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Bulletin of the World Health... Oct 2022
Topics: Delphi Technique; Global Health; Humans; Public Health
PubMed: 36188013
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.22.011022 -
Enfermeria Intensiva 2021
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Enfermeria Intensiva 2021
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Nurse Researcher 2012This paper will explore the issues raised by the pilot stage of a three-round Delphi study. (Review)
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AIM
This paper will explore the issues raised by the pilot stage of a three-round Delphi study.
BACKGROUND
The Delphi method involves a range of complex activity for the expert panellists and the researcher and yet there is a lack of debate in the academic literature about how Delphi research should be piloted.
DATA SOURCES
A Delphi study aimed at establishing areas of agreement between service users and registered nurses about therapeutic nursing on acute mental health wards. A pilot Delphi study tested the first-round questions, the use of two measurement approaches and the process of analysis and administration across three rounds.
REVIEW METHODS
A brief review of published Delphi pilot studies in health care between 2001 and 2011; ten of 25 relevant papers are included here.
DISCUSSION
Approaches to pilot tests for the Delphi method are discussed.
CONCLUSION
Delphi researchers should publish greater detail about their approach to pilot studies. Pilot Delphi studies can support the development of first round questions but also offer a means to test measurement methods and define consensus in subsequent rounds.
IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH/PRACTICE
Pilot studies in Delphi research provide useful guidance about first-round questions as well as measurement methods, consensus thresholds and controlled feedback in subsequent rounds. They support the involvement of professionals and service users and they need to trial the recruitment strategy to avoid between-round delays. Delphi researchers should publish details of their approach to pilot studies.
Topics: Delphi Technique; Nursing Research; Pilot Projects; United Kingdom
PubMed: 22338807
DOI: 10.7748/cnp.v1.i7.pg21 -
Environmental Management Mar 2013The interactive capacity of the Internet offers benefits that are intimately linked with contemporary research innovation in the natural resource and environmental...
The interactive capacity of the Internet offers benefits that are intimately linked with contemporary research innovation in the natural resource and environmental studies domains. However, e-research methodologies, such as the e-Delphi technique, have yet to undergo critical review. This study advances methodological discourse on the e-Delphi technique by critically assessing an e-Delphi case study. The analysis suggests that the benefits of using e-Delphi are noteworthy but the authors acknowledge that researchers are likely to face challenges that could potentially compromise research validity and reliability. To ensure that these issues are sufficiently considered when planning and designing an e-Delphi, important facets of the technique are discussed and recommendations are offered to help the environmental researcher avoid potential pitfalls associated with coordinating e-Delphi research.
Topics: Conservation of Natural Resources; Delphi Technique; Humans; Internet; Research Design
PubMed: 23288149
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-012-0005-5 -
Using a Delphi Technique to Define Primary Care Behavioral Health Clinical Supervision Competencies.Journal of Clinical Psychology in... Mar 2024There is an increasing need for Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) workforce development (i.e., increase in well-trained PCBH providers) given the growth of...
There is an increasing need for Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) workforce development (i.e., increase in well-trained PCBH providers) given the growth of behavioral health (BH) integration into primary care, specifically at a time when behavioral health needs are increasing because of the COVID-19 pandemic (Kanzler and Ogbeide in Psychol Trauma 12(S1):S177-S179, https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000761 , 2020). Therefore, it is imperative to provide current and future behavioral health clinical supervisors in primary care settings specific competencies, given there are no current competencies specific to clinical supervision within the PCBH Model. Using a Delphi process, the authors identified and reached expert consensus on competencies for BH clinical supervisors in primary care. A purposive sample (in: Patton, Qualitative evaluation and research methods, Sage, Newbury Park, 1990) of fifteen experts (nā=ā15) in PCBH clinical training and education evaluated quantitative and qualitative domains and specific competencies associated with PCBH supervision gathered during an initial in-depth qualitative interview. This was followed by two subsequent rounds of quantitative Delphi surveys to reach consensus. The response rates from our panel of experts were 100% (15/15) for all stages (interviews, round one and round two surveys). Three domains (Primary Care Knowledge, Clinical Supervisor Development, and Clinical Supervision Skills) were rated as essential for providing clinical supervision with PCBH for pre-licensure level learners. The development of competencies will further support BH clinical supervisor needs, professional development, and provide a concrete way to evaluate progress towards teaching and training excellence. This will also have a great impact on the development of the future BH workforce within primary care.
Topics: Humans; Delphi Technique; Pandemics; Preceptorship; Clinical Competence; Primary Health Care
PubMed: 37266874
DOI: 10.1007/s10880-023-09964-2 -
Bulletin of the World Health... May 2023
Topics: Humans; Public Health; Delphi Technique; Global Health
PubMed: 37131937
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.23.010523 -
Bulletin of the World Health... Jun 2023
Topics: Humans; Public Health; Delphi Technique; Global Health
PubMed: 37265677
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.23.010623 -
Bulletin of the World Health... Apr 2023
Topics: Humans; Public Health; Delphi Technique; Global Health
PubMed: 37008269
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.23.010423 -
Bulletin of the World Health... Feb 2023
Topics: Humans; Public Health; Delphi Technique; Global Health
PubMed: 36733617
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.23.010223