Table 2.

Definition of consensus

Category	Definition	Action
Consensus in (high agreement)	Scored as very important (7–9) by ≥70% of panel members and not important (1–3) by <15% of panel members	Item retained for the next survey round/consensus meeting.
Consensus out (low agreement)	Scored as not important (1–3) by ≥70% of panel members and very important (7–9) by <15% of panel members	Item discarded after round 2 (to be ratified at the face-to-face consensus meeting).
No consensus	Neither criteria above are met	Item retained for the next survey round/consensus meeting.
Suggest rewording	Scored as important but must be reworded.	Provide the opportunity for panel members to suggest rewording. The study steering committee will consider retaining a reworded item for the next survey round.