Table 3.

Correlations between the expectations, fears and experiences in patients and caregivers

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Expectations
1 emotional relief	–
2 practical support	0.777**	–
3 negative emotions	0.099	−0.008	–
4 refusal	−0.046	−0.150	0.344**	–
5 my wishes not to be respected	−0.072	−0.175*	0.173*	0.645**	–
6 emotional burden of the other person	0.024	0.039	0.441**	0.166*	0.175*	–
Fears
7 avoidance of the topic	−0.066	−0.85	0.090	−0.063	0.017	00.64	–
8 thoughts are burdening	0.045	−0.044	0.375**	0.064	0.079	0.286**	0.376**	–
9 very afraid of EOL	0.136	−0.015	0.383**	0.129	0.036	0.187*	0.029	0.387**	–
10 afraid of talking	0.096	0.040	0.502**	0.240**	0.162*	0.210	0.139	0.280**	0.465**	–
11 avoidance of talking	0.013	0.036	0.256**	0.138	0.100	0.222**	0.374**	0.348**	0.168*	0.516**	–
Experiences
12 burdening	−0.005	−0.102	0.499**	0.302**	0.177	0.232*	0.017	0.382**	0.478**	0.438**	0.209*	–
13 helpful	0.362**	0.320**	−0.104	−0.127	−0.111	0.061	−0.331**	−0.130	0.012	−0.232*	−0.316**	−0.247**	–
14 satisfied	0.232*	0.211*	−0.156	−0.183*	−0.203*	−0.049	−0.129	−0.048	−0.048	−0.081	−0.053	−0.419**	0.506**

*p<0.05; **p<0.01; (n=118–151).

EOL, end-of-life.