To provide guidance for physical activity for an adult.
Interval for assessment: previous week
Physical Activity Index
Duration of Activity
sufficient
see below
insufficient
some activity but less than sufficient
inactive
no activity
Level of Activity
Duration
moderate
>= 5 sessions, >= 150 minutes
vigorous
>= 60 minutes
Some people will have both moderate and vigrous activities. To handle these a possible modification may be (not in reference):
((number of sessions >= 150 minutes) / 5) + ((minutes of vigorous activity) / 60) >= 1
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Specialty: Surgery, orthopedic
