BACKGROUND Quality acupuncture influences the outcomes of clinical research, and issues associated with effective administration of acupuncture in randomized controlled trials need to be addressed when appraising studies. OBJECTIVE The study objective was to achieve consensus on domains and items for inclusion in a rating scale to assess quality acupuncture administered in clinical research. ...

BACKGROUND Non-adherence to prescribed medication is a pervasive problem that can incur serious effects on patients' health outcomes and well-being, and the availability of resources in healthcare systems. This study aimed to develop practical consensus-based policy solutions to address medicines non-adherence for Europe. METHODS A four-round Delphi study was conducted. The Delphi Expert Pane...

background a model of quality management called strategic collaborative quality management (scqm) model was developed based on the quality management literature review, the findings of a survey on quality management assessment in healthcare organisations, semi-structured interviews with healthcare stakeholders, and a delphi study on healthcare quality management experts. the purpose of this stu...

Based on the authors previous work of developing an expert system for fault diagnosis of chemical processes, this paper presents principles and approaches of the knowledge base maintenance in the expert system. Development and implementation of maintenance modules for the knowledge base in the expert system for fault diagnosis of fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) are reported in detail. Algo...

A four-round Delphi was conducted to determine the degree to which the PMBOK can address the identified critical success factors for software projects. Our findings show that the PMBOK provides a very effective framework for addressing only one critical success factor. Thirteen factors are addressed to a very good degree, five to a good degree, four to a fair degree and two are addressed to a l...

Abstract According to the 12 indicators of social responsibility proposed by the , a fuzzy comprehensive evaluation model of social responsibility of State Grid Corporation of China is built on the basis of Delphi method, and an example is also put forward to demonstrate the feasibility of the model. This approach helps our government of...

This article provides a condensed discussion and explanation of the Delphi method. This technique is used for problem solving and decision making. The Delphi Method was originally developed during the cold war by the U.S. Intelligence think tank, the RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California in the 1950's and 1960's. It was designed for use on complex or ambiguous problems that exceed the capa...

BACKGROUND Computer-based morphometry can minimize subjectivity in the assessment of liver fibrosis. An image processing program was developed with Delphi for the quantification of fibrosis in liver tissue samples stained with Sirius Red. Bile duct ligated and sham operated wild type C57BL/6 mice served as a model of time-dependent induction of liver fibrosis. Formation of fibrosis was determin...