| Meaning unit | Code | Sub-category | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'I’m not worried, no, because everyone has to change their lives more or less when they get old and can't manage on their own. So I'm prepared for that, that the day will come when I have to do that. And that’s a concern for another day. I'll think about it then, but I won't worry about it now.' | Not worried about the future One day, you can’t manage on your own A concern for another day | Postponing plans | I would like to live in the present, so why plan ahead? |
| 'It’s documented … In the medical records. So, it’s no harder than having someone else look it over and take over if someone quits or something like that. Then what we have agreed upon is documented. So, it can be an advantage.' | Appreciation of documented agreement Agreement between patient and healthcare staff An advantage when healthcare staff can read the documented agreement | Appreciation of agreement: a certainty for future planning | Care agreements usually went unnoticed |
| 'Yes, but if I'm [cognitively] coherent enough to express what I want, then you should respect that, I think. I absolutely think so. The day I can't object any longer, then my relatives have to take over and speak on my behalf.' | Respect one’s will when cognitively clear Autonomy Relatives’ right to speak on patient’s behalf when not cognitively clear | My life, my rights | Let me decide versus they know best |