CASE STUDY

1. CASE STUDY
DR. MAHESWARI JAIKUMAR

2. 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.

3. 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”

4. • 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)

5. • Case study is of particular
interest if the investigator wishes
to gain a rich understanding of
the context of the research & it’s
processes.

6. DATA COLLECTION METHODS
The data collection methods include
1.Observation.
2.Personal interview.

7. ANALYSIS
• Analysis in a case study design
does not involve sophisticated
quantitative & statistics.
• The stress is more on the
quantitative analysis of collected
data.

8. 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.

9. E.g.., How a pregnant women
manage pain during delivery
process.

10. EXAMPLE
A case study on the organization
& functioning of a multispecialty
hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.