| Summary: | <span>In this a</span><span>rticle the theoretical analysis of Russian and foreign literature on the problem of psychological adaptation of patients with peripheral arterial disease, undergoing vascular and endovascular surgery is carried out. Most studies are dedicated to assessing quality of life of patients before and after reconstructive intervention. Improvement of quality of life, mainly in physical parameters is often found. Though, parameters of quality of life in the long-term period after surgery tend to decrease steadily. Psychological aspects of surgical treatment of patients with peripheral arterial disease are poorly investigated. The article stresses, that such aspects as the patients’ emotional response to illness and treatment, influence of personal cha-racteristics on the medical and social prognosis, personal attitudes of patients with periphe</span><span>ral arterial disease, in particular, the attitude to illness and treatment, psychological factors of treatment adherence are not well investigated. In the article problems of further research for the purpose of improvement of the medical and psychological prognosis are outlined.</span>
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