title: Case study: design? Method? Or comprehensive strategy?
abstract: As the case study approach gains popularity in nursing research, questions arise with regard to what it exactly is, and where it appears to fit paradigmatically. Is it a method, a design, are such distinctions important? Colin Jones and Christina Lyons review some of the key issues, with specific emphasis on the use of case study within an interpretevist philosophy.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health & Applied Social Sciences, School of Nursing & Healthcare Studies, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lyons
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D015982:Bias; D002755:Choice Behavior; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D009737:Nursing Records; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards*; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000523:psychology