Izaryk Kristen, Skarakis-Doyle Elizabeth
Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2017 Nov 8;26(4):1225-1235. doi: 10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0046.
In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in expanding the research approaches that speech-language pathologists utilize, particularly for addressing complex questions. Consensus-building techniques can be useful for addressing such questions. The Delphi technique is a consensus-building process involving structured communication among members of an expert panel via independent responses to iterative rounds of questionnaires. The purpose of this research note is to describe and demonstrate the Delphi technique using an application to a complex problem in speech-language pathology, that is, the bases of social communication and pragmatics.
The Delphi technique was described and illustrated via the following study: 10 expert speech-language pathologists participated in a 3-round Delphi study. Participants were asked to list the key features of social communication and pragmatics in Round 1. Questions for Rounds 2 and 3 were developed on the basis of the participants' responses to previous rounds.
The Delphi technique was useful in bringing participants to consensus on the key features of social communication and pragmatics and offered a starting point for the continued exploration of this complex problem.
A discussion of the benefits and limitations of the technique is included, highlighting the utility of the technique to the field of speech-language pathology.
近年来，言语语言病理学家越来越关注拓展其使用的研究方法，尤其是用于解决复杂问题。建立共识的技术有助于解决此类问题。德尔菲技术是一种建立共识的过程，涉及专家小组的成员通过对一轮轮迭代问卷的独立回答进行结构化沟通。本研究报告的目的是通过将其应用于言语语言病理学中的一个复杂问题，即社会沟通和语用学的基础，来描述和演示德尔菲技术。
通过以下研究对德尔菲技术进行了描述和说明：10位言语语言病理学专家参与了一项三轮德尔菲研究。要求参与者在第一轮中列出社会沟通和语用学的关键特征。第二轮和第三轮的问题是根据参与者对前一轮的回答制定的。
德尔菲技术有助于使参与者就社会沟通和语用学的关键特征达成共识，并为继续探索这一复杂问题提供了一个起点。
文中讨论了该技术的优点和局限性，强调了该技术在言语语言病理学领域的实用性。
