Table 1

Characteristics of the EPA Cardio, Vitale Vaten and UniRap project

EPA CardioVitale VatenUniRap
ProcedureTwo-round Delphi procedureClinical indicators:
one-round scoring
Organisational indicators:
two-round Delphi procedure
Successive discussion rounds
No of panels and compositionNine GP panelsA multidisciplinary health professional panel and a stakeholder panel.Experts, representatives of GP information technology user organisations, stakeholder organisations, final approval by professional GP organisations
SettingNine countries in Europe (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Slovenia, UK, Switzerland)The NetherlandsThe Netherlands