Delphi methods in the social and health sciences : concepts, applications and case studies / Marlen Niederberger, Ortwin Renn, editors.
Niederberger, Marlen.; Renn, Ortwin.
2023
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Title Delphi methods in the social and health sciences : concepts, applications and case studies / Marlen Niederberger, Ortwin Renn, editors.
ISBN 9783658388621 (electronic bk.)
3658388625 (electronic bk.)
3658388617
9783658388614
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-38862-1
Imprint Wiesbaden : Springer, 2023.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (316 p.)
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-658-38862-1 doi
Call Number H62
Dewey Decimal Classification 300.72
Summary Delphi methods enable the systematic collection of expert judgments. They have proven to be particularly useful when a certain level of expertise and judgment is required to answer a research question. There are different variants of Delphi methods, such as the group Delphi or the real-time Delphi. The book presents current methodological developments and examples of application in the social and health sciences. This book is a translation of the original German 1st edition Delphi-Verfahren in den Sozial- und Gesundheitswissenschaften by Marlen Niederberger and Ortwin Renn, published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2019. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors. The contents Delphi methods: Concepts and variants - Epistemological discussion - Practical challenges - Delphi in the social and health sciences - Real-time Delphi - Delphi markets. Application examples for Delphi methods - Qualification requirements, recommendations for action for further development and strategy development in the health care industry - Personnel retention and recruitment in occupational nursing - Group Delphi for obesity prevention- Safety and health competence at work - Delphi methods in health promotion The editors Prof. Dr. Marlen Niederberger is professor for research methods in health promotion and prevention at the PH Schwbisch Gmnd. Prof. Dr. Ortwin Renn is Scientific Director at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam (IASS).
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Intro
Preface
Contents
About the Editors and Authors
Editors
Authors
Part I: Delphi Method: Concepts and Variants
The Delphi Method: An Introduction
1 The History of the Delphi Method(s)
2 Definition of the Delphi Method
3 Types of Delphi Surveys
4 Functions of Delphi Studies
5 Areas of Application
6 Questionnaire Design
7 Participants
8 Outlook
Literature
The "Classic" Delphi. Practical Challenges from the Perspective of Foresight
1 Introduction
2 Basic Characteristics of the Method
2.1 Wide Range of Applications

3 Preparatory Phase
4 Identification and Recruitment of Experts
4.1 Heterogeneity of the Panel
4.2 Panel Size
4.3 Identification and Recruitment
4.4 Motivation for Participation
5 Development of the Questionnaire
5.1 Item Generation
5.2 The Challenge of Heterogeneous Panels
5.3 Addition of Comments
5.4 Future-Related Items
5.5 Self-Assessment of Competence
6 The Rounds of Interviews
6.1 First Round
6.2 Analysis of the Returns of the First Round
6.3 Second Round
7 Analysis of the Entire Survey Process
7.1 Images of the Future

7.2 Pro-domo Assessments
7.3 Consensus and Prediction
7.4 Opportunities Beyond Consensus
7.5 Combination with the Scenario Method
8 Conclusion
References
Delphi Studies in the Health Sciences: Epistemic Potentials and Challenges
1 Introduction: The Strength and Power of the Delphi Technique for Creating Knowledge
2 The Role of the Delphi Technique in Health Research Using the Example of Palliative Care
2.1 Framework for Knowledge Acquisition in Medical Research
2.2 Context of Standardisation

2.3 Historical and (Health) Policy Context: Professionalisation and Differentiation
2.4 Methodological Framework of Knowledge Generation
3 Consulting and Interpreting the Oracle: Projection Screen for Research Fantasies?
3.1 Epistemological Foundations of the Delphi Technique
3.2 Dramaturgy of Delphi Procedures
3.3 Reopening the Methodological Spectrum
3.4 Conclusion
4 Excursus into the Sociology of Knowledge
5 Epistemological Opportunities and Potentials
5.1 Habitualisation and Institutionalisation: Building a Scientific Foundation

5.2 Cohesion and Cohesiveness
5.3 Orientation in a Complex and Uncertain Professional Terrain
6 Limitations and Challenges
6.1 Limitations to the Appropriateness of the Delphi Technique to the Subject Matter
6.2 Power and Hegemony In and Through Delphi Procedures
6.3 Methodological Challenges
7 Food for Thought for a Creative Vision of Delphi in the Health Sciences
7.1 Reflections on the Research Attitude
7.1.1 Diversity: Language, Culture, Theoretical Concepts and Health Practice
7.1.2 Delphi and Participatory Research Approaches

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