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Background: Over the last few years, renal rehabilitation in patients with chronic kidney disease has received widespread attention. However, the educational contents（ of renal rehabilitation） for the medical staff have not been standardized. Purpose: This study aimed at establishing minimum standards of knowledge and skills essential for clinical practice in renal rehabilitation. Methods: Registered instructors for renal rehabilitation were included in this study. A modified Delphi technique, consisting of three rounds of questionnaires related to renal rehabilitation, was used to obtain a consensus. An item on the questionnaire was defined as a minimum standard when it was rated as “essential” by more than 70％ of the participants. Results: One hundred seventeen participants responded to round 1 , with 101 and 93 participants completing rounds 2 and 3 respectively. Round 1 consisted of 106 items, of which 95 were rated as essential. Based on the responses obtained from the participants in round 1 , nine extra items were included in round 2 , and, finally, 10 other items were rated as essential. In round 3 , one item was rated as essential. Overall, 106 items were deemed essential as the minimum standards of clinical practice in renal rehabilitation, three were not essential, and a consensus was not reached for six items. Conclusion: The minimum standards of clinical practice in renal rehabilitation agreed upon in the present study may help ensure that the medical staff involved in renal rehabilitation are qualified.

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