25. Research Guidelines for the Delphi Survey Technique英文学习资料 .pdfVIP

fournal of Advanced Nursing, 2000, 32(4), 1008-1015 Methodological issues in nursing research Research guidelines for the Delphi survey technique Felicity Hasson BA MSc Research Associate, Centre for Nursing Research, University of Ulster Sinead Keeney BA MRes Research Associate, Centre for Nursing Research, University of Ulster a n d H u g h M c K e n n a RCN RMN DipN(Lond) BSc(Hons) Adv Dip Ed RNT DPhil FRCSI Head of School of Health Sciences, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland Accepted for publication 17 April 2000 HASSON F., KEENEY s . MCKENNA H. (2000) Journal of Advanced Nursing 32(4), 1008-101 5 Research guidelines for the Delphi survey technique Consensus methods such as the Delphi survey technique are heing employed to help enhance effective decision-making in health and social care . The Delphi survey is a group facilitation technique, which is an iterative multistage process, designed to transform opinion into group consensus . It is a flexihle approach, that is used commonly within the health and social sciences, yet little guidance exists to help researchers undertake this method of data collection . This paper aims to provide an understanding of the preparation, action steps and difficulties that are inherent within the Delphi . Used systematically and rigorously, the Delphi ca