Abstract
Case study evaluations, using one or more qualitative methods, have been used to investigate important practical and policy questions in health care. This paper describes the features of a well designed case study and gives examples showing how qualitative methods are used in evaluations of health services and health policy.
Full text
PDF
Images in this article
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- Mays N., Pope C. Qualitative research: Observational methods in health care settings. BMJ. 1995 Jul 15;311(6998):182–184. doi: 10.1136/bmj.311.6998.182. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Mays N., Pope C. Rigour and qualitative research. BMJ. 1995 Jul 8;311(6997):109–112. doi: 10.1136/bmj.311.6997.109. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Pollitt C., Harrison S., Hunter D. J., Marnoch G. No hiding place: on the discomforts of researching the contemporary policy process. J Soc Policy. 1990 Apr;19(2):169–190. doi: 10.1017/s0047279400001987. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]