[Using modified Delphi method to determine the clinical questions in the Practice Guideline of Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Urinary Incontinence in Women]

Abstract

With the expert consensus during the clinical questions determination in the World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Societies (WFAS) standard Practice Guideline of Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Urinary Incontinence in Women as an example, this paper focused on the specific process and results of three rounds of Delphi survey on clinical issues by experts of the guideline development group, and systematically analyzed the consistency of the modified Delphi method with the consensus of acupuncture and moxibustion experts, as well as the reflection and limitation of this consensus process, hoping to provide reference for the development of acupuncture guidelines in the same field.

Keywords: acupuncture and moxibustion; clinical practice guideline; modified Delphi method; urinary incontinence in women.