International e-Delphi survey to define best practice in the reporting of intracranial pressure monitoring recording data by Maya Kommer, Christopher Hawthorne, Laura Moss, Ian Piper, Roddy O'Kane, Marek Czosnyka, Per Enblad, J Claude Hemphill, Andreas Spiegelberg, John S. Riddell, Martin Shaw

“…The current study sought to generate consensus on the reporting of ICP monitoring recording data. Research question: “What should be included in an ICP monitoring report?” …”
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Identifying Medication Review Topics to Be Documented in a Structured Form in Electronic Health Record Systems: Delphi Consensus Survey by Tanja Lindholm, Noora Lias, Kirsi Kvarnström, Anna-Riia Holmström, Terhi Toivo, Marjo Uusitalo, Harri Nurmi, Marja Airaksinen

“…MethodsThe study was conducted as a 3-round Delphi consensus survey in 2020. The electronic survey was based on a comprehensive inventory of international and national MR procedures in various settings. …”
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The development of electronic health record—extractable quality indicators for osteoporosis in primary care: A rand-modified Delphi method by Elize Heymans, Elisabeth Segaert, Bert Vaes, Steve Van den Bulck

“…The electronic health record (EHR) can be used to effectively pinpoint at-risk patients and enhance the quality of care provided to those suffering from osteoporosis. …”
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Consensus building on definitions and types of child maltreatment to improve recording and surveillance in Europe: protocol for a multi-sectoral, European, electronic Delphi study by Alison Mary Kemp, Lisa Hurt, Ulugbek Nurmatov, Laura Elizabeth Cowley, Aideen Naughton, Geoff Debelle, Luciana Caenazzo, Gabriel Otterman, Andreas Jud, Leonor Bettencourt Rodrigues, Ravit Alfandari, Diogo Lamela, Athanasios Ntinapogias, Taina Laajasalo, Virginia Soldino, Vaska Stancheva, Rachael Vaughan, Cindy W Christian, Katarzyna Drabarek

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Key digital health literacy competencies for citizens – A Delphi study by Mika Uitto, Merja Hoffrèn-Mikkola, Leena Paakkari

“…Methods Using a three-round Delphi method, Finnish experts on digital health ( n  = 29) listed competencies needed by citizens over the next 3 years to promote and maintain their health and wellbeing through digital technology and then evaluated and ranked them based on their perceived importance. …”
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What competencies does an orthodontic postgraduate need? by Hamid Mahdavifard, Saeed Noorollahian, Athar Omid, Nikoo Yamani

“…In the first round of the Delphi, 68 competencies were accepted, for a quota of 70%, and nine were transferred to the second round of the Delphi. …”
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Blockchain Applications for the Police Task Force of IRI: A Conceptual Framework Using Fuzzy Delphi Method by Abouzar Arabsorkhi, Shahriar Ebrahimi

“…The fundamental features of blockchain technology, such as record and identity traceability and immutability makes it an attractive alternative for the state-of-the-art information systems. …”
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Criteria required for an acceptable point-of-care test for UTI detection: Obtaining consensus using the Delphi technique. by Nichola-Jane M Weir, Sally H Pattison, Paddy Kearney, Bob Stafford, Gerard J Gormley, Martin A Crockard, Deirdre F Gilpin, Michael M Tunney, Carmel M Hughes

“…These criteria were validated through a two-round Delphi process, utilising an expert panel of healthcare professionals from across Europe and United States of America. …”
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Effect of Apple Pomace Powder Addition on the Physicochemical Properties of Oily Cakes and Ranking Samples by Delphi Fuzzy Approach by Maryam Sabet Ghadam, Mohammad Reza Saeedi Asl, Akram Sharifi, Ahmad Pedram Nia, Mohammad Armin

“…The lowest and highest protein content were recorded for Tw20% (10.0 ± 0.12%) and TO20% (11.0 ± 0.45%) (p<0.05). …”
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Reaching consensus amongst international experts on the use of high importance-rated antimicrobials in animals – a Delphi study by Anna Sri, Kirsten E. Bailey, Ri Scarborough, James R. Gilkerson, Karin Thursky, Glenn F. Browning, Laura Y. Hardefeldt

“…In this study we consulted with experts from across human and animal health using the Delphi consensus-building process to establish the circumstances under which antimicrobials with high importance to human health could be used in animals in Australia. …”
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Patient-reported outcome measures for systemic lupus erythematosus: an expert Delphi consensus to guide implementation in routine care by Isabel Castrejón, Laura Cano, María José Cuadrado, Joaquín Borrás, Maria Galindo, Tarek C. Salman-Monte, Carlos Amorós, Carmen San Román, Isabel Cabezas, Marta Comellas, Alejandro Muñoz

