Online statement ranking
The 11 statements developed by the steering committee were delivered to panel experts who rated agreement or disagreement for each of them, independently and blindly. The survey was performed online on a secured survey website, using an online dedicated platform: “Pulmocare Team”. The scientific steering committee collected and analyzed the results prior to the final consensus meeting.
Participants expressed their level of agreement on each statement using the RAND nine-point scale (ranging from 1 = completely disagree to 9 = completely agree ) and consensus was reached that a statement had to be considered appropriate if the median score was greater or equal to 7.