Comparative study of palliative day care between medical school campus and ordinary hospital care program

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This study organized and implemented a palliative day care program on N university campus and also in the palliative care unit, attached to A hospital, to support cancer patients live at home. Using STAS-J (Support Team Assessment Schedule-Japan version) for major study results the average score was 0.8 for the programs at the campus and 2.0 at the hospital. The program at the campus was used mainly by cancer survivors , and those patients had strong interest in coming to terms with cancer and learning about the illness, and they were quite content with relationships with other people.The program at medical school campus can be developed and expanded to support cancer survivors, incorporating human and other resources that a medical school can offer, and will be one of meaningful contributions that the school can make to the community.