Consultation round 6, involving the EWG
Members, conducted a final round of consultation
and confirmed the clarity, scope and content
of the guidelines, assessed through the questionnaire
(Table 1).
Consensus was reached if the content was
scored with a 4 or 5, therefore, a mean score of
greater than 67 (out of a maximum of 84; i.e.,
80%) was considered consensus in consultation
rounds 4 and 6, while the equivalent in consultation
round 5 was 51 (out of a maximum of