Table 2

Contradictory values for aims and means at the end-of-life for Dutch professionals and families with a Turkish or Moroccan background.

Values of Dutch professionals

Values of families with a Turkish or Moroccan background

Improving quality of life

Striving for cure up to the end

Fully informing the patient to reach shared decision making and to realize advanced care planning

Keeping patients' hope alive, therefore the family decides how much information can be given to a patient

Giving sufficient pain and symptom relief

Ensuring that the patient dies with a clear mind

Giving optimal care in the Netherlands

Using opportunities for care in the Netherlands as well as in the country of origin

de Graaff et al. BMC Palliative Care 2010 9:19   doi:10.1186/1472-684X-9-19