Case study research for better evaluations of complex interventions
Whilst the diversity of published case studies in health services and public health research is rich and productive, we recommend further clarity and specific methodological guidance for those reporting case study research for evaluation audiences.
Case Study Evaluation Approach
A case study evaluation approach can be an incredibly powerful tool for monitoring and evaluating complex programs and policies. By identifying common themes and patterns, this approach allows us to better understand the successes and challenges faced by the program. In this article, we'll explore the benefits of using a case study evaluation ...
Designing process evaluations using case study to explore the context
We argue that case study is one of the best research designs to underpin process evaluations, to capture the dynamic and complex relationship between intervention and context during implementation. We provide a comprehensive overview of the issues for process evaluation design to consider when using a case study design.
PDF Using Case Studies to do Program Evaluation
A case study evaluation for a program implemented in a turbulent environment should begin when program planning begins. A case study evaluation allows you to create a full, complex picture of what occurs in such environments. For example, ordinance work is pursued in political arenas, some of which are highly volatile.
Continuing to enhance the quality of case study methodology in health
In this article, we aim to demystify case study methodology by outlining its philosophical underpinnings and three foundational approaches. We provide literature-based guidance to decision-makers, policy-makers, and health leaders on how to engage in and critically appraise case study design.
Case study
Case study A case study focuses on a particular unit - a person, a site, a project. It often uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. Case studies can be particularly useful for understanding how different elements fit together and how different elements (implementation, context and other factors) have produced the observed impacts.
Case Study Evaluation
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.
How to Critically Evaluate Case Studies in Social Work
Abstract The purpose of this article is to develop guidelines to assist practitioners and researchers in evaluating and developing rigorous case studies. The main concern in evaluating a case study is to accurately assess its quality and ultimately to offer clients social work interventions informed by the best available evidence. To assess the quality of a case study, we propose criteria ...
Qualitative Research: Case study evaluation
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. This is the last in a series of seven articles describing non ...
What is a case study?
What is it? Case study is a research methodology, typically seen in social and life sciences. There is no one definition of case study research. 1 However, very simply… 'a case study can be defined as an intensive study about a person, a group of people or a unit, which is aimed to generalize over several units'. 1 A case study has also been described as an intensive, systematic ...
The case study approach
The case study approach allows in-depth, multi-faceted explorations of complex issues in their real-life settings. The value of the case study approach is well recognised in the fields of business, law and policy, but somewhat less so in health services ...
5 Benefits of the Case Study Method
The case study method is a learning technique pioneered by Harvard Business School in 1922. Here are 5 benefits of learning through the case method.
Case Study Methodology of Qualitative Research: Key Attributes and
Abstract A case study is one of the most commonly used methodologies of social research. This article attempts to look into the various dimensions of a case study research strategy, the different epistemological strands which determine the particular case study type and approach adopted in the field, discusses the factors which can enhance the effectiveness of a case study research, and the ...
Using case studies to do program evaluation
Using case studies to do program evaluation. PDF. 79.49 KB. This paper, authored by Edith D. Balbach for the California Department of Health Services is designed to help evaluators decide whether to use a case study evaluation approach. It also offers guidance on how to conduct a case study evaluation.
Case Study Method: A Step-by-Step Guide for Business Researchers
Abstract Qualitative case study methodology enables researchers to conduct an in-depth exploration of intricate phenomena within some specific context. By keeping in mind research students, this article presents a systematic step-by-step guide to conduct a case study in the business discipline. Research students belonging to said discipline face issues in terms of clarity, selection, and ...
Appraising psychotherapy case studies in practice-based evidence
Systematic case studies are often placed at the low end of evidence-based practice (EBP) due to lack of critical appraisal. This paper seeks to attend to this research gap by introducing a novel Case Study Evaluation-tool (CaSE). First, issues around ...
What are the benefits and drawbacks of case study research?
Benefits. Their flexibility: case studies are popular for a number of reasons, one being that they can be conducted at various points in the research process. Researchers are known to favour them as a way to develop ideas for more extensive research in the future - pilot studies often take the form of case studies.
Case Study
A case study is a research method that involves an in-depth examination and analysis of a particular phenomenon or case, such as an individual, organization, community, event, or situation.
Case Study Research Method in Psychology
Case study research involves an in-depth, detailed examination of a single case, such as a person, group, event, organization, or location, to explore causation in order to find underlying principles and gain insight for further research.
Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk: A Case Study on Systematic Evaluation in
While evaluation frameworks for PD exist, they are rarely used or built upon, and results from evaluations are seldom disseminated. Thus, this paper presents a systematic evaluation of the first year of a participatory project for developing a Virtual Reality training system as a case study.
Case Study: Caring for members with complex needs
The case study highlights: How Morgan Stanley worked to remove barriers to accessing quality and affordable care for members with complex needs. How Genentech revamped their disability leave evaluation process to be more focused on employee experience and clinical outcomes.
