Development and Validation of the Patient-completed Caprini Risk Score

Inclusion Criteria: * patients older than 18 years * patients with first admission to the medical and surgical units within 24 hours * willingness to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * patients with a diagnosis of PTE or DVT on admission * patients with cognitive impairment * inability to read or write * patients with mental diseases * patients with visual impairment * refusal to cooperate