Study design: consensus development using Delphi technique
Consensus is usually defined as ’general agreement’(15). Consensus development is a process commonly used in guideline or pathway development to determine general agreement from experts regarding recommendations used in the guideline(15), or to explore the experts’ opinions regarding feasibilities of international recommendations to be used for a specific practice setting where evidence to support their implementation is limited (16).
One of the most common consensus development method in pathway development is Delphi technique-in which the experts provide their judgment directly or indirectly through surveys or interviews(17). In the study, three rounds of anonymous online Delphi survey were used to develop consensus on the applicability of 125 statements based on HDP management recommendations and draft HDP pathways that can be used by GPs, midwives and nurses in Indonesian primary care settings (12).