Case studies as such is a qualitative technique. use of quantitative techniques is limited in qualitative research. because case study is a research strategy based on in-depth investigation of one or small number of phenomenon in order to explore the configuration of each case.

suppose if you have case reports (aggregate of individual cases), then you can group the cases based on say for eg: disease1 disease 2 etc. then you can use Percentage to categorize disease affected with syndrome.

I recently come across a paper where Meta-regression analysis is used in case reports. I am attaching a paper on case series and case reports, hope this will be of some help to you.

I think case reports are included in met-analyses

One of the best sources on comparative case studies is Yin, Case Study Research and Applications: Design and Methods.

Systematic reviews give you the landscape of the literature, a broad overview. Qualitative reports may be included in them. But if, say, you've done a meta-analysis of a literature you may then design a qualitative investigation to test those results. that is, the literature says x but those involved as patients or participants may see things differently. In that event you can distinguish between levels of analysis, general and personal.

Thank you all for your giving valuable suggestions and time..

Actually I have searched for meta-analysis conducted on case reports and case series for Medical interventions but I could not fined full text of any article related to this.

I need to now about methodology to conduct similar review in Ayurveda because I have some case reports and case series of a particular disease. these case reports are not having any control with case. So what type of meta-analysis I can do with these reports to draw a conclusion....?

Please Help in this regard...

Regards.

OK. If I understand correctly, you have some case reports that bear similarities--diagnosis and treatment--and are looking for literatures that may build a comprehensive picture. There are no available meta-analyses. So the first step is for you to carefully review the reports you have. Look at commonalities, spatial, social, and clinical. Make a chart and note what they share (are patients old or young, male or female, rural or urban). See what besides the diagnosis makes them ... one. Then in searching reports of other incidents you may begin to see if your cases match those reported elsewhere. In short, build your local report. Then look outward to other reported experiences.

Tom Koch

Sir, thanks a lot for your guidance.... i'll follow your suggestions and try to conclude accordingly.