Designing Entrustable Professional Activities for Treatment Planning of Oral Cancer by Maxillofacial Surgery Residents: A Modified Delphi Study by Maidah Hanif, Yawar Hayat Khan, Kamran Ali

“…The study design was based on a modified Delphi technique and involved iterative online surveys with two rounds of data collection and analysis. …”
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Development of a longlist of healthcare quality indicators for physical activity of patients during hospital stay: a modified RAND Delphi study by Philip J van der Wees, Niek Koenders, Stein van den Heuvel, Shanna Bloemen, Thomas J Hoogeboom

“…Objective To develop a longlist of healthcare quality indicators for the care of hospitalised adults of all ages with (or at risk of) low physical activity during the hospital stay.Design A modified RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method Delphi study.Setting and participants Participants were physical therapists, nurses and managers working in Dutch university medical centres.Methods The current study consisted of three phases. …”
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Development of entrustable professional activities framework for clinical microbiology residency: a national multi-step consensus using modified Delphi study by Mennatallah H. Rizk, Niveen Ghoraba, Hanaa S. Elhoshy, Omayma Hamed

“…Subsequently, three rounds of the modified Delphi method were employed, engaging ten clinical microbiology experts from various medical schools. …”
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Modifiable risk factors and symptom progression in dementia over up to 8 years—Results of the DelpHi‐MV trial by Iris Blotenberg, Felix Wittström, Bernhard Michalowsky, Moritz Platen, Diana Wucherer, Stefan Teipel, Wolfgang Hoffmann, Jochen René Thyrian

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A modified Delphi consensus statement on the role of biopsy in small renal masses by Darryl E. Bernstein, Hannah Warren, Joseph Santiapillai, Geraldine Fox, William H. Wildgoose, Grant D. Stewart, Jim Armitage, Pieter Le Roux, Frank X. Keeley Jr, Nicholas Campain, Ben Challacombe, Hazel Warburton, Carlotta Palumbo, Riccardo Campi, Stjin H. J. Muselaers, Miles Walkden, Steve Bandula, Dominic Yu, Michael Gonsalves, My‐Anh Tran‐Dang, Nazanin Etessami, Pedro Oliveira, Anna Calio, Soha El‐Sheikh, Tze Wah, Axel Bex, Ravi Barod, Kurinchi Gurusamy, Maxine G. B. Tran

“…In phase II, an expert panel including patients scored statements on a 9‐point scale through a modified Delphi process involving three rounds of web‐based surveys. …”
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Core outcomes for the evaluation of new healthcare programmes – a modified Delphi study by Benjamin P. Harvey, Emmelie Barenfeld, Joakim Öhlén, Jana Bergholtz, Carl Johan Orre, Tomas Lindroth, Hanna Gyllensten

“…The outcomes underwent a two-round modified Delphi method with representative groups including managerial decision-makers, researchers, health workers, and patients/patient representatives. …”
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Development of Digital Strategies for Reducing Sedentary Behavior in a Hybrid Office Environment: Modified Delphi Study by Iris Parés-Salomón, Cristina Vaqué-Crusellas, Alan Coffey, Bette Loef, Karin I Proper, Anna M Señé-Mir, Anna Puig-Ribera, Kieran P Dowd, Judit Bort-Roig

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to reach expert consensus on the most feasible work strategies and the most usable digital elements as a delivery method to reduce sedentary behavior in the home office context. MethodsA modified Delphi study including 3 survey rounds and focus groups was conducted to achieve consensus. …”
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A modified Delphi exercise in physician-perceived risk factors for drug-induced pneumotoxicity in patients with rheumatological disease by Manjit K. Cartlidge, Kevin K. Brown, Nazia Chaudhuri, Tamera J. Corte, Phillipe Dieudé, Levin John, Clive Kelly, Dinesh Khanna, Euan McRorie, Lisa Nicol, Gareth Stewart, Simon L. F. Walsh, Marlies Wijsenbeek, Nik Hirani, PASSWRD participants

“…Aim To determine expert physician-perceived risk factors for developing pneumotoxicity in patients with rheumatologic conditions. Methods A modified international 3-tier Delphi exercise was performed. …”
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Priority indicators for evaluating the impact of field epidemiology training programs – results of a global modified Delphi study by James A. Flint, Tambri Housen, Martyn D. Kirk, David N. Durrheim

