Diana Guzys|Virginia Dickson?Swift|Amanda Kenny|Guinever Threlkeld
Gadamerian philosophical hermeneutics as a useful methodological framework for the Delphi technique
La Trobe University|La Trobe University|La Trobe University|La Trobe University
article aim demonstrate gadamerian philosophical hermeneutics may provide sound methodological framework researchers using delphi technique delphi studies exploring health wellbeing reporting use delphi health wellbeing research increasing less attention given covering methodological underpinnings delphi structured anonymous conversation participants facilitated via iterative survey process participants specifically selected knowledge experience topic interest purpose structuring conversation manner cultivate collective opinion highlight areas disagreement using process minimizes influence group dynamics underlying premise opinion collective useful individual designing study health literacy delphi aligned well research focus would enable us capture collective views however interested methodology would inform study researchers believe methodology provides framework principles study integral research integrity assessing suitability delphi research purpose found little information underpinning methodology absence universally recognized consistent methodology associated delphi highlighted scoping review undertook assist us methodological thinking led us consider alternative methodologies might congruent key principles delphi identified gadamerian philosophical hermeneutics methodology could provide supportive framework principles suggest methodology may useful health wellbeing studies utilizing delphi method