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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Contemp Clin Trials. 2017 Oct 25;64:118–127. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2017.10.014

Table 2.

REHAB-HF Stratification Grid: Performance Levels for Rehabilitation Exercise Prescription

Level 1
(low function)		 Level 2
(low-moderate function)		 Level 3
(moderate function)		 Level 4
(high function)
Balance Standing Unable with feet together for 10 s Feet together for 10 s Unsupported and reach forward 10 inches On 1 leg for 10 s
Strength: Lower Extremity Rise from chair without hand support Unable A least once 5 times in > 15 s but < 60 s 5 times in ≤ 15 s
Endurance: Continuous Walking (at usual pace; can use assistive device) < 2 min ≥ 2 but < 10 min ≥ 10 but < 20 min ≥ 20 min
