Multi-Round compared to Real-Time Delphi for consensus in core outcome set (COS) development: a randomised trial.

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Background

The Delphi method is used in a wide variety of settings as a method of building consensus on important issues. Traditionally, the Delphi method uses multiple rounds of a survey to allow for feedback of other participants' survey responses in between rounds. By informing participants about how others answer a question or prioritise specific topics, it allows for diverse opinions to inform the consensus process. For this reason, the Delphi method is popular as a consensus building approach in developing core outcome sets (COS), i.e. the minimum agreed set of standardised outcomes that should be measured and reported in studies on a specific health condition. In a COS setting, participants prioritise the importance of outcomes for inclusion in a COS. This usually involves p

SUBMITTER: Quirke FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7885346 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature