A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW EVALUATING THE ESSENTIAL METHODOLOGICAL ELEMENTS OF CONSENSUS

A consensus is defined as a general agreement, implicit or explicitly expressed, among the members of a group. It aims to gather expert input iteratively until a consensus is reached, but there are no established methodological criteria for conducting and analyzing these studies. Our objective was to investigate the existence of different elements within consensus studies and to compile a list of candidate items for validating studies that employ consensus methodologies to enhance the methodological rigor of those studies. The data is recorded in an Excel file with the different tabs of the document, representing aspects of the systematic review.