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Delphi Methods In The Social And Health Sciences

Concepts, applications and case studies

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Editors:
  1. Marlen Niederberger

    1. Pädagogische Hochschule Schwäbisch Gmünd, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany

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  2. Ortwin Renn

    1. Research Institute For Sustainability Helmholtz Center Potsdam (RIFS), Potsdam, Germany

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  • With concrete examples from research practice
  • Methodical basics of a proven procedure
  • Applied to the field of health research for the first time

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Delphi Method: Concepts and Variants

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Delphi Method: An Introduction

      • Kerstin Cuhls
      Pages 3-27

    3. The “Classic” Delphi. Practical Challenges from the Perspective of Foresight

      • Karlheinz Steinmüller
      Pages 29-49

    4. Delphi Studies in the Health Sciences: Epistemic Potentials and Challenges

      • Saskia Jünger
      Pages 51-74

    5. The Group Delphi Process in the Social and Health Sciences

      • Marlen Niederberger, Ortwin Renn
      Pages 75-91

    6. Real-Time Delphi

      • Lars Gerhold
      Pages 93-112

    7. Delphi Markets

      • Simon Kloker, Tim Straub, Tobias T. Kranz, Christof Weinhardt
      Pages 113-134

  3. Case Studies for Delphi Methods

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135
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    2. New Qualification Requirements in the Health Care Sector

      • Johannes Leinert, Alexander Rommel, Helmut Schröder
      Pages 137-166

    3. Modified Delphi Process to Identify Recommendations for Action for the Structural Development of Physical Activity Promotion in Germany

      • Hannah Gohres, Petra Kolip
      Pages 167-187

    4. Evaluation of Health Care Situation and Care Structures for Elderly People in the Federal State of Bremen, Germany

      • Stefan Görres, Katrin Seibert, Susanne Stiefler
      Pages 189-216

    5. A Delphi Survey on Strategies of Staff Retention and Recruitment in Professional Nursing: Research Question, Operationalisation and Questionnaire Development

      • Nora Lämmel, Jutta Mohr, Karin Reiber
      Pages 217-240

    6. Assessment of Health-Related Measures Using the Group Delphi Method

      • Michael M. Zwick, Marco Sonnberger, Jürgen Deuschle, Regina Schröter
      Pages 241-259

    7. Delphi Study on the Promotion of Safety and Health Competence at Work

      • Clarissa Eickholt
      Pages 261-273

    8. Delphi Methods in Health Promotion. Results of a Systematic Review

      • Marlen Niederberger, Ann-Kathrin Käfer, Laura König
      Pages 275-307
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About this book

Delphi methods enable the systematic collection of expert judgments. They have proven to be particularly useful when a certain level of expertise and judgment is required to answer a research question. There are different variants of Delphi methods, such as the group Delphi or the real-time Delphi. The book presents current methodological developments and examples of application in the social and health sciences.


The contents
● Delphi methods: Concepts and variants - Epistemological discussion - Practical challenges - Delphi in the social and health sciences - Real-time Delphi - Delphi markets.
● Application examples for Delphi methods - Qualification requirements, recommendations for action for further development and strategy development in the health care industry - Personnel retention and recruitment in occupational nursing - Group Delphi for obesity prevention- Safety and health competence at work - Delphi methods in health promotion


The editors
Prof. Dr. Marlen Niederberger is professor for research methods in health promotion and prevention at the PH Schwäbisch Gmünd.
Prof. Dr. Ortwin Renn is Scientific Director at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam (IASS).

This book is a translation of the original German 1st edition Delphi-Verfahren in den Sozial- und Gesundheitswissenschaften by Marlen Niederberger and Ortwin Renn, published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2019. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies tosupport the authors.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Pädagogische Hochschule Schwäbisch Gmünd, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany

    Marlen Niederberger

  • Research Institute For Sustainability Helmholtz Center Potsdam (RIFS), Potsdam, Germany

    Ortwin Renn

About the editors

Prof. Dr. Marlen Niederberger is Professor for Research Methods in Health Promotion and Prevention at the PH Schwäbisch Gmünd.
Prof. Dr. Ortwin Renn is Scientific Director at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam (IASS).



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Delphi Methods In The Social And Health Sciences

  • Book Subtitle: Concepts, applications and case studies

  • Editors: Marlen Niederberger, Ortwin Renn

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-38862-1

  • Publisher: Springer Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-38861-4Published: 01 June 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-38862-1Published: 31 May 2023

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 307

  • Number of Illustrations: 36 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Social Sciences, general, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

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