OBJECTIVES develop and validate the content of a tool about nursing care production. METHOD the data were collected between 2011 and 2013, based on focus groups, the application of semistructured questionnaires (prototype test) and the Delphi technique. The focus groups were used to produce the instrument items and held at three hospitals in the interior of the State of São Paulo, involving 2...

In the present paper, a qualitative research of the cognitive skills of experienced software developers is presented. The data for the research was gathered using the Delphi method. The respondents were 11 software developers who have worked at least five years after their graduation. Two questionnaire rounds were conducted. In the first round, the respondents mentioned altogether 32 different ...

Moodle is a learning management system on line. It is of a great benefit and international recognition. This system is used at the University of Informatic Sciences for the teachinglearning process. This university offers services of personalization of Moodle, performing its work in different national and international facilities. Searching on the topic, it was found that there is no standard g...

This paper presents the results of a two round Delphi survey conducted into expert opinion on the development of indicators to measure the movement of the tourism product at a company/resort level towards a position of greater or lesser sustainability. This research forms part of a wider project to develop indicators that consumers can use in the selection of their holidays and promote a more s...

background: this study aimed to use a mixed-method approach to investigate affecting factors on the performance of community health workers (chw) in iran’s villages. methods: this study was conducted during 2014-2015 with a mixed method in three phases of literature review, delphi technique and developing a rich picture. overall, in order to finalize the affecting factors and their relationship...

Objective. To develop a short form of the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales 2 (AIMS2) questionnaire, preserving content validity as the priority criterion. Methods. A 2-step reduction procedure was used: 1) Delphi technique, with 1 panel of patients and 1 panel of experts each selecting 1 set of items independently; and 2) nominal group technique, where members of both panels reached consensu...