“…Results Fifty-nine healthcare professionals and 16 patients with SLE participated in the Delphi-rounds. A consensus was reached on the value of PROMs to improve SLE management (83%) and the key role of healthcare professionals (77%) and the need for a digital tool connected to the electronic medical record (85%) to promote and facilitate PROMs collection. …”
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2024 Standardization of Polysomnography Reports – A Consensus of the Brazilian Sleep Association by Luciana de Oliveira Palombini, Luciane Impellizieri Luna de Mello, Rogério Santos-Silva, Márcia Assis, Thays Crosara Abrahão Cunha, Luciano Ferreira Drager, Edilson Zancanella, Rosana Cardoso Alves, Andrea Bacelar, Mauricio da Cunha Bagnato, Rafael de Andrade Balsalobre, Esther Mandelbaum Gonçalves Bianchini, Evelyn Lucien Brasil, Fernando Morgadinho Santos Coelho, Bruno Bernardo Duarte, Alan Luiz Eckeli, Cibele Dal Fabbro, Aline Marques Franco, Pedro Rodrigues Genta, Lilian Chrystiane Giannasi, Mário André Leocadio Miguel, Gustavo Antonio Moreira, Maria Fernanda Naufel, Luciana Moraes Studart Pereira, Dalva Poyares, Marcia Pradella-Hallinan, Carolina Ferraz de Paula Soares, Leticia Azevedo Soster, Marcio Andrei Zanini, Gabriel Natan Pires

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Prevention of student attrition: a data-backed approach to school counselling using Delphi technique and multiple classification algorithms by Amiru Bakariwie, Dominic Asamoah, Abudu Ballu Duwiejuah

“…This study explored using data mining to support counsellors in identifying at-risk students by focusing on non-academic variables. The Delphi technique was used to engineer new features. …”
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Quality indicators for the rehabilitation before and after total knee arthroplasty in Japan: a modified Delphi method and practice test by Yoshinori Hiyama, Masashi Taniguchi, Shosuke Ohtera, Osamu Wada, So Tanaka, Masato Kako

“…Methods This study used a modified Delphi technique (RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method). …”
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A competency-based framework for preventing blood-borne pathogen occupational exposures in medical students: literature review and Delphi study by Pingping Wang, Minhong Cai, Yu Lv, Qian Xiang

“…Methods A two-phase method was conducted: literature review and Delphi method. Phase one conducted a literature review across PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane Library (2000–2024). …”
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THE USABILITY OF I-SUYYAH: A MOBILE TOURISM APPLICATION FOR ARAB TOURISTS IN MALAYSIA by Wan Ab Aziz Wan Daud, Mohammad Taufiq Abdul Ghani, Ahmad Zaki Amiruddin, Kamarulzaman Abdul Ghani, Ahmad Abdul Rahman

“…The data obtained were analysed using the Fuzzy Delphi method, and twelve experts were selected to analyse the fuzziness consensus. …”
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The Requirements and Development Potential of Interdisciplinary Digital Health Data Exchange in Mobile Nursing and Care Settings in German-Speaking Countries: Delphi Study by Verena Kollmann, Nathalie Traugott, Susanne Hensely-Schinkinger, Doris Zeidler, Elisabeth Haslinger-Baumann

“… BackgroundThe integration of electronic health records (EHRs) in mobile care presents complex challenges in German-speaking countries (DACHL region: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein). …”
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Protocol for developing a core outcome set for medicines safety at transitions of care: a systematic review, qualitative study and Delphi consensus by Fiona Boland, Patrick Redmond, Tamasine C Grimes, Carmel Hughes, Mariam Molokhia, Ibidun Fakoya, Lise M Bjerre, C Alice Oborne, Ryan Jayesinghe

“…The findings apply to both quality improvement and research, ensuring the relevance and translation of future research findings.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval for the qualitative surveys and Delphi technique has been granted by the Irish College of General Practitioners Research Ethics Committee (Record ID: 2182). …”
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Constructing causal pathways for premature cardiovascular disease mortality using directed acyclic graphs with integrating evidence synthesis and expert knowledge by Wan Shakira Rodzlan Hasani, Kamarul Imran Musa, Xin Wee Chen, Kueh Yee Cheng

“…The process involves three phases: (1) initial DAG development based on the Evidence Synthesis for Constructing Directed Acyclic Graphs (ESC-DAGs) framework, (2) validation and consensus-building with 12 experts using the Fuzzy Delphi method (FDM), and (3) application to data analysis using population-based survey data linked with death records. …”
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Primary Care Severe Asthma Registry and Education Project (PCSAR-EDU): Phase 1 – an e-Delphi for registry definitions and indices of clinician behaviour by Michelle Greiver, Babak Aliarzadeh, Rahim Moineddin, Teresa To, Braden O'Neill, Kenneth R Chapman, Katrina A D'Urzo, Itamar E Tamari, M Reza Maleki-Yazdi, Ross EG Upshur, Lana Biro, Kulamakan Kulasegaram, Anthony D D'Urzo

“…This manuscript describes phase 1 of PCSAR-EDU which involves establishing interdisciplinary consensus on criteria for the: (1) definition of severe asthma; (2) generation of a severe asthma registry and (3) definition of an electronic-medical record data-based Clinician Behaviour Index (CBI).Methods and analysis In phase 1, a modified e-Delphi activity will be conducted. …”
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