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Table 1 Delphi experts’ agreement on performing case finding testing/screening for certain diseases (n = 20)

From: The integrated health service model: the approach to restrain the vicious cycle to chronic diseases

Experts agreement on case finding and the screening activities (first round)

n

Percent

 Experts’ agreement on applying case finding approach as a routine health care activities

18

90.0

 Hypertension and related complications

18

90.0

 Cervical cancer

18

90.0

 Diabetes

17

85.0

 HIV

17

85.0

 TB

16

80.0

 Obesity

12

60.0

 Smokers

12

60.0

 Physical inactivity

11

55.0

 COPD (chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

10

50.0

 Harmful alcohol users

9

45.0

Screening activities in case finding (second round)

n

Percent

 Actively searching for obesity

8

40.0

 Finding smokers to provide counselling and care

7

35.0

 Actively looking for physical inactivity

7

35.0

 Actively looking for patients at risk of breast cancer

16

80.0

 Actively finding patients at high risk for STI

15

75.0