CONSENSUS METHODS - CHARACTERISTICS AND GUIDELINES FOR USE
CONSENSUS METHODS - CHARACTERISTICS AND GUIDELINES FOR USE
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.74.9.979
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发表时间：
1984-01-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
BROOK, RH
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作者：
FINK, A;KOSECOFF, J;BROOK, RH
Consensus methods are being used increasingly to solve problems in medicine and health. Their main purpose is to define levels of agreement on controversial subjects. Advocates suggest that, when properly employed, consensus strategies can create structured environments in which experts are given the best available information, allowing their solutions to problems to be more justifiable and credible than otherwise. The characteristics of several major methods (Delphi, Nominal Group, and models developed by the National Institutes of Health [USA] and Glaser) are surveyed and guidelines are provided. Among the concerns these guidelines addressed are selecting problems, choosing members for consensus panels, specifying acceptable levels of agreement, properly using empirical data, obtaining support, and disseminating results.
