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A 6 page article critique that examines a study performed by Franke and Willems in 2005, which pertained to the awareness of terminally ill Dutch patients concerning their impending death and how this can be related to their care needs. The writer summarizes and analyzes the various sections of the research. No additional sources cited.
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their impending death so that their care needs could be more fully addressed. This study was founded on a broader investigation that examined the "needs of Dutch terminal patients and
relatives in the area of palliative care" (Franke and Willems, 2005, p. 242). As with many qualitative investigations, as data was accumulated and analyzed, the researchers were able to refine
their research questions, which, in this case, relate to the awareness concept. The research questions were: "To what extent are terminal patients aware of the severity of their situation?"
and also "How is this awareness related to expressing and meeting demands of care" (Franke and Willems, 2005, p. 242). While the majority of quantitative studies discuss the purpose of
the study and research questions in the introductory section, these researchers follow the qualitative format that presents the theme of the research, but then discusses literature before presenting the formal
purpose of the investigation. This format is appropriate because the discussion of literature establishes the need for the studys investigative purpose. Literature review The literature review in this study
article is incorporated into the introduction. The researchers begin by commenting that since the 1960s, there have been a number of studies that have addressed the topic of patients awareness
of dying and that some of this research indicated significant differences in this awareness. This leads into a discussion of what the research team terms a "classic study," which was
performed by Glaser and Strauss and describes patient awareness within various social contexts. According to Glaser and Straus, patients who remain "unaware" frequently have healthcare providers who do not discuss
the patients case openly and who do not have contact with terminal patients. In this regard, Glaser and Straus define "open awareness contexts" and "closed awareness contexts" (Franke and Willems,
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