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.