Original Articles: PDF OnlyThe Delphi technique characteristics and sequence modelCouper, Maria Redoña RN, PhD Author Information Nursing Research Coordinator Nursing Service Veterans Administration Medical Center North Chicago North Chicago, Illinois Advances in Nursing Science: October 1984 - Volume 7 - Issue 1 - p 72-77 Buy Abstract The Delphi Technique is gaining popularity in the health care field, although no model has been presented to capture its sequential process. An attempt was made to trace its characteristics and to design such a model in order to clarify the process and to assist users of this technique. © 1984 Aspen Publishers, Inc.