Science of the Particular

An Advocacy of Naturalistic Case Study in Health Research

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4675151
AutoresTineke Abma (0000-0002-8902-322X, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Tineke A Abma (VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands), Robert E Stake (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA)
Año2014
Volumen24
Número8
Páginas1150-1161
Fecha de publicación2014-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732314543196
PMID25028158
OpenAlexW2099340480
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas55
Referencias citadas31

Case studies can provide us with in-depth understanding of a single demarcated entity. Cases can be corporations and clinics, but are usually people. There are several approaches to case study. Naturalistic case study constitutes the science of the particular. The aim of naturalistic case study is to understand with minimum intervention the particularity of a case in its ordinary situation from multiple perspectives. Naturalistic case study relies on a humanistic commitment to study the world from the human perspective. The purpose here is to illuminate how five key features of naturalistic case study can be used in health research. Case studies are of use in various disciplines. In this article we show that the naturalistic case study can have extraordinary value in health research, and is useful from a variety of perspectives. We do so by presenting a case report of a 92-year-old resident moving to a care center

Case study research · Epistemology · Humanism · Knowledge management · Naturalism · Naturalistic observation · Political science · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Empathy and Medical Education · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Psychology · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence