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.