Table 2.
Summary of Delphi rounds
| Round | Content of round (quantitative measure) | # of items reviewed | # (%) of items accepted1 | # of items requiring revision2 | Participation rate | Community researcher participation3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Framework and definitions (Likert (1 = strongly disagree” to 5 = strongly agree”)) | 82 | 76 (93%) | 6 | 20/23 (87%) | 10/12 (83.3%) |
| 2 | Framework & definitions that still need consensus (same responses as round 1) | 26 | 24 (92%) | 2 | 21/23 (91%) | 12/12 (100%) |
| 3 | Instrument items (1 = drop item, 3 = revise item, 5 = keep item) | 306 | 274 (90%) | 32 | 18/23 (79%) | 9/12 (75%) |
| 4 | Instrument items that still need consensus (same responses as round 3) | 50 | 41 (82%) | 8 | 18/20 (90%)4 | 9/10 (90%) |
| 5 | Remaining instruments and items from R2 and R4 that need consensus (same as round 2 and round 4) | 9 | 5 (56%) | 4 | 18/20 (90%) | 10/10 (100%) |
1Accepted – IQR < 1.5 & median > 3.5
2Needs revision – (median < 3.5 or IQR ≥ 1.5)
3As participation varied across rounds, this column reports the proportion of community researchers completing each round
4Three panelists withdrew between rounds 3 and round 4