Remembering what the doctor said: how much of medical information will the patient remember?

Introduction. Patients must be fully informed about their disease, different variants of the treatment complications and prognosis to make decisions accept treatment. The most important they should able remember this information. aim study was studying level learned information by patients upcoming surgery “removal vestibular schwannoma”. Materials methods. 44 with schwannoma were included in prospective study. Average age 39,8 + 7,2 years, gender distribution 16 males 28 females. Education: secondary special – 56,82, higher 43,18 %. We used scales for evaluation “Checklist. Surgery removal schwannoma” developed authors, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) adaptation Y.L. Hanin, assessment depression Hospital Depression Scale Zigmond A.S., Snaith R.P. (HADS). R-Studio (Version 1.0.1532009–2017 RStudio) statistical analisis. Results. correctly 24,8 % medical on next day after consultation a neurosurgeon average. got negative correlation between anxiety, assimilated (r = –0,52; r –0,47; –0,85, respectively). anxiety before led decrease remembering patients. Conclusion. patient disease low. Quantity depends It is necessary increase because it allowing improve results