The Delphi Technique as a Method to Obtain Consensus in Health Care Education Research

Abstract

The Delphi technique is a widely used and accepted method to obtain consensus among the experts. This technique uses a judgement to prove the accuracy of the content item when evaluating instrument. The objective of this study is to discuss the process of the three rounds Delphi technique to obtain consensus of concept mapping care plan and multiple choice questions (MCQ) in Diabetic Mellitus subject. In the first round, participants were given a structured questionnaire regarding item of concept mapping care plan and MCQ in Diabetic Mellitus subject. In the second round, the mean and median values of round one were added. In the third round, the mean and median values of round two were added. Participants were asked to rate the categorised responses from Round 1 on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "Very Irrelevant" and 5 being "Very Relevant". This technique does not require that participants be collocated or meet face-to-face, thereby making it useful to conduct surveys with qualified people over a wide geographic area. The feedback process allows and encourages the selected Delphi participants to reassess their initial judgements about the information provided in previous iterations. The analysis of consensus data of the experts was done based on median, inter quartile range and quartile deviation on round one, two and three data. The median score was used to analyse the level of consensus of experts and result shows that in all three rounds Delphi the medium result more than 4. It reported that level of importance of the statements were high. As a conclusion, the concept mapping care plan and MCQ have meets the consensus by using three rounds of Delphi techniques. Therefore, the Delphi technique is the best method to obtain consensus in health care education research.

Developing an assessment scale for long-term care reablement literacy in home care workers in Taiwan using a modified Delphi method

“…The scale was completed through a three-round Delphi process by 10 respondents from five professional fields. Latif and colleagues stated that a good result of the Delphi process can be achieved even with a small panel of 10 individuals [ 26 ]. We invited a panel of experts who had experiences in reablement, and most of them work as supervisors for reablement in both private and public healthcare settings; thus, the scale met face/content validity.…”

“…If a predetermined threshold for each survey questionnaire was agreed by all experts in terms of the competency and qualification for the question, a consensus was achieved. The predetermined threshold for each survey questionnaire was set as the scores of interquartile range (IQR) ≤1 and median ≥ 4 [ 26 , 27 ]. We collected the data obtained using the modified Delphi method and achieved expert consensus in March and April 2019 via e-mail and online discussion.…”

Developing an Assessment Scale for Long-term Care Reablement Literacy in Home Care Workers in Taiwan Using a Modified Delphi Method

“…The predetermined threshold for each survey questionnaire was set as the scores of interquartile range (IQR) ≤ 1 and median ≥ 4 [19,20]. We collected the data obtained by the modified Delphi Written informed consent was obtained from all participating research subjects or their authorized representative, as per the IRB approved research protocol.…”

“…The scale was completed through a three-round Delphi process by 10 respondents from five different professional fields. R Latif, A Dahlan, Z Abdul Mulud and M Nor[19] had stated that a good result of Delphi process can be achieved even with small panels of 10 individuals in the healthcare study. We invited a panel of experts, who have profound experiences in reablement, and most of them work as supervisors for reablement in both private and public healthcare settings; thus, the scale in the study had met face/content validity.…”

Developing an Assessment Scale for Long-term Care Reablement Literacy in Home Care Workers in Taiwan Using a Modified Delphi Method

“…If a predetermined threshold for each survey questionnaire was agreed by all experts in terms of the competency and quali cation for the question, a consensus was achieved. The predetermined threshold for each survey questionnaire was set as the scores of interquartile range (IQR) ≤1 and median ≥4 [26,27]. We collected the data obtained using the modi ed Delphi method and achieved expert consensus in March and April 2019 via e-mail and online discussion.…”