title: Successive surveys of an expert panel: research in decision-making with health visitors.
abstract: A United Kingdom expert panel was consulted to develop a self-completion instrument for research on decision making in health visiting practice. The use of a Delphi-type technique demonstrated how a stand-alone postal survey was an insufficient measure for health visitors, requiring a supplementary follow-up method to study types of casework. A review of literature raised questions about the significance of intuitive thinking and reasoning in health visitor practice, in relation to measuring professional service and individual performance.
authors.affiliation: Health Services Research, Canterbury Christ Church College, England.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lemmer
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom