Table 2 Outcomes from Delphi consensus exercises
From: The development of the PROMPT (PRescribing Optimally in Middle-aged People’s Treatments) criteria
First round | Steering group consensus | Second round | Final set of criteria | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Section | Total | Accepted | Revision* | Rejected | Removal following first round | Total | Accepted | Revision* | Rejected | Total accepted |
Gastro-intestinal system | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
Cardiovascular system | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 4 |
Respiratory system | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Central nervous system | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Infections | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Endocrine system | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Musculoskeletal system | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2§ | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Duplicates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Total | 34 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 22 |