Table 1.
Study Objective | Does the Delphi study aim to address consensus? | Yes, by presenting results reflecting the level of consensus amongst members of the expert panel. |
Participants | How will participants be selected or excluded? | Inclusion criteria:
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Consensus definition | How will consensus be defined? | Consensus is defined as ≥70% agreement. |
Delphi process | Were items dropped? What criteria will be used to determine which items to drop? | No items were dropped, they were merged. Items will be dropped if there is ≥70% consensus on the rating “1: Irrelevant”. |
What criteria will be used to determine to stop the Delphi process or will it be run for a specific number of rounds only? | The Delphi process will run for only three rounds. |