ReviewWorld journal of methodology2021
Delphi methodology in healthcare research: How to decide its appropriateness.
Review in World journal of methodology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 10 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 886 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Competencies Required by Anesthesiologists Managing Critically Ill Medical and Surgical Patients in an Intensive Care Unit
Expert Consensus Statements for the Management of a Physiologically Difficult Airway Using the Delphi Method (PDADelphi)
Definition and Management of Right Ventricular Injury in Adult Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Respiratory Support Using the Delphi Method: A PRORVnet - Expert Consensus Statements
Consensus Statements on the Utility of Defining ARDS and the Utility of Past and Current Definitions of ARDS--Protocol for a Delphi Study
A Feasibility Study of the Investigation on the Efficacy of Oral Health Education for Mothers (OHEM) Module for Improving Oral Hygiene in Children.
Expert Survey, Interactive Case Planning, and Modified Delphi Consensus: A Comprehensive Approach to Define Standards for Physician-Modified Stent Grafts in the Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
The National Rehabilitation Centre Dataset. Development of a Minimum Dataset for Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation: a Modified E-Delphi Study
Development of a Decision Algorithm for Vital Sign Assessment in the Outpatient Physical Therapy Setting: An e-Delphi Study
TRacheostomy in DElphi for iNTensive Care' (TRiDENT)
Expert Consensus On Definitions And Management Of Intra-Abdominal Hypertension And Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Who cites it
886 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Content Validation of a Medication Adherence Risk Score (MARS) for Mortality Risk Prediction: A Delphi Consensus.Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics · 2026Pooled it
- Central venous cannulation in critically ill patients: guidelines of the Polish Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy.Anaesthesiology intensive therapy · 2026Guideline
- UK Defence Rehabilitation consensus agreement for the conservative management of Achilles and patellar tendinopathy: a modified Delphi approach.BMJ military health · 2026Pooled it
- Descriptions of the natural history of erythema nodosum leprosum to inform clinical classification - A semi-systematic review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Pooled it
- ESMO-ESTRO consensus statements on the safety of combining radiotherapy with EGFR, ALK, or BRAF/MEK inhibitors.ESMO open · 2026Pooled it
- Virtual reality simulation for tracheostomy emergencies: a randomized educational intervention.ATS scholar · 2026Trial
- Towards best practice recommendations: Perspectives from Australian GPs to inform the use of general practice data for research - A modified Delphi study.The European journal of general practice · 2026Article
- Adaptation of the CONOCES-BLS scale to citizens: evidence of content validity and preliminary psychometric evaluation.Resuscitation plus · 2026Article
- Debating the Delphi View of Dyslexia: A Response to Metsala, Morsanyi and Colleagues.Dyslexia (Chichester, England) · 2026Article
- What is the preferred timing for surgery after proximal humerus fractures: an e-modified Delphi Survey Study.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2026Article
- Horizon Scanning of Multiple Sclerosis Expenditure in Italy (2025-2029): Updated Insights from the Oracle Model.Neurology and therapy · 2026Article
- Fertility-Sparing Treatment of Endometrial Cancer: Survey of Australian Practice.The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology · 2026Article
- Paediatric Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in Emergency Departments: A Delphi Consensus Study.Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA · 2026Article
- Physical Exercise in Obesity and Metabolic Bariatric Surgery: The First Latin American Consensus.Obesity surgery · 2026Article
- The consensus-based CINEX guideline for reporting clinical information extraction studies.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2026Article
- Equitable Patient and Public Involvement Strategies for Scaling Health and Social Care Interventions: A Consensus Study Inspired by Delphi Methods.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Promising Patient-Engagement Practices Used by National Research Networks at the US Veterans Health Administration: Perspectives of Veterans, Staff, and Research Leaders.Learning health systems · 2026Article
- IPNA clinical practice recommendations for the management of aHUS and secondary TMA in children.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2026Article
- Challenges of Effective Clinical Teaching Organization at Public Medical Universities in Poland: A Delphi Method Study.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Abstract
The Delphi technique is a systematic process of forecasting using the collective opinion of panel members. The structured method of developing consensus among panel members using Delphi methodology has gained acceptance in diverse fields of medicine. The Delphi methods assumed a pivotal role in the last few decades to develop best practice guidance using collective intelligence where research is limited, ethically/logistically difficult or evidence is conflicting. However, the attempts to assess the quality standard of Delphi studies have reported significant variance, and details of the process followed are usually unclear. We recommend systematic quality tools for evaluation of Delphi methodology; identification of problem area of research, selection of panel, anonymity of panelists, controlled feedback, iterative Delphi rounds, consensus criteria, analysis of consensus, closing criteria, and stability of the results. Based on these nine qualitative evaluation points, we assessed the quality of Delphi studies in the medical field related to coronavirus disease 2019. There was inconsistency in reporting vital elements of Delphi methods such as identification of panel members, defining consensus, closing criteria for rounds, and presenting the results. We propose our evaluation points for researchers, medical journal editorial boards, and reviewers to evaluate the quality of the Delphi methods in healthcare research.
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