2015 Volume 4 Pages 1-5
Purpose：To describe the formation of a campus-style palliative care salon for cancer survivors as currently performed in action research, and to investigate related future issues.
Method：The evaluation period was set as June 2013 to February 2014. With the cooperation of consenting cancer survivors participating in the palliative care salon, participatory observations were made, and semi-structured interviews were performed. For the analysis, qualitative induction analysis was carried out regarding the formation processes over time of the palliative care salon.
Results：Four aspects regarding the formation of the palliative care salon were investigated：publicity, securing and arranging a site, operations and implementation（execution）, and the sentiments（emotions, feelings, understandings）of participants. Participants were aware of the site as a “place for speaking（communicating）,” and they felt the merits of having a “campus-style” environment. Meanwhile, operation-related aspects regarding the physical environment and costs（expenses）were cited as problematic issues. The authors plan further investigations, in which they will accumulate and analyze more data.
