Table 2.

Results with main and generic categories

Main categories	Generic categories
How to strike a balance between convictions of what constitutes good care and the perceived dissonant preferences for care held by the patient	Framing the notion of good care in relation to demands from patient and family regarded to be unrealistic
	Querying with to what extent it is justifiable to influence the patient’s decision-making in order to achieve good care
	Struggling with standing up for the incapacitated patient’s nebulous interests
	Coping with the conflict between using coercion to achieve good while protecting human dignity
How to establish a responsible relationship with the vulnerable person	Acknowledging the patient as a susceptible human being in a psychosocial context
	Guarding the patient’s dignity and integrity through practical measures in care
	Defining personal moral responsibility towards the patient
	Having patience to give the patient and family time to come to terms with illness and declining health