Consensus classification | Description | Definition |
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Consensus in (parent/caregiver-weighted vote) | Consensus that the outcome should be included in the core outcome set | 70% or more participants overall scoring as 7 to 9 AND < 15% participants scoring a 1 to 3 OR > 70% or more of parent group scoring as 7 to 9 |
Consensus out | Consensus that the outcome should not be included in the COS | 50% or fewer participants scoring as 7 to 9 in each stakeholder group |
Neither consensus in nor consensus out (undetermined consensus) | Uncertainty about the importance of the outcome so retain for next round | Anything else |