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Informationen zum Autor Dr Sinead Keeney is a Senior Lecturer in the Institute of Nursing Research at the University of Ulster. Felicity Hasson is a Senior Lecturer in the Institute of Nursing Research at the University of Ulster. Professor Hugh McKenna is Dean of the Faculty of Life and Health Sciences at the University of Ulster. Klappentext The Delphi Technique in Nursing and Health Research is a practical guide to using the Delphi methodology for students and researchers in nursing and health. It adopts a logical step-by-step approach, introducing the researcher to the 'Delphi', outlining its development, analysing key characteristics and parameters for the successful application of the Delphi and exploring its applications in nursing and health. The book addresses issues of methodology, design, framing the research question, sampling, instrumentation, methodological rigour, reliability and validity, and methods of data analysis. The Delphi Technique in Nursing and Health Research enables the reader to be aware of the limitations of the technique and possible solutions, to design a Delphi questionnaire for each of the different rounds of a study, to consider different approaches to the technique in relation to a study, to analyse the data from each round of a Delphi study and understand the importance of feedback between rounds. Key Points A practical guide to facilitate use of the 'Delphi' technique Provides the reader with the necessary information to participate in and conduct Delphi studies Examines different types of Delphi, including the e-Delphi, and modi??? cations made to the technique Includes examples of real empirical investigations, brief case scenarios and key learning points for each chapter Explores the role of the Delphi researcher Explores ethical issues and issues of anonymity, use of experts and controlled feedback Zusammenfassung The Delphi Technique in Nursing and Health Research is a practical guide to using the Delphi methodology for students and researchers in nursing and health. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface ix Acknowledgements x 1 The Delphi Technique 1 Introduction 1 History of the technique 2 What is the Delphi technique? 3 Defining the Delphi technique 3 The Delphi process 4 Original Delphi 4 Idea generation 5 Priority setting versus consensus 5 Non-consensus Delphi 5 Types of Deplhi 6 How has the Delphi evolved? 6 Sampling and the use of experts 7 Defining 'expert' 7 Employing an expert panel 8 Size of the expert panel 8 Valid opinion 9 Anonymity 9 Quasi-anonymity 9 Group dynamics 10 Delphi rounds 10 Round 1 11 Subsequent rounds 11 Response rates 12 Enhancing response rate 12 Consensus 13 Does consensus exist in expert panels? 14 Concept of consensus 14 Increasing popularity in nursing and health research 14 Comparison of the Delphi with other consensus methods 15 Nominal group technique 15 Consensus conference 16 Key learning points 16 Recommended further reading 17 2 Debates, Criticisms and Limitations of the Delphi 18 Introduction 18 The qualitative-quantitative debate - which paradigm does the Delphi belong to? 18 Criticisms of the Delphi technique 20 Lack of universal guidelines 20 Size of expert panel 21 Implications of lack of anonymity 22 Expert 'opinion' 23 Level of consensus 27 Limitations of the Delphi 28 Pressures of conformity 28 Demanding nature of the technique 29 Key learning points 30 Recommended further reading 31 3 Applications of the Delphi in Nursing and Health Research 32 Introduction 32 ...
