Using a web-based survey tool to undertake a Delphi study: Application for nurse education research

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1322-1328

  Gill, Fenella J ^a,b   Leslie, Gavin D ^c   Grech, Carol ^d   Latour, Jos M ^e  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

EDelphi; Health survey; Methodology; Online survey software; Research ethics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; DELPHI STUDY; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; INTERNET; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84884289893     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.02.016     Document Type: Article

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