Criteria to identify patients able to participate in occupational therapy/physical therapy treatment in the acute hospital setting

Health characteristic	Criteria
Cognition	Able to follow 1-step commands
	Oriented to person
	Remember 1 of 3 items
Hemodynamic	Mean arterial pressure 65 to 110 mmHg (resting systolic blood pressure 85 to 160 mmHg, and <200 mmHg with exertion)
	Heart rate 40 to 130 beats per minute
	Respiratory rate 5 to 40 breaths per minute
	Oxygen saturation ≥88%, with or without supplemental O₂ and at rest or with activity
	Change in vital signs with activity <20%
	Hematocrit >25%
	No unstable angina (eg, change in ECG with activity)
Musculoskeletal stability	Fracture/open wounds require explicit clinician guidance with regards to physical activity (eg, weightbearing status, orthoses/braces, etc)
Pain	No acute exacerbation of pain during OT/PT

ECG: electrocardiogram; OT: occupational therapy; PT: physical therapy.

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