Search for: [Abstract = "ore often whereas in the CHNN group a patient was more often directed to other medical unit. CONCLUSIONS\: The author’s own study demonstrated the effectiveness of palliative care in relieving pain in persons undergoing inpatient palliative care at the Palliative Medical Unit of the Therapeutic and Nursing Institution in Cracow. Factors determining the degree of pain intensity among the studied patients include age, gender, stage of hospitalization, location of pain and its treatment, concomitant diseases, decubitus ulcers and the risk of their formation. Equally important as pain treatment is the alleviation of other concomitant pathological symptoms, as they are determinants of pain severity. Similarly, the emotional state of patients influences the assessment of pain intensity. On the other hand, marital status, place of residence, duration of illness, length of hospitalisation and recognition of clinical diagnosis do not affect the degree of pain among the studied patients receiving inpatient palliative care. The author’s own study showed significant differences between the studied groups both in the course of hospitalization and in the frequency and severity of physical and psychological concomitant symptoms. These results may help to better understand the suffering of patients, not only with neoplastic, but also with other chronic diseases, and consequently contribute to"]

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