Factors That Constitute a Good Cognitive Behavioural Treatment Manual: A Delphi Study

Duncan, Edward; Nicol, Maggie; Ager, Alastair

doi:10.1017/s135246580400116x

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“…As is often the case when conducting a Delphi study, the response rate to Round Two (around 14 per cent of the Round One participants) was relatively low. However, in the context of a Delphi study with a relatively homogeneous sample, as was the case in this study, 35 participants would be considered sufficient in order to have confidence in the results (Akins et al ; Duncan et al ; Ziglio ). Moreover, a number of researchers have suggested that samples consisting of more than 30 experts largely do not improve the outcomes of a Delphi study (Brooks ; Clayton ; Delbec et al ; Fink et al ).…”

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Barriers and Enablers to Safeguarding Children and Adults within a Disability Services Context: Insights from an Australian Delphi Study

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Research conducted in the 1990s revealed the tragic irony that exposure to the disability support system, and particularly to its institutional forms, was a major risk factor related to the neglect and abuse of children and adults with a disability. Subsequently, a range of policies have been introduced to minimize risk. However, recurring events of abuse and neglect in the disability services sector in high and middle income countries demonstrate that processes geared to safeguard children and adults with a disability from abuse and neglect remain insufficient. To establish the wider fabric of organizational factors that contribute to effective safeguarding practices within the Australian disability support sector, a modified online Delphi study was conducted, capturing the views of disability services staff and managers (n = 249) regarding barriers and enablers to effective safeguarding. This study identified issues concerning organizational culture, management practice, workforce development, client capacity building and contextual factors. During Round Two of the Delphi, participants were asked to rate the categorized enabler statements according to importance on a 10-point Likert scale, to ascertain the degree of consensus. A total of 262 of the statements were regarded as important or very important. The Delphi result highlighted the considerable gap between the wider systemic and cultural processes that, in the eyes of disability services staff and management, contribute to good safeguarding practice and the safeguarding measures currently in place. The article calls for a holistic approach to safeguarding that addresses procedural issues and to the transformation of the wider systemic and cultural fabric of an organization.

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Barriers and Enablers to Safeguarding Children and Adults within a Disability Services Context: Insights from an Australian Delphi Study

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“…84 The Delphi method has been used extensively in health-care research and in guideline development. [85][86][87] Key advantages of the Delphi method are the anonymity of participants' responses, thereby avoiding peer group pressure to conform to the majority view, and the ability to conduct the study with a geographically dispersed panel, such as in our study. 43 eDelphi procedure…”

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Developing a reporting guideline to improve meta-ethnography in health research: the eMERGe mixed-methods study

Cunningham

Ring

Uny

et al. 2019

Health Serv Deliv Res

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BackgroundMeta-ethnography is a commonly used methodology for qualitative evidence synthesis. Research has identified that the quality of reporting of published meta-ethnographies is often poor and this has limited the utility of meta-ethnography findings to influence policy and practice.ObjectiveTo develop guidance to improve the completeness and clarity of meta-ethnography reporting.Methods/designThe meta-ethnography reporting guidance (eMERGe) study followed the recommended approach for developing health research reporting guidelines and used a systematic mixed-methods approach. It comprised (1) a methodological systematic review of guidance in the conduct and reporting of meta-ethnography; (2) a review and audit of published meta-ethnographies, along with interviews with meta-ethnography end-users, to identify good practice principles; (3) a consensus workshop and two eDelphi (Version 1, Duncan E, Swinger K, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK) studies to agree guidance content; and (4) the development of the guidance table and explanatory notes.ResultsResults from the methodological systematic review and the audit of published meta-ethnographies revealed that more guidance was required around the reporting of all phases of meta-ethnography conduct and, in particular, the synthesis phases 4–6 (relating studies, translating studies into one another and synthesising translations). Following the guidance development process, the eMERGe reporting guidance was produced, comprising 19 items grouped into the seven phases of meta-ethnography.LimitationsThe finalised guidance has not yet been evaluated in practice; therefore, it is not possible at this stage to comment on its utility. However, we look forward to evaluating its uptake and usability in the future.ConclusionsThe eMERGe reporting guidance has been developed following a rigorous process in line with guideline development recommendations. The guidance is intended to improve the clarity and completeness of reporting of meta-ethnographies, and to facilitate use of the findings within the guidance to inform the design and delivery of services and interventions in health, social care and other fields. The eMERGe project developed a range of training materials to support use of the guidance, which is freely available atwww.emergeproject.org(accessed 26 March 2018). Meta-ethnography is an evolving qualitative evidence synthesis methodology and future research should refine the guidance to accommodate future methodological developments. We will also investigate the impact of the eMERGe reporting guidance with a view to updating the guidance.Study registrationThis study is registered as PROSPERO CRD42015024709 for the stage 1 systematic review.FundingThe National Institute for Health Research Health Services and Delivery Research programme.

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“…However, it became clear that there were major differences in "usability" and perceived relevance of manuals, from the point of view of clinicians. Research into practitioner experience of therapy manuals, and their suggestions for how better manuals might be constructed (Addis & Krasnow, 2000;Duncan, Nicol, &Ager, 2004;Najavits, Weis, Shaw, & Dierbeger, 2000) have provided a valuable basis for enhancing the rigor of second-generation manuals. Similar research could be carried out into practitioner experiences of reading and using case study evidence.…”

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Increasing the Rigor of Case Study Evidence in Therapy Research

McLeod¹

2013

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Over recent years, an increasing number of systematic case-based investigations of the process and outcomes of counseling and psychotherapy has been published. Nevertheless, case study knowledge continues to have a limited impact on therapy training, practice and policy. It is argued that improvement in the status of case study evidence requires further attention to ways of enhancing the rigor of case study reports. Strategies for strengthening the credibility of case study evidence are explored in relation to a range of methodological issues: the design and goals of case study research, quality criteria for evaluating the validity of case study findings, approaches to aggregating the conclusions of sets of cases, and the interpretation of case data. The paper concludes with a call for case study investigators to be active in asserting the value and relevance of this form of inquiry.

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Factors That Constitute a Good Cognitive Behavioural Treatment Manual: A Delphi Study

Cited by 24 publications

References 39 publications

Barriers and Enablers to Safeguarding Children and Adults within a Disability Services Context: Insights from an Australian Delphi Study

Barriers and Enablers to Safeguarding Children and Adults within a Disability Services Context: Insights from an Australian Delphi Study

Developing a reporting guideline to improve meta-ethnography in health research: the eMERGe mixed-methods study

Increasing the Rigor of Case Study Evidence in Therapy Research

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