Assessing Inpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation Using the Patient???s View of Outcome

Abstract

The patient's view was used to describe the outcome of inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation. Attainment scoring has a high sensitivity to change and a satisfying validity. The low reliability between the individual's point of view and that of the therapist necessitates a clear description for the different levels of expected outcome. The individualized goal attainment method seems to be a promising complementary way of evaluating pulmonary rehabilitation.