A hoist for raising a patient from a seated to a standing position and for supporting the patient during sitting down, the hoist being provided with: • a basic frame; • two lifting arms (14, 14') each provided at a free end thereof with an armpit support (16, 16'), a clamping pad and/or a fixing for a support belt; • an adjusting mechanism (20, 22) which connects the lifting arms (14, 14') displaceably with the basic frame; • at least one drive (24, 26) arranged for driving the adjusting mechanism (20, 22) for the purpose of displacing the lifting arms (14, 14') relative to the basic frame, such that the lifting arms (14, 14') follow a path which guides the patient, who is supported by the armpit supports (16, 16'), the clamping pads and/or the support belt, from a seated position to a standing position; • at least one signal receiver (28, 30, 32, 34, 36) arranged for receiving an input signal delivered by the patient and for generating an output signal; • a control which is connected with the at least one signal receiver (28, 30, 32, 34, 36) and which is connected with the at least one drive (24, 26) and which is arranged for controlling the at least one drive (24, 26) depending on the output signal (S1, S2, S3, S4) delivered by the at least one signal receiver (28, 30, 32, 34, 36). wherein the at least one signal receiver comprises a standing force signal receiver which measures an input signal and generates an output signal which is indicative of a standing force which is exerted by the patient on a footplate during raising and/or lowering of the patient, wherein the standing force signal receiver is connected with the control, characterized in that the at least one signal receiver additionally comprises a lifting force signal receiver which measures an input signal and generates an output signal which is indicative of a lifting force which is exerted by the lifting arms (14, 14') during raising and/or lowering of the patient, wherein the lifting force signal receiver is included in the basic frame and/or the lifting arms (14, 14'), wherein the lifting force signal receiver is connected with the control, wherein the control is configured for controlling the at least one drive (24, 26) for driving the adjusting mechanism (20, 22) for displacing the lifting arms (14, 14') relative to the basic frame depending on at least the output signal generated by the standing force signal receiver and the output signal generated by the lifting force signal receiver, wherein the control is configured for processing the at least one output signal (S1, S2, S3, S4) of the at least one signal receiver (28, 30, 32, 34, 36) and for, on the basis thereof, controlling the at least one drive (24, 26) such that the speed of the lifting arms (14, 14') depends on the at least one output signal (S1, S2, S3, S4). • a basic frame; • two lifting arms (14, 14') each provided at a free end thereof with an armpit support (16, 16'), a clamping pad and/or a fixing for a support belt; • an adjusting mechanism (20, 22) which connects the lifting arms (14, 14') displaceably with the basic frame; • at least one drive (24, 26) arranged for driving the adjusting mechanism (20, 22) for the purpose of displacing the lifting arms (14, 14') relative to the basic frame, such that the lifting arms (14, 14') follow a path which guides the patient, who is supported by the armpit supports (16, 16'), the clamping pads and/or the support belt, from a seated position to a standing position; • at least one signal receiver (28, 30, 32, 34, 36) arranged for receiving an input signal delivered by the patient and for generating an output signal; • a control which is connected with the at least one signal receiver (28, 30, 32, 34, 36) and which is connected with the at least one drive (24, 26) and which is arranged for controlling the at least one drive (24, 26) depending on the output signal (S1, S2, S3, S4) delivered by the at least one signal receiver (28, 30, 32, 34, 36). wherein the at least one signal receiver comprises a standing force signal receiver which measures an input signal and generates an output signal which is indicative of a standing force which is exerted by the patient on a footplate during raising and/or lowering of the patient, wherein the standing force signal receiver is connected with the control, characterized in that the at least one signal receiver additionally comprises a lifting force signal receiver which measures an input signal and generates an output signal which is indicative of a lifting force which is exerted by the lifting arms (14, 14') during raising and/or lowering of the patient, wherein the lifting force signal receiver is included in the basic frame and/or the lifting arms (14, 14'), wherein the lifting force signal receiver is connected with the control, wherein the control is configured for controlling the at least one drive (24, 26) for driving the adjusting mechanism (20, 22) for displacing the lifting arms (14, 14') relative to the basic frame depending on at least the output signal generated by the standing force signal receiver and the output signal generated by the lifting force signal receiver, wherein the control is configured for processing the at least one output signal (S1, S2, S3, S4) of the at least one signal receiver (28, 30, 32, 34, 36) and for, on the basis thereof, controlling the at least one drive (24, 26) such that the speed of the lifting arms (14, 14') depends on the at least one output signal (S1, S2, S3, S4).