Why Is It Important to Provide High-Quality Feedback to Delphi Participants?
ResearchPosted on rand.org Sep 24, 2020Published in: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Volume 125, pages 160–161 (September 2020). doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.04.029
This analysis examined the importance of quality feedback in Delphi processes. The findings: 1) showed that participants in Delphi studies tend to change at least some of their responses after group feedback and discussion; 2) illustrated that iterative data collection helps build consensus; 3) supported previous findings about the modest magnitude of response changes between Delphi rounds; and 4) suggested that even modest changes may affect the final study findings.
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