Evidence supporting the use of a subjective staff evaluation to assess the benefit of rehabilitation in hemodialysis patients undergoing inpatient rehabilitation.

Background: We questioned whether the introduction of a subjective evaluation of patient-specific goals, could be used as a valid method to assess the effectiveness of inpatient rehabilitation.

Methods: In this prospective cohort study, all admissions to the UHN hemodialysis rehabilitation service between April 2013 and August 2016 were included. We introduced a system of subjective assessment, performed by the team at the time of admission and discharge.