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Table 4 Preference regarding hospice palliative care

From: Completion rate of physician orders for life-sustaining treatment for patients with metastatic or recurrent cancer: a preliminary, cross-sectional study

POLST

Survey questionnaire

Yes, I would like to use hospice palliative care, n. (%)

41 (56.9%)

Yes

34 (47.2%)

No

7 (9.7%)

No, I would not like to use hospice palliative care, n. (%)

10 (13.9%)

Yes

1 (1.4%)

No

9 (12.5%)

Unanswered, n. (%)

21 (29.2%)

Yes

8 (11.1%)

No

13 (18.1%)