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

Table 6

Timing of patient-initiated ACP discussions in different patient settings.

Timing	Outpatient setting (n (%))
	ECOG PS 0–2		ECOG PS 3-4
	Curative	Incurable	Curative	Incurable
Initial outpatient consultation (visit 1)	4 (23)	5 (29)	4 (23)	8 (47)
In the first few outpatient visits (visits 2-3)	0 (0)	1 (6)	2 (12)	3 (18)
After visit 3	1 (6)	3 (18)	0 (0)	1 (6)
When admitted to the hospital	2 (12)	2 (12)	8 (47)	2 (12)
When nearing the end of life	N/A	5 (29)	N/A	2 (12)
Never	8 (47)	0 (0)	1 (6)	0 (0)
Data not available	2 (12)	1 (6)	2 (12)	1 (6)