Advancing the definition and methodology of environmental scans in the context of health service delivery: an online modified Delphi study in real time
The agreement on many elements deemed essential for a definition of ES support development of a proposed concept definition of ES in health service delivery research. As well, the agreement on components deemed necessary for a methodological framework will help in future development of such a framework to guide stakeholders in the planning and implementation of ESs. These results provide a starting point for a common understanding of ESs in the field of health services delivery research.
Authors
- Patricia Charlton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4397-1419)
- Daniel A. Nagel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8089-589X)
- Rima Azar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5152-7046)
- Terri Kean (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0211-3055)
- Katherine Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5405-255X)
- Marie-Eve Lamontagne
- Christine Fahim
- Andrea C Tricco
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- Mount Allison University (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- University of Prince Edward Island (CA)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Université Laval (CA)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-105161
- Primary Topic
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Université Laval
- Fondation de la recherche en santé du Nouveau-Brunswick