Table 4.

Summary of the factors affecting congruence.

Enhancing congruence	Decreasing congruence
Illness-related	Illness-related
Patient's functional status	Patient's functional status
Dementia	Cancer
Treatment-related aspects	Stroke
	Patient's level of consciousness during last days
Individual	Individual
Marital status	Preference for dying at home
Non-working relative	Preference for cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Age	Early registering of place of death
Preference for dying in a hospice	Being female
Having spoken to a healthcare professional about the preferred place of death	Religious beliefs
Decision-making capacity
Being female
Environmental	Environmental
Place of residence	Place of residence
Indicators of adequate care	Time of participation in the study
Family role
Caregiver's preference
High intensity hospice
Having palliative care