The design, implementation, and evaluation of a blended (in-person and
Introduction Studies have reported different results of evaluation methods of clinical competency tests. Therefore, this study aimed to design, implement, and evaluate a blended (in-person and virtual) Competency Examination for final-year Nursing Students. Methods This interventional study was conducted in two semesters of 2020-2021 using an educational action research method in the nursing ...
Evaluating ecological conservation effectiveness of security patterns
In this study, three evaluation methods were selected: Conefor Sensinode 2.6 software (Saura and Torné, 2009), the Pressure-State-Response model, and the InVEST model, which systematically and comprehensively evaluated three indicators: regional landscape connectivity, Ecological security index (ESI), and habitat quality (HQ) assessment (Wu et ...
The Case Study Method as a Tool for Doing Evaluation
Put prevention into practice Evaluation of program initiation in nine ... Predivinsk Lespromkhoz: A Case Study on the Collaborative Restructurin... Humancentric Applications of RFID Implants: The Usability Contexts of ... If you have access to journal content via a personal subscription, university, library, employer or society, select from the ...
PDF Case Study Evaluations GAO/PEMD-91-10.1
Case Study Evaluations is one of a series of papers issued by the Program Evaluation and Methodology Division (PEMD). The purpose of the series is to provide GAO evaluators with guides to various aspects of audit and evaluation methodology, to illustrate applications, and to indicate where more detailed information is available.
Sustainability
Urban secondary wilderness (USWs) is a near-natural place in cities and is an important link to reconnect humans with the natural world. Assessing the perceptual elements of USWs not only provides insight into public perceptions and preferences, but also helps to further explore its relevance to experiential values such as environmental restoration benefits. In this study, we selected three ...
Evaluation of the New York City COVID-19 case investigation and contact
New York City (NYC) was the first COVID-19 epicenter in the United States and home to one of the country's largest contact tracing programs, NYC Test & Trace (T2). Understanding points of attrition along the stages of program implementation and follow-up can inform contact tracing efforts for future epidemics or pandemics. The objective of this study was to evaluate the completeness and ...
Clinical evaluation of enhanced recovery versus conventional care in
Background This randomized clinical trial protocol aimed to investigate the comparative efficacy of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol versus traditional perioperative care programs in patients with intradural extramedullary spinal tumors. Methods The study included 180 patients aged 18-80 years, who were randomly assigned to two groups: Group A receiving traditional ...
Validity and generalization in future case study evaluations
Validity and generalization continue to be challenging aspects in designing and conducting case study evaluations, especially when the number of cases being studied is highly limited (even limited to a single case). To address the challenge, this article highlights current knowledge regarding the use of: (1) rival explanations, triangulation ...
Learning effect of online versus onsite education in health and medical
The disruption of health and medical education by the COVID-19 pandemic made educators question the effect of online setting on students' learning, motivation, self-efficacy and preference. In light of the health care staff shortage online scalable education seemed relevant. Reviews on the effect of online medical education called for high quality RCTs, which are increasingly relevant with ...
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Whilst the diversity of published case studies in health services and public health research is rich and productive, we recommend further clarity and specific methodological guidance for those reporting case study research for evaluation audiences.
A case study evaluation approach can be an incredibly powerful tool for monitoring and evaluating complex programs and policies. By identifying common themes and patterns, this approach allows us to better understand the successes and challenges faced by the program. In this article, we'll explore the benefits of using a case study evaluation ...
We argue that case study is one of the best research designs to underpin process evaluations, to capture the dynamic and complex relationship between intervention and context during implementation. We provide a comprehensive overview of the issues for process evaluation design to consider when using a case study design.
A case study evaluation for a program implemented in a turbulent environment should begin when program planning begins. A case study evaluation allows you to create a full, complex picture of what occurs in such environments. For example, ordinance work is pursued in political arenas, some of which are highly volatile.
In this article, we aim to demystify case study methodology by outlining its philosophical underpinnings and three foundational approaches. We provide literature-based guidance to decision-makers, policy-makers, and health leaders on how to engage in and critically appraise case study design.
Case study A case study focuses on a particular unit - a person, a site, a project. It often uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. Case studies can be particularly useful for understanding how different elements fit together and how different elements (implementation, context and other factors) have produced the observed impacts.
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.
Abstract The purpose of this article is to develop guidelines to assist practitioners and researchers in evaluating and developing rigorous case studies. The main concern in evaluating a case study is to accurately assess its quality and ultimately to offer clients social work interventions informed by the best available evidence. To assess the quality of a case study, we propose criteria ...
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. This is the last in a series of seven articles describing non ...
What is it? Case study is a research methodology, typically seen in social and life sciences. There is no one definition of case study research. 1 However, very simply… 'a case study can be defined as an intensive study about a person, a group of people or a unit, which is aimed to generalize over several units'. 1 A case study has also been described as an intensive, systematic ...
