Sample size in multistakeholder Delphi surveys: at what minimum sample size do replicability of results stabilize?
Manyara A, Purvis A, Ciani O, Collins G, Taylor R. Sample size in multistakeholder Delphi surveys: at what minimum sample size do replicability of results stabilize? Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2024, 174: 111485. PMID: 39069013, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDelphi surveyCONSORT-SPIParticipant characteristicsReplication of resultsParticipant dataSample sizeCore outcomePsychological interventionsSurvey itemsIntervention trialsDelphi studyBurn careIndividual stakeholder groupsRandom subsampleParticipantsSubgroup analysisStakeholder groupsMultistakeholderSurveyEffect of increasing sample sizeMedian numberItemsSubsampleReduced variabilityCare