for patients with chronic obliterating diseases of the arteries of the lower limbs.
 Materials and methods of research. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) (A.S. Sigmondi R.P. Snaith) was used for diagnosis. The analysis of the results of psychological examination of patients with chronic obliterating diseases of the arteries of the lower limbs was carried out in the period from 2020 to 2021 in Krasnoyarsk.
 Results. The conducted research demonstrates the availability of depression as one of the clinical manifestations in the emotional sphere of patients with obliterating diseases of the arteries of the lower limbs. The information of the effectiveness of psychological assistance to patients in a vascular hospital are presented. Methods of autogenic training, short-term positive psychotherapy and one of the methods of a standardized program of complex non-medicated therapy were used.
 Conclusions. The obtained information allows us to talk about the positive impact of psychological care on patients after reconstructive operations in vascular surgery departments. With the activation of internal psychological resources, patients pay less attention to the issue of possible disability and strive to adapt to the conditions of the disease.
 Practical implications. The results can be used in the psychotherapeutic practice of clinical psychologists.