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It addresses how e-Delphi may reduce known limitations of traditional Delphi methods while improving efficiency and expanding health education research applications. It also notes that practical guidance and best-practice implementation strategies remain limited. 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With the recent availability and established popularity of Internet-based research tools, the Internet has been identified as a means for mitigating Delphi limitations, maximizing its advantages, and expanding the breadth of its application. The discourse on the application of “e-Delphi” has been speculative in nature, however, with pragmatic analysis of Internet-based Delphi administration being limited in scope. Concomitantly, methodological guidance for conducting the e-Delphi in health education is limited, with best-practice implementation strategies yet to emerge. This paper advances the understanding of thee-Delphi technique, contributes to the evolution of this Internet-based research methodology, and provides guidance for the e-Delphi researcher in health education. Further, it offers a contribution to the discourse about Internet-based inquiry generally, and on using the e-Delphi technique in health education specifically. The authors illustrate that e-Delphi has a range of benefits that are effective and efficient in assuaging traditional Delphi limitations; nevertheless, a set of methodological issues remain unaddressed and make apparent the need for future research investments to better understand and alleviate challenges presented for e-Delphi research in health education.  \nDonohoe H, Stellefson M, Tennant B. Advantages and limitations of the e-Delphi technique: implications for health education researchers. Am J Health Educ. 2012;43(1):38-46. Submitted May 1, 2011. Accepted July 14, 2011.  \nINTRODUCTION  \nSince its early conception as a ‘galactic network’ of globally connected computers, the Internet has moved beyond the realm of science fiction to become the primary global communication medium. Until now, no other communication device has been so readily adopted with such widespread socio-cultural and economic implications. While the complexity of the Internet makes an accurate measure of its size challenging, over 13 billion indexed webpages can be identified using common search engines such as Yahoo!, Google, Bing and Ask.1 nearly four  \nout of five people around the world now call internet access a basic human right.2 Health information remains one of the most important topics that Internet users research online. Eight out of ten Internet users look online for health information, making it the third most popular web endeavour (following email and accessing search engines) .3 Furthermore, wireless Internet users are more heavily engaged than desktop Internet users. Eighty-three percent of wireless Internet users have looked online for health information, compared to 70% of Internet users who do not use a mobile connection.3 The  \nstructure and function of the Internet has revolutionized the way that we access, communicate and share health information.  \nHolly Donohoe is an assistant professor in the Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute, University of Florida, FLG 306, Gainesville, FL 32611; E-mail: [hdonohoe@hhp.ufl.edu. Michael Stellefson is an](hdonohoe@hhp.ufl.edu. Michael Stellefson is an)[ ](hdonohoe@hhp.ufl.edu. Michael Stellefson is an)assistant Professor in the Department of Health Education and Behavior, University of Florida, FLG 8, Gainesville, FL 32611. Bethany Tennant is a doctoral student in the Department of Health Education and Behavior, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611.  \n38 American Journal of Health Education—January/February 2012, Volume 43, No. 1  \nHolly Donohoe, Michael Stellefson, and Bethany Tennant  \nThe Internet revolution has also impacted the manner in which health data is collected, transmitted, stored and analysed. Byway of the WorldWide Web, and through the interoperability of information systems, the In","cbCaijAFv9ATpN09","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijAFv9ATpN09","pdf",158998,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n## Internet as a health information medium\n## Internet’s role in health data collection and inquiry\n# Background and Related Work","[{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of using the e-Delphi technique in health education research?\",\"answer\":\"To use Internet-based Delphi administration to mitigate traditional Delphi limitations, maximize advantages, and broaden the range of applications in health education research.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is the current guidance for conducting e-Delphi limited?\",\"answer\":\"Methodological guidance for implementing e-Delphi in health education is described as limited, and best-practice implementation strategies have yet to emerge.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the paper conclude about the benefits and remaining issues of e-Delphi?\",\"answer\":\"e-Delphi offers effective and efficient ways to address traditional Delphi limitations, but a set of methodological issues remains unaddressed, indicating the need for future research to improve understanding and alleviate challenges.\"}]","Advantages and Limitations of the e-Delphi Technique - Implications for Health Education Researchers | PDF",1792074532,23]