As a tool for building consensus among groups, Delphi technique has been widely used in healthcare research which is appropriate for clinical questions where quantitative methods are unlikely to yield results that can be successfully implemented in practice. Researchers in palliative care developed standards for conducting and reporting Delphi studies (CREDES). This paper introduces and interprets the specific content of CREDES standards, with a view to providing reference for the evaluation of Delphi research design quality and report transparency.
Objective To construct a nursing sensitive index system for limb blood circulation monitoring, to guide clinical nursing practice, and provide a scientific basis for the evaluation and management of limb blood circulation monitoring nursing quality. Methods The Chinese and English databases such as China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang, VIP, PubMed, and Web of Science were searched from the establishment of the database to April 1st, 2024. Using the structure-process-outcome three-dimensional quality system model as the theoretical basis, and through semi-structured interviews, an expert letter consultation questionnaire containing 3 first-level indicators, 9 second-level indicators and 30 third-level indicators was developed. The final nursing sensitive index system of limb blood circulation monitoring were determined through two rounds of expert consultation. Results A total of 25 experts participated in the questionnaire survey. The positive coefficients of the two rounds of expert consultation were 96% (24/25) and 100% (24/24), respectively, the expert authority coefficient was 0.906. The final nursing sensitive index system included 3 first-level indicators, 6 second-level indicators and 21 third-level indicators. All the indicators were closely related to limb blood circulation monitoring, and the quality of specialized nursing work of limb blood circulation monitoring was comprehensively improved from the three dimensions of structural indicators, process indicators, and outcome indicators. Conclusion The nursing sensitive index system of limb blood circulation monitoring has strong specialty, it not only clarifies the specific content of limb blood circulation monitoring and nursing work, but also systematically constructs the requirements and standards of the quality management level of blood circulation monitoring, which is scientific and practical.