Table 4.

Overview arguments per standardized patient assessment

Setting and substance	Number of SPA		Advice	Arguments for advice								Total arguments for advice	Total arguments mentioned
				Change						No change
				Substance use is unhealthy in general	Changed taste or desire during treatment	Risk of complications or side effects	Negative impact on treatment effect	Negative impact on physical condition during treatment in general	Making use of the opportunity	Quality of life is all that matters	No impact on treatment effects
Curative
Smoking	01	Change				X	X					2	2
	02	Change				X	X		X			3	3
	03	Change		X		X						2	2
	04	Change				X						1	1
	05	Change		X		X	X					3	3
	06	Change					X	X				2	2
	07	Change				X		X				2	2
	08	Change		X				X	X			3	3
	09	Change				X		X				2	2
	10	Change				X		X				2	2
Alcohol	11	Change			X	X						2	2
	12	No change			O						X	1	2
	13	Change			X							1	1
	14	Change			X							1	1
	15	No change			O							0	1
	16	Change		X								1	1
	17	No change										0	0
	18	Change										0	0
	19	Change						X				1	1
Palliative
Smoking	20	No change		O								0	1
	21	No change		O								0	1
	22	No change								X	X	2	2
	23	Change		X								1	1
	24	No change		O				O				0	2
	25	Change		X		X						2	2
	26	No change		O						X		1	2
	27	No change			O		O			X		1	3
	28	No change			O					X	X	2	3
	29	No change								X		1	1
Alcohol	30	Change			X					O		1	2
	31	No change										0	0
	32	No change			O					X		1	2
	33	No change			O			O				0	2
	34	No change			O							0	1
	35	No change				O						0	1
	36	No change			O					X		1	2
	37	Change										0	0
	38	Change			X							1	1
	39	No change			O							0	1

X = arguments used by oncologists to support their advice (change or no change); O = arguments mentioned by oncologists that did not match their advice

Abbreviation: SPA standardized patient assessment