The case study approach allows in-depth, multi-faceted explorations of complex issues in their real-life settings. The value of the case study approach is well recognised in the fields of business, law and policy, but somewhat less so in health services ...
The case study method is a learning technique pioneered by Harvard Business School in 1922. Here are 5 benefits of learning through the case method.
Abstract A case study is one of the most commonly used methodologies of social research. This article attempts to look into the various dimensions of a case study research strategy, the different epistemological strands which determine the particular case study type and approach adopted in the field, discusses the factors which can enhance the effectiveness of a case study research, and the ...
Using case studies to do program evaluation. PDF. 79.49 KB. This paper, authored by Edith D. Balbach for the California Department of Health Services is designed to help evaluators decide whether to use a case study evaluation approach. It also offers guidance on how to conduct a case study evaluation.
Abstract Qualitative case study methodology enables researchers to conduct an in-depth exploration of intricate phenomena within some specific context. By keeping in mind research students, this article presents a systematic step-by-step guide to conduct a case study in the business discipline. Research students belonging to said discipline face issues in terms of clarity, selection, and ...
Systematic case studies are often placed at the low end of evidence-based practice (EBP) due to lack of critical appraisal. This paper seeks to attend to this research gap by introducing a novel Case Study Evaluation-tool (CaSE). First, issues around ...
Benefits. Their flexibility: case studies are popular for a number of reasons, one being that they can be conducted at various points in the research process. Researchers are known to favour them as a way to develop ideas for more extensive research in the future - pilot studies often take the form of case studies.
A case study is a research method that involves an in-depth examination and analysis of a particular phenomenon or case, such as an individual, organization, community, event, or situation.
Case study research involves an in-depth, detailed examination of a single case, such as a person, group, event, organization, or location, to explore causation in order to find underlying principles and gain insight for further research.
While evaluation frameworks for PD exist, they are rarely used or built upon, and results from evaluations are seldom disseminated. Thus, this paper presents a systematic evaluation of the first year of a participatory project for developing a Virtual Reality training system as a case study.
The case study highlights: How Morgan Stanley worked to remove barriers to accessing quality and affordable care for members with complex needs. How Genentech revamped their disability leave evaluation process to be more focused on employee experience and clinical outcomes.
Introduction Studies have reported different results of evaluation methods of clinical competency tests. Therefore, this study aimed to design, implement, and evaluate a blended (in-person and virtual) Competency Examination for final-year Nursing Students. Methods This interventional study was conducted in two semesters of 2020-2021 using an educational action research method in the nursing ...
In this study, three evaluation methods were selected: Conefor Sensinode 2.6 software (Saura and Torné, 2009), the Pressure-State-Response model, and the InVEST model, which systematically and comprehensively evaluated three indicators: regional landscape connectivity, Ecological security index (ESI), and habitat quality (HQ) assessment (Wu et ...
Put prevention into practice Evaluation of program initiation in nine ... Predivinsk Lespromkhoz: A Case Study on the Collaborative Restructurin... Humancentric Applications of RFID Implants: The Usability Contexts of ... If you have access to journal content via a personal subscription, university, library, employer or society, select from the ...
Case Study Evaluations is one of a series of papers issued by the Program Evaluation and Methodology Division (PEMD). The purpose of the series is to provide GAO evaluators with guides to various aspects of audit and evaluation methodology, to illustrate applications, and to indicate where more detailed information is available.
Urban secondary wilderness (USWs) is a near-natural place in cities and is an important link to reconnect humans with the natural world. Assessing the perceptual elements of USWs not only provides insight into public perceptions and preferences, but also helps to further explore its relevance to experiential values such as environmental restoration benefits. In this study, we selected three ...
New York City (NYC) was the first COVID-19 epicenter in the United States and home to one of the country's largest contact tracing programs, NYC Test & Trace (T2). Understanding points of attrition along the stages of program implementation and follow-up can inform contact tracing efforts for future epidemics or pandemics. The objective of this study was to evaluate the completeness and ...
Background This randomized clinical trial protocol aimed to investigate the comparative efficacy of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol versus traditional perioperative care programs in patients with intradural extramedullary spinal tumors. Methods The study included 180 patients aged 18-80 years, who were randomly assigned to two groups: Group A receiving traditional ...
Validity and generalization continue to be challenging aspects in designing and conducting case study evaluations, especially when the number of cases being studied is highly limited (even limited to a single case). To address the challenge, this article highlights current knowledge regarding the use of: (1) rival explanations, triangulation ...
The disruption of health and medical education by the COVID-19 pandemic made educators question the effect of online setting on students' learning, motivation, self-efficacy and preference. In light of the health care staff shortage online scalable education seemed relevant. Reviews on the effect of online medical education called for high quality RCTs, which are increasingly relevant with ...