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).