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Table 1 Wave 1 & 2 Delphi Survey Consensus by Thematic Domains

From: Adapting the depression component of WHO Mental Health Gap Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG.v2) for primary care in Shenzhen, China: a DELPHI study

 

Wave 1

Base: 75 panelists

Wave 2

Base: 59 panelists

Overall Consensus

DOMAIN

No. of Items Tested

Consensus

%

Mean Score

No. of Items Tested

Consensus

%

Mean Score

Consensus %

Adjusted

Mean Score

Overall Consensus

199

76

4.25

47

13

3.66

79

4.26

1. Developing a Patient-Centred Guide

18

100

4.65

0

Na

Na

100

4.65

2. Symptom Presentation of Depression

28

64

4.07

10

0

3.50

64

4.06

3. Improving Access/Usage to Diagnostic Tools

11

64

4.13

4

25

3.80

73

4.24

4. Healthcare and Community Interconnectivity

28

79

4.23

6

17

3.75

82

4.26

5. Considering Pharmacological Interventions

18

78

4.20

4

0

3.51

78

4.19

6. Considering Mania and Depressive Episode in Bipolar Disorder

4

100

4.59

0

Na

Na

100

4.59

7. Communicating Depression to Patients and the Community

29

90

4.36

3

0

3.77

90

4.36

8. Follow-Up

33

61

4.03

13

31

3.64

73

4.05

9. Managing Patient Information

11

82

4.20

2

0

3.73

82

4.20

10. Overall Structure of an Adapted Guide

19

74

4.06

5

0

3.61

74

4.06

  1. *1Consensus based on 80% panel participants providing a score of either 4 or 5 (i.e. “Somewhat agree/Definitely agree”) or conversely a score of 1 or 2 (i.e. “Definitely disagree/somewhat disagree”) for each individual item
  2. *2Wave 2 items were drawn from all those items where consensus was not achieved in Wave 1. Additionally, no items were rejected in Wave 1 (i.e. 80% participants scoring either a 1 or a 2 (i.e. “Definitely disagree/Somewhat disagree”)