Table 4.

Relationship between the frequency of the WTD (Q1) and considering hastening death (Q2) (n=36) using AFFED

Q2 response Q1 response	Without considering hastening death‡	Considering hastening death§	Total
Sporadic*	19	3	22
Persistent†	9	5	14
Total	28	8	36

p=0.120.

*Included patients that answer Q1 ‘occasionally/sometimes’.

†Included patients that answer Q1 ‘every day’ or ‘almost every day’.

‡Included patients that answer Q2 ‘only thought about it’ or ‘have talked about/mentioned it to someone’.

§Included patients that answer Q2 ‘Have thought about ending life, but never would do it’ or ‘Yes, there is a plan— they may or may not be able to explain it’.

AFFED, Assessing Frequency & Extent of Desire to Die; WTD, wish to die.