Practice Patterns of Medical Oncologists: A Survey of Advance Care Planning in the Outpatient Setting

Table 3

Time oncologists believed to be the most appropriate to initiate ACP discussions.

Time	Outpatient setting (n (%))
	Curative	Incurable
At the initial outpatient consultation	1 (6)	6 (35)
Visits 1–3	2 (12)	7 (41)
After visit 3	2 (12)	3 (18)
When the patient initiates the discussion	6 (35)	0 (0)
When patients are admitted to the hospital	2 (12)	0 (0)
When patients are nearing the end of life	N/A	0 (0)
Oncologists did not think they should bring up ACP with patients in this setting	2 (12)	0 (0)
Data not available	2 (12)	1 (6)