Research Article

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

Table 5

Proportion of patients that initiate ACP discussions in various settings.

Proportion of patients who initiate ACP discussionsOutpatient setting (n (%))
ECOG PS 0–2ECOG PS 3-4
CurativeIncurableCurativeIncurable

Few16 (94)10 (59)12 (70)4 (24)
Some0 (0)4 (23)2 (12)5 (29)
Many0 (0)2 (12)2 (12)5 (29)
All1 (6)1 (6)1 (6)3 (18)