The cancer caring salon at night: compared with daytime

ABSTRACT

<b>Background</b> Most of cancer caring salons (a following salon) are held at the daytime, and there is no report that we weighed against a salon at night. <b>Purpose</b> We weigh the participation number of people, the differences of participation reason by the time of salon and examine the problems of the salon at the daytime. <b>Method</b> From July, 2012 to December, we held salons for two hours. The salon at the daytime started at 1400, and the salon at night was at 1800. We distributed the questionnaire to participants and examined them. <b>Results</b> 69 people participated. 22 people (32%) participated at the daytime, and 47 people were at night (<i>p</i>=0.004). Questionnaires are collected in 55 people; a response rate is 80%. Participants less than 60 years old were eight (40%) at the daytime, and 21 (60%) at night. The most common reason of choice the participant time was "not in particular (55%)" at the daytime, and "circumstances of the work (34%)" at night. <b>Conclusion</b> Young working generations tend to be hard to participate in the salon at the daytime, and the salon at night may be useful.