Table 9. Safety Screening Methods Used for Individuals with Stroke Before Prescribing AEX by Practice Setting (n=423).

	Outpatient PTs (n=197)	Home health PTs (n=64)	Extended care PTs (n=61)	Inpatient rehab PTs (n=49)	Acute care PTs (n=52)
Past medical history	193 (98.0%)	61 (95.3%)	57 (93.4%)	46 (93.9%)	49 (94.2%)
General presentation	181 (91.9%)	61 (95.3%)	54 (88.5%)	42 (85.7%)	51 (98.1%)
ACSM AEX contraindications	63 (32.0%)	20 (31.3%)	18 (29.5%)	12 (24.5%)	13 (25.0%)
A risk stratification category	17 (8.6%)	4 (6.3%)	5 (8.2%)	3 (6.1%)	1 (1.9%)
Six-minute walk test	63 (32.0%)	24 (37.5%)	12 (19.7%)	11 (22.4%)	8 (15.4%)
Symptom-limited exercise test	37 (18.8%)	13 (20.3%)	11 (18.0%)	8 (16.3%)	10 (19.2%)
Submaximal exercise test	15 (7.6%)	10 (15.6%)	4 (6.6%)	5 (10.2%)	1 (1.9%)
Pulse/HR response to exercise	148 (75.1%)	59 (92.2%)	54 (88.5%)	36 (73.5%)	44 (84.6%)
Resting BP	147 (74.6%)	56 (87.5%)	43 (70.5%)	33 (67.3%)	41 (78.8%)
BP response to exercise	131 (66.5%)	54 (84.4%)	42 (68.9%)	33 (67.3%)	38 (73.1%)
Resting ECG	4 (2.0%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	3 (6.1%)	9 (17.3%)
Exercise ECG	4 (2.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	6 (11.5%)
Consultation with a physician	59 (29.9%)	17 (26.6%)	17 (27.9%)	20 (40.8%)	19 (36.5%)

Values are n (%).Multiple response variable. Acute care, home health and outpatient were each significantly different from each other for at least one safety screening method. All other pairwise comparisons between practice settings were not significant. ACSM, American College of Sports Medicine