试论个案研究方法在卫生政策分析中的应用

The application of case study method on health policy analysis

个案研究是社会科学中常见的研究复杂社会系统的方法之一,对于研究卫生政策过程有着很强的适用性。本文在回顾相关方法学与个案研究文献的基础上,从个案研究的特点、类别、设计与实施等方面初步介绍了个案研究方法的总体思路和手段,并结合卫生政策过程的特点,从研究设计、个案选择、研究推广等方面,初步探讨了个案研究方法在卫生政策研究中的应用。

Case study method is one of the conventional methods in social science for analyzing complex social system, and it has strong applicability to research of health policy process. On the basis of literature review in terms of related methodology and empirical evidence of case study, this article makes a preliminary introduction about ge- netic approach and methods of case study from the aspects of characteristics, type, design and implementation, and briefly discusses the usage of case study method in health policy research, in terms of study design, case selection and research application.