Nominal group technique: An effective method for obtaining group consensus

Harvey, Nichole; Holmes, Colin

doi:10.1111/j.1440-172x.2012.02017.x

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“…Finally, proposed data sets need to be validated. Again, a number of approaches are possible, most of which involve review by additional groups of experts and stakeholders, with methods such as the Nominal Group Technique 24 used to reach consensus on the applicability of items in data sets. The development of a formal global MDS for smoking cessation will need to follow these lines, using robust methods to identify and validate data sets, with particular attention given to testing of cross‐cultural aspects.…”

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Evaluating clinical stop‐smoking services globally: towards a minimum data set

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Background and aimsBehavioural and pharmacological support for smoking cessation improves the chances of success and represents a highly cost‐effective way of preventing chronic disease and premature death. There is a large number of clinical stop‐smoking services throughout the world. These could be connected into a global network to provide data to assess what treatment components are most effective, for what populations and in what settings. To enable this, a minimum data set (MDS) is required to standardize the data captured from smoking cessation services globally.MethodsWe describe some of the key steps involved in developing a global MDS for smoking cessation services and methodologies to be considered for their implementation, including approaches for reaching consensus on data items to include in a MDS and for its robust validation. We use informal approximations of these methods to produce an example global MDS for smoking cessation. Our aim with this is to stimulate further discussion around the development of a global MDS for smoking cessation services.ResultsOur example MDS comprises three sections. The first is a set of data items characterizing treatments offered by a service. The second is a small core set of data items describing clients’ characteristics, engagement with the service and outcomes. The third is an extended set of client data items to be captured in addition to the core data items wherever resources permit.ConclusionsThere would be benefit in establishing a minimum data set (MDS) to standardize data captured for smoking cessation services globally. Once implemented, a formal MDS could provide a basis for meaningful evaluations of different smoking cessation treatments in different populations in a variety of settings across many countries.

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Evaluating clinical stop‐smoking services globally: towards a minimum data set

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“…The NGT meetings are structured to effectively minimize the process loss that occurs when group participants directly interact, which often occurs with brainstorming and focus groups (26). This structure promotes even rates of participation and equally weights the input from all participants, and as such, the anonymously ranked responses provide a valid reflection of the collective views held by group participants (27).…”

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Identification of Strategies to Facilitate Organ Donation among African Americans using the Nominal Group Technique

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Shewchuk

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Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

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Background and objectives African Americans are disproportionately affected by ESRD, but few receive a living donor kidney transplant. Surveys assessing attitudes toward donation have shown that African Americans are less likely to express a willingness to donate their own organs. Studies aimed at understanding factors that may facilitate the willingness of African Americans to become organ donors are needed.Design, setting, participants, & measurements A novel formative research method was used (the nominal group technique) to identify and prioritize strategies for facilitating increases in organ donation among churchattending African Americans. Four nominal group technique panel interviews were convened (three community and one clergy). Each community panel represented a distinct local church; the clergy panel represented five distinct faith-based denominations. Before nominal group technique interviews, participants completed a questionnaire that assessed willingness to become a donor; 28 African-American adults ($19 years old) participated in the study. ResultsIn total, 66.7% of participants identified knowledge-or education-related strategies as most important strategies in facilitating willingness to become an organ donor, a view that was even more pronounced among clergy. Three of four nominal group technique panels rated a knowledge-based strategy as the most important and included strategies, such as information on donor involvement and donation-related risks; 29.6% of participants indicated that they disagreed with deceased donation, and 37% of participants disagreed with living donation. Community participants' reservations about becoming an organ donor were similar for living (38.1%) and deceased (33.4%) donation; in contrast, clergy participants were more likely to express reservations about living donation (33.3% versus 16.7%).Conclusions These data indicate a greater opposition to living donation compared with donation after one's death among African Americans and suggest that improving knowledge about organ donation, particularly with regard to donor involvement and donation-related risks, may facilitate increases in organ donation. Existing educational campaigns may fall short of meeting information needs of African Americans.

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“…Consensus methods will be used to identify how the intervention programme and resources required to support the implementation process can be refined. A modified nominal group technique using the following steps will be followed in the workshop: Introduction and explanation; Silent generation of ideas; Sharing ideas-Round robin; Group discussion/clarifying and Ranking 43 .…”

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Caring for people with advanced dementia living in nursing homes

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2017

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Nominal group technique: An effective method for obtaining group consensus

Cited by 526 publications

References 31 publications

Evaluating clinical stop‐smoking services globally: towards a minimum data set

Evaluating clinical stop‐smoking services globally: towards a minimum data set

Identification of Strategies to Facilitate Organ Donation among African Americans using the Nominal Group Technique

Caring for people with advanced dementia living in nursing homes

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