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Table 2 Analysis rules

From: Delphi panel to obtain clinical consensus about using long-acting injectable antipsychotics to treat first-episode and early-phase schizophrenia: treatment goals and approaches to functional recovery

Rule 1: Questions that show a variable response pattern (≤ 40%) spread across response options in a non-skewed way will be removed

Rule 2: Questions with responses between 41% and 79% will be re-asked with three response options: Disagree, Neutral, Agree

Rule 3: Questions that showed a skewed response pattern, with the majority of responses (≥ 80%) spread across 5 or 3 options, will be summed and asked back with a binary response option: Agree or Disagree

Rule 4: Binary questions that showed a response pattern of ≥ 80% agreement will be considered consensus

Rule 5: 3-point Likert scale questions in Round 2 with responses between 41% and 79% will be re-asked on a 3-point Likert scale in Round 3

Rule 6: 3-point Likert scale questions in Round 3 with ≥ 80% of a response option will be considered consensus