“…Methods We conducted a modified Delphi study to reach consensus on preferred evaluation indicators for FETPs. …”
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Guiding principles for accelerating change through health inequities research and practice: A modified Delphi consensus process. by Farah Ahmed, Charlotte Woodhead, Ali Hossaini, Nathan Stanley, Lucy Ensum, Rebecca Rhead, Juliana Onwumere, Ghazala Mir, Jacqueline Dyer, Stephani L Hatch

“…The principles aim to inform a more inclusive and translational knowledge base through research practices, tackling entrenched inequalities in education, training, and capacity-building; and centring communities affected by health inequities through engagement and advocacy. We carried out a modified Delphi consensus process between March and September 2022 with Collective members and networks through online workshops and surveys. …”
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Identifying important and feasible primary care structures and processes in the US healthcare system: a modified Delphi study by Daphna Harel, Bryan J Weiner, Saul B Blecker, Ann M Nguyen, Maggie M Paul, Stephanie L Albert, Lorraine Kwok, Donna R Shelley, Charles M Cleland, Deborah J Cohen, Laura Damschroder, Carolyn A Berry

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The development of multidisciplinary convalescence recommendations after childbirth: a modified Delphi studyAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Zayël Z. Frijmersum, MD, Eva Van der Meij, MD, PhD, Esther V.A. Bouwsma, MD, PhD, Corine J.M. Verhoeven, PhD, Johannes R. Anema, MD, PhD, Judith A.F. Huirne, MD, PhD, Petra C.A.M. Bakker, MD, PhD

“…Recommendations were based on a literature review and a modified Delphi procedure among 16 experts. Multidisciplinary consensus of at least 67% was achieved on convalescence recommendations for 27 relevant functional activities after childbirth. …”
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Building Consensus on the Relevant Criteria to Screen for Depressive Symptoms Among Near-Centenarians and Centenarians: Modified e-Delphi Study by Carla Gomes da Rocha, Armin von Gunten, Pierre Vandel, Daniela S Jopp, Olga Ribeiro, Henk Verloo

“…Ultimately, the outcomes of this study might help create a screening instrument that is specifically designed for this unique population. MethodsA modified e-Delphi study was carried out to achieve expert consensus on depressive symptoms in near-centenarians and centenarians. …”
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Recommendations for strengthening primary healthcare delivery models for chronic disease management in Mendoza: a RAND/UCLA modified Delphi panel by Javier Roberti, Ezequiel García Elorrio, Yanina Mazzaresi, Marina Guglielmino, Agustina Mazzoni, Andrea Falaschi

“…However, numerous challenges undermine its effectiveness in these settings.Objective To identify recommendations to improve PHC by integrating user preferences and provider capacity to deliver patient-centred and competent care in the Mendoza Province, Argentina.Design Modified RAND Corporation/University of California, Los Angeles (RAND/UCLA) Delphi method.Setting Health system of the Province of Mendoza, Argentina.Participants 32 public health experts from Mendoza.Interventions Proposals were developed from secondary data, the People’s Voice Survey, an electronic cohort of people with diabetes, qualitative studies of users’ and professionals’ experiences and reviews of interventions in primary care.Primary outcome Experts had to evaluate proposals according to five criteria selected from the evidence to decision framework (impact, resource requirements, acceptability, feasibility and measurability).Results The 19 final recommendations emphasise policy continuity, evidence-based policy-making and standardisation of healthcare processes. …”
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Key factors for the assessment of mobility in advanced dementia: A consensus approach by Karen Van Ooteghem, Kristin E. Musselman, Avril Mansfield, David Gold, Meghan N. Marcil, Ron Keren, Maria Carmela Tartaglia, Alastair J. Flint, Andrea Iaboni

