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CASE STUDY
DR. MAHESWARI JAIKUMAR
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DEFINITION Research on a phenomenon by
studying in depth a single case example.
The case can be an individual person, an event, a group or an institution.
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FEATURES• Are an in depth examination of
people, places, or institutions.
• ROBSON defines case study as “the development of detailed, intensive knowledge about a single “case” or a small number of related cases”
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• Case studies are more considered as qualitative studies.• How ever they could be either
qualitative or quantitative. • (Based on the purpose of the
study & the phenomenon under study)
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• Case study is of particular interest if the investigator wishes
to gain a rich understanding of the context of the research & it’s processes.
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DATA COLLECTION METHODS
The data collection methods include
1.Observation. 2.Personal interview.
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ANALYSIS• Analysis in a case study design
does not involve sophisticated quantitative & statistics.• The stress is more on the
quantitative analysis of collected data.
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APPLICATION IN NURSING• Case study methodology is used
since a long time for in – depth study of a single patient or a group of patients, to generate knowledge to solve nursing problems of patients suffering with specific disease conditions.
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E.g.., How a pregnant women
manage pain during delivery process.
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EXAMPLE A case study on the organization
& functioning of a multispecialty hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
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