This study used a modified
Delphi method to seek consensus among haemophilia experts on key factors required for a successful home therapy programme for patients with inherited bleeding disorders in SA.
The term "expert" is defined by Merriam-Webster (2017) as individuals "having, involving, or displaying special skill or knowledge derived from training or experience." Dalkey (1969), who originated the
Delphi method, asserted at least 11 people were required to serve on the expert panel in a Delphi study to establish an acceptable level of external reliability.
Using the
Delphi method to develop nursing-sensitive quality indicators for the NICU.
Additionally, the present study revealed that the Jury of Executive Opinion, the Naive method, ARIMA, the
Delphi method and Text Mining are the five least important methods for job applicants to know.
On this basis, the current study aimed to build a quantitative medical technology evaluation system through questionnaire survey using the
Delphi method and set index weight coefficient to each indicator through analytical hierarchy process within medical institutions.
An experimental study of group opinion: The
delphi method. Futures, 1(5), 408-426.
That is why it was not necessary to represent the application of the
Delphi method.
Delphi method was devised as one of the structured methods for reaching consensus (Fink et al., 1984) in RAND in the 1950s (Riggs, 1983) and entails a series of questionnaires or sequential rounds with controlled feedback aiming to cause consensus among a group of experts on a specific topic (Hasson et al., 2000; Powell, 2003).
A
Delphi method study is an interactive and iterative process that can include as many rounds as necessary to yield a consensus.
We used the
Delphi method to verify the model conceptualized by Yufit and colleagues (1969) for classifying specialties as either person-oriented or technique-oriented.
The authors recommend open discussion among the chosen panel of experts but a better model might be the
Delphi Method, in which experts are assigned to respond to a set of questions during the intelligence analysis process.
The authors used the mapping method, the
Delphi method and the standardised interview method.