Sample size in multistakeholder Delphi surveys: at what minimum sample size do replicability of results stabilize?

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

The minimum sample size for multistakeholder Delphi surveys remains understudied. Drawing from three large international multistakeholder Delphi surveys, this study aimed to: 1) investigate the effect of increasing sample size on replicability of results; 2) assess whether the level of replicability of results differed with participant characteristics: for example, gender, age, and profession.

Methods

We used data from Delphi surveys to develop guidance for improved reporting of health-care intervention trials: SPIRIT (Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials) and CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) extension for surrogate end points (n = 175, 22 items rated); CONSORT-SPI [CONSORT extension for Social and Ps

SUBMITTER: Manyara AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7617918 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature