Table 1 Designing an e-Delphi using CREDES
● Define purpose and rationale of Delphi | |
● Prior information for establishing the knowledge base of the panel | |
● Unstructured (classical) or structured (modified) first round | |
● Required question type (qualitative or quantitative) | |
● Define consensus and non-consensus | |
● Clear and transparent guidelines on how to proceed from round to round | |
- purpose of rounds | |
- what if no consensus is reached after several iterations? | |
- do items need to be deleted in next rounds (consensus / rated irrelevant)? | |
- do items need to be refined in next rounds (when and how)? | |
- number of rounds | |
- define what determines the last round | |
● Strategy for processing results between survey rounds | |
● Development of materials/instruments (platform / lay-out / questions) | |
● Pilot materials / instruments | |
● Selection of experts | |
● Role of research team | |
● Strategy to improve response rate | |
● Validate final report externally |