Table 3.

Hope and perception of received care

Reported received care	More hope (n = 78), n (%)	No more hope (n = 61), n (%)	χ2a
Informed beforehand	69 (88)	49 (80)	1.766
Written information	67 (86)	36 (59)	12.88**
Written care plan	34 (44)	18 (30)	2.899
Enough time to discuss	71 (91)	40 (66)	13.785**
Shorter than 2 weeks	38 (49)	40 (66)	3.949*
Right time with home treatment	66 (85)	44 (72)	3.231
Problems solved	68 (87)	33 (54)	18.858**

^a.d.f. = 1.

^*P<0.05

^**P<0.01.