“…Methods Expert input was gathered using a modified Delphi consensus approach. The primary criterion for participation was specialist knowledge in mobility or dementia, either as a clinician or a researcher. …”
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Domains for inclusion in a novel Treatment Response Measure for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (TRM-SLE): results of a modified Delphi study by Maria Juarez, Richard Furie, Victoria P Werth, Ronald F van Vollenhoven, Richard A Furie, Laurent Arnaud, Ricard Cervera, Alain Cornet, Andrea Doria, Matthias Schneider, Marta Mosca, Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau, Joseph F Merola, Ali Duarte-García, Yoshiya Tanaka, Michelle Petri, Kenneth Kalunian, Cynthia Aranow, Karen Costenbader, Maria Dall’Era, Anca Askanase, Guillermo Ruiz-Irastorza, Rangi Kandane-Rathnayake, Jinoos Yazdany, Savino Sciascia, Bernardo A Pons-Estel, Caroline Gordon, Sang-Cheol Bae, Anisur Rahman, Edward Vital, Dafna Gladman, Maja Hojnik, Christophe Richez, Fiona Mackie, Shereen Oon, Vera Golder, Mandana Nikpour, David Jayne, Murray Urowitz, Martin Aringer, Pravin Hissaria, Subhashis Banerjee, Nitin Kumar, Maureen Rischmueller, Roberto Caricchio, Chris Wincup, Darshini Ayton, Dwarakanathan Ranganathan, Johanna Mucke, Hermine Brunner, Eric Morand, Guillermo Pons-Estel, Shelly Kafka, Worawit Louthrenoo, Chi Chiu Mok, Eve M D Smith, Eloisa Bonfa, Alan Friedman, Ying Sun, Alexandre Voskuyl, Jeanette Andersen, Ronald van Vollenhoven, Sandra Garces, Anca D Askanase, Leila Khalili, Rachel Koelmeyer, Ying B Sun, Oliver Guenther, John May, George Stojan, Lee S Simon, Chanakya Sharma, Dzifa Dey, Flavie Moreau, Joan Merrill, Sean O’Neill, Ida Dzifa Dey, Manuel Ugarte-Gil, David D'Cruz, Cindy Flower, Catherine Barbey, Lee Simon, Deborah M Levy, Thierry Sornasse, Terence Rooney, C S Lau, Michael Tee, Kenji Oku, Christian Stach, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Victoria Werth, Eve Smith, Hussein Al-Mossawi, Michel Tsang-a-Sjoe, Ed Vital, Christiaan Scott, Inmaculada de la Torre, Nikolay Delev, Claudia Pena Rossi, Vinita Haroun, Benjamin Chong, Bonnie Bermas, Cristina Vazquez-Mateo, Thomas Morel, Graciela S. Alarcon, Jorge Ross Terres, Ann Eldred, Jonathan Akikusa, Patrick Marquis, Maria Silk, Jorge A Ross Terres, Michael Beresford, Sanjeev Roy, Qing Zuraw, Joseph F. Merola, Jiacai Cho, Dalila Tremarias, Alfred Kim, Joy Buie, Elaine Karis, Claire Barrett, Cherica Tee, Fiona Goldblatt, Youmna Lahoud, Alessandro Sorrentino, Samantha Pomponi, Zoe Karakikla-Mitsakou, Kathryn Connelly, Robert Townsend, Thomas Lehman, Khadija Dantata, Eric Zollars, Odirlei André Monticielo, Kate Gregory, Laura E Eades, Raychel Barallon, Afia Anzum, Maisarah Mydin, Munni Akther, Laurie Burke, Anna Stevens, Erika Noss, Justine Maller, Bianca Fedriz, Blanca Rubio Hernández, Cailin Sibley, Catherine Catharina Lindholm, Catherine (Cachou) Barbey, Charlotte Lupton, Chris Brooks, Dalilah Kalla, Dennis Grasela, Erik Thomas, Gonzalo Tobar Carrizo, Heath Guay, Imasha Adisa, Jeffrey Lockman, Laura Eades, Narae Yun, Nicki Bush, Shiori Nagamori, Sibongile Komati, Stephanie Scoggins, Susanne Udengaard Gydesen, Tim Coulom, Toni Grimes, Veronica Vargasgill, Yulia Pincus, Aaron Alejandro Barrera Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio Hernandez, Hermine Isabella Brunner, Jorge A Ross Terres, Kavita Makan, Mahmood MTM Ally, Michelle Kahlenberg, Sandra V. Navarra, Ted Tsai

