The Delphi technique: myths and realities.

By C. Powell. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2003

2,549 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Sociology and Political Science

View Paper: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/0707aecd593c8eef182dd417bcb37e207edf4c3d

How researchers see this paper

The researchers whose trusted networks rank it highest, strongest advocate first. Every researcher gets a different order.

In Sociology and Political Science

Citations in the corpus

Risk indicators affecting honeybee colony survival in Europe: one year of surveillance (2016, methodology): “After a Delphi-like selection based on the choice by four experts from ANSES agency (Powell 2003), a reduced number of risk indicators out of the 138 variables available in the database (Table S1) were retained to be included in the present statistical analysis: the country, the beekeeper age, wheth”
Validating an innovative real-time Delphi approach - A methodological comparison between real-time and conventional Delphi studies (2011, background): “Second, by providing more comprehensive feedback, experts should receive in-depth information on how other participants assessed the questions under review [31].”
A Consensus Approach Toward the Standardization of Back Pain Definitions for Use in Prevalence Studies (2008, methodology): “This exercise led to the conclusion that 7 different elements could be distinguished: (1) the time frame of the measure, (2) the site of low back pain, (3) the symptoms observed, (4) the duration of symptoms, (5) the frequency of symptoms, (6) the severity of low back pain, and (7) exclusions.”
Delphi methodology in health research: how to do it?☆ (2015, background): “Iteration with controlled feedback allows ‘communication’ between participants and perspectives to be shared [9] and allows participants to change views [10].”
Understanding the Main Phases of Developing a Maturity Assessment Model (2005, background): “1998); (3) geographic boundaries and associated travel and co-ordination factors are essentially removed (Loo 2002; Okoli and Pawlowski 2004) and (4) duration and cost of study can be minimised (Powell 2003).”
The Delphi Technique in Nursing and Health Research (2011, methodology): “Transferability can be established through the use of verification of the applicability of Delphi findings (Powell, 2003; Kennedy, 2004), whilst confirmability can be assessed by maintaining a detailed description of the Delphi collection and analysis process.”
Moving best practice forward: delphi characteristics, advantages, potential problems, and solutions. (2009, background): “Furthermore, there appears ‘mystifi cation’ regarding generic Delphi characteristics and ‘appropriate’, ‘best’, ‘proper’ and/or ‘useful’ methodological adaptation procedures (Linstone and Turoff, 1975; Mullen, 2003; Powell, 2003).”
The COSMIN checklist for assessing the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties of health status measurement instruments: an international Delphi study (2010, neutral): “In the literature, cut-offs between 55 and 100% are used [20].”
Delphi Panels: Research Design, Procedures, Advantages, and Challenges (2016, background): “The main advantage of the Delphi Method comes in achieving consensus in areas of uncertainty or in situations lacking in causation (Powell, 2003).”
The COSMIN study reached international consensus on taxonomy, terminology, and definitions of measurement properties for health-related patient-reported outcomes. (2010, methodology): “A Delphi procedure is an appropriate design to reach consensus among experts [3,4].”
Using and Reporting the Delphi Method for Selecting Healthcare Quality Indicators: A Systematic Review (2011, background): “Rounds are held until group consensus is reached [10,12].”
The COSMIN checklist for evaluating the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties: A clarification of its content (2010, background): “It is particularly valued for its ability to structure and organize group communication [1].”
Defining Advance Care Planning for Adults: A Consensus Definition From a Multidisciplinary Delphi Panel. (2017, background): “Panels from five to 60 participants have shown equal validity and reliability.(19) Selfselection is anticipated, resulting in participants who are well informed and engaged in the purpose of the research.”
Enhancing rigour in the Delphi technique research (2011, methodology): “Confirmability can be assessed by maintaining a detailed description of the Delphi collection and analysis process, whilst transferability can be established through the use of verification of the applicability of Delphi findings [31,122].”