Table 1.
Quality characteristics of the study.
| Quality characteristic | Our study |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Literature review conducted | Yes |
| Background information provided to respondents | Yes |
| Purpose is item generation or ranking or both | Yes |
| Number of respondents indicated | Yes |
| Number of respondents for round 1 indicated | Yes |
| Number of respondents for round 2 indicated | Yes |
| Number of respondents for round 3 indicated | Yes |
| Criteria used for respondents reproduciblea | Yes |
| Polling described | Yes |
| Private decisions collected (anonymity) | Yes |
| Formal feedback of group ratings | No |
| Number of rounds conducted 2 or more | Yes |
| Number of rounds to be performed stateda | Yes |
| Predetermined definition of consensus | Yes |
| Consensus forced | No |
| Were criteria used for dropping items cleara | Yes |
| Stopping criteria other than rounds specifieda | No |