“…Objectives To achieve consensus on domains of active disease for inclusion in a novel outcome measure for SLE randomised controlled trials (RCTs), the Treatment Response Measure for SLE (TRM-SLE).Methods Domains nominated by TRM-SLE Taskforce members were rated in a two-stage modified Delphi study. …”
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Identification of core outcomes for quality in routine care provided to people living with dementia in Australia: a multilevel modified Delphi consensus study by Jane Thompson, Susanna Dodd, Paula Williamson, Leon Flicker, Judy Lowthian, Len Gray, Tracy Comans, John Quinn, Julie Smith, Kim-Huong Nguyen, Dominic Trépel, Tom Morris, Fleur O’Keefe, Alyssa Welch, Anna Kearney, Carly Meyer, Osvaldo Almeida, Colm Cunningham, Jack Nunn, Danelle Kenny, Glenys Petrie, Tiet-Hanh Dao-Tran, Karen Gainey, Karyn Lendich, Debbie Brittain, Bronte Parkin, Ruth Semler, Benedict Davies, Sue Kurrle, Safa Alrababah, Sanjib Hasa, Zoe Selby, Sonia Markoff, Subin Acharaya, Anthony Arrigo, Deborah Remfry, Joy & Bruce How, Margaret & Myles Hampton-Chubb, Michelle Finnegan, Mithrani Mahadeva, Sandra Lewis, Virginia Aquilizan, Wernher Dela Cruz

“…In both settings, nine outcomes (Dignity, Advanced care planning, Meaningful activities, Feeling safe and secure, Emotional wellbeing, Quality of Life, Resource utilisation, Safety incidents and Dementia-specific qualifications for care staff) were considered important.Additionally, seven outcomes in the home care setting (Behavioural symptoms of dementia, Diagnosis of dementia, Hygiene, Importance of Relationships, Quality of carer and family lives, Dementia care navigation and Opportunities for unpaid carers) and six outcomes in the residential aged care setting (Neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia, Pain, Hygiene and comfort, Medication safety, Staff carer morale and Adverse effects) were classified as important.Conclusions The outcomes identified during this modified Delphi consensus study provide a promising basis for the development of a meaningful, practical and measurable core outcome set that could be used in dementia care settings to improve the quality of routine care provided to people living with dementia.…”
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Self-rehabilitation strategy for rural community-dwelling stroke survivors in a lower-middle income country: a modified Delphi study. by Rabiu Ibrahim, Conran Joseph, Aimée Stewart, Isa Usman Lawal

“…<h4>Methods</h4>An iterative two-stage mixed-method consensus-building approach was used: (1) focus group discussions (n =  5) with rural community-dwelling chronic stroke survivors were conducted to explore personal life experiences in performing daily activities, and the results were used to develop a list of candidate task trainings that could be included in a task-specific self-rehabilitation intervention model for improving functional ability of survivors; (2) a three-round Delphi exercise with a panel of stroke rehabilitation experts to establish consensus on the importance/relevance of the developed task trainings. …”
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Towards an inclusive and culturally sensitive conceptualisation of sexual well-being of young people: preliminary framework development using a modified Delphi methodology by Lore Remmerie, Guncha Annageldiyeva, Kayleigh Grossman, Caesar Kaba Kogoziga, Nicole Leonetti, Ana Mosiashvili, Shreya Shrestha, Tisungane Sitima, Evi Stuckens, Michael Tetteh Doku, Aslan Temirkhanov, Diana Marcela Zambrano, Heidi Mertes, Kristien Michielsen

“…By making space for diverse young people’s perspectives through co-creating the framework, we seek to enhance the understanding of sexual well-being in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) research in a culturally sensitive and inclusive way. A modified Delphi study invited SRHR young professionals (aged 18–30) with different backgrounds to participate as experts in three rounds of online discussions. …”
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An expert consensus on the most effective components of integrated motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural therapy for lifestyle behaviour change: protocol for an onlin... by Michael Kingsley, Stephen Barrett, Stephen Begg, Paul O'Halloran, Jeff Breckon, Kane Rodda, Ashley Dunford, Emily Denniss

“…If at least 80% of the experts agree to a statement in Rounds 2 or 3, it will be included in a final list of necessary statements.Discussion This modified Delphi process will help transparency in the design and implementation of MI-CBT interventions. …”
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