Fundamentals of case study research in family medicine and community health

作     者：Sergi Fàbregues Michael D Fetters 

作者机构：Department of Psychology and EducationUniversitat Oberta de CatalunyaBarcelonaSpain Department of Family MedicineUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMichiganUSA 

出 版 物：《Family Medicine and Community Health》 (家庭医学与社区卫生（英文）)

年 卷 期：2019年第7卷第2期

页      面：45-52页

学科分类：0502[文学-外国语言文学] 050201[文学-英语语言文学] 1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 05[文学] 1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 

主　　题：conducting preparing writing 

摘      要：The aim of this article is to introduce family medicine researchers to case study research,a rigorous research methodology commonly used in the social and health sciences and only distantly related to clinical case reports.The article begins with an overview of case study in the social and health sciences,including its definition,potential applications,historical background and core features.This is followed by a 10-step description of the process of conducting a case study project illustrated using a case study conducted about a teaching programme executed to teach international family medicine resident learners sensitive examination skills.Steps for conducting a case study include(1)conducting a literature review;(2)formulating the research questions;(3)ensuring that a case study is appropriate;(4)determining the type of case study design;(5)defining boundaries of the case(s)and selecting the case(s);(6)preparing for data collection;(7)collecting and organising the data;(8)analysing the data;(9)writing the case study report;and(10)appraising the quality.Case study research is a highly flexible and powerful research tool available to family medicine researchers for a variety of applications.