What is DELPHISTAR?
- DELPHISTAR is a Delphi reporting guideline and stands for Delphi studies in social and health sciences - recommendations for a standardized reporting;
- DELPHISTAR was developed by an interdisciplinary group of researchers belonging to the Delphi network DeWiss and agreed upon by Delphi experts in the health and social sciences;
- This flyer contains more information about how and by whom DELPHISTAR was created: DELPHISTAR Flyer
- The reporting guideline for Delphi Studies (DELPHISTAR) is now available in English and German on the EQUATOR Network!
What is the aim of DELPHISTAR?
- Improve, harmonize, and make comparable the reporting in publications on Delphi studies;
- Facilitate the evaluation of Delphi studies including during peer review processes;
- Reduce, and ideally prevent, inconsistencies and unclear descriptions in publications on Delphi studies;
- Raise awareness of the diversity among the Delphi variants and of their specific potentials and challenges.
DELPHISTAR is a Delphi reporting guideline that is:
- valid for all Delphi variants (e.g., Classic Delphi, Real-Time Delphi, Group Delphi, Policy Delphi, Argumentative Delphi, Café Delphi);
- applicable to different purposes (e.g., Delphi studies to establish consensus, to gather expert judgments or to forecast);
- given equal consideration in the health and social sciences.
You can download DELPHISTAR here:
DELPHISTAR Reporting Guideline (english, word)
DELPHISTAR Reporting Guideline (english, pdf)
DELPHISTAR Reporting Guideline (german, word)
DELPHISTAR Reporting Guideline (german, pdf)
Have you used our checklist? Please send us some feedback! (Prof. Dr. Marlen Niederberger: marlen.niederberger(at)ph-gmuend.de)
Here are publications and additional links connected to DELPHISTAR:
- Niederberger, M., Schifano, J., Deckert, S., Hirt, J., Homberg, A., Köberich, S., Kuhn, R., Rommel, A. & Sonnberger, M. (2024). Delphi studies in social and health sciences-Recommendations for an interdisciplinary standardized reporting (DELPHISTAR). Results of a Delphi study. PloS one, 19(8), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304651
- Spranger, J., Homberg, A., Sonnberger, M. & Niederberger, M. (2022). Reporting guidelines for Delphi techniques in health sciences: A methodological review. Zeitschrift fur Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualitat im Gesundheitswesen, 172, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zefq.2022.04.025
- Niederberger, M. & Spranger, J. (2020). Delphi technique in health sciences: A Map. Frontiers in public health, 8, Artikel 457, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00457
- OSF registration: https://osf.io/gc4jk
- EQUATOR Network: https://www.equator-network.org/library/reporting-guidelines-under-development/reporting-guidelines-under-development-for-other-study-designs/#DELPHISTAR
Funding
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 429572724
Contact
Email: marlen.niederberger(at)ph-gmuend.de
Phone: +49 160 1643346
Department of Research Methods in Health Promotion and Prevention
University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd
Oberbettringer Strasse 200, 73525 Schwäbisch Gmünd
Please send questions or suggestions to marlen.niederberger(at)ph-gmuend.de.