Findings from a three-round Delphi study: essential topics for interprofessional training on complementary and integrative medicine

Table 2 Relevance groups for the general topics on CIM

Delphi round	Rating Question^a *Please assess the topics in terms of their relevance for an interprofessional teaching program.*	Consensus^b
Group 2: Relevant^c
1	Overview of methods in classical natural medicine	94
1	Clarification and explanation of CIM terms	88
1	Overview of methods in non-classical natural medicine	88
1	Overview of effects and interactions of selected CIM therapies	84
Group 3: Partially relevant^d
1	Legal issues relating to CIM therapies	92
1	Deepening the assessment of CIM evidence on the basis of selected studies	92
2	Placebo	92
2	Motivation for the demand for CIM services in the population	89
1	Use of CIM therapies	89
2	CIM in guidelines: Information and critical reflection	89
2	Motives and reasons for using CIM therapies	87
1	Supply structures and service providers	86
2	Health of health professionals, resilience and burn-out prevention	81
1	Overview of CIM databases and literature search via the Internet	80
Group 4: Not relevant^e
2	Obstacles to and opportunities for using CIM from a provider perspective	78
1	Historical and philosophical backgrounds of CIM therapy	77

Note. Results from the first (n = 50) and second (n = 40) Delphi-rounds. ^aSeven-point Likert scale (7 = very relevant, 1 = not at all relevant); ^bPercentage of ratings on Likert scale 5–7 in Group 2, and Likert scale 4–7 in Group 3 and 4; ^cTopics are assigned to Group 2 if at least 80% of the respondents gave a rating of 5–7 on the Likert scale; ^dTopics are assigned to group 3 if at least 80% of respondents gave a rating of 4–7 on the Likert scale; ^5eTopics are assigned to group 4 if < 80% of respondents gave a rating of 4–7 on the Likert scale

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