Purpose The purpose of the study was to develop diabetes care and education specialty competencies that align with the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES). Method A Delphi method of consensus development was used, comprising 5 survey rounds. Interprofessional diabetes specialty experts were asked to identify and rate trends and issues important to diabetes specialists on a global scale. Use of a 5-round Delphi process allowed diabetes care and education specialty experts to refine their views considering the progress of the group’s work from round to round. Results A total of 457 diabetes care and education specialists across the United States in various professions participated in the Delphi rounds to identify a final set of 130 competencies across 6 domains. Conclusion Use of the Delphi method as a consensus guideline helped to identify core competencies for diabetes care and education specialists, reflecting the knowledge and skills necessary to provide evidence-based, high-quality care.

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发展 2020 年糖尿病护理和教育专家能力：修改后的德尔福研究

目的 本研究的目的是培养与糖尿病护理和教育专家协会 (ADCES) 一致的糖尿病护理和教育专业能力。方法 使用 Delphi 共识发展方法，包括 5 轮调查。跨专业的糖尿病专科专家被要求在全球范围内识别和评估对糖尿病专家很重要的趋势和问题。使用 5 轮 Delphi 过程允许糖尿病护理和教育专业专家考虑到小组工作的进展情况来完善他们的观点。结果 共有 457 名来自美国各行各业的糖尿病护理和教育专家参加了 Delphi 轮次，以确定最终的 6 个领域的 130 项能力。