Table 3

The categorization of the patients

Patient

1 Information- dependent and accepting

2 Information- dependent but denying

3 Medically informed and accepting

4 Medically informed but denying

A

X

B

(X)

C

X

D

X

E

X

F

X

G

X

V

X

W

X

X

X

Y

X

Z

X

Hoff et al. BMC Palliative Care 2007 6:1   doi:10.1186/1472-684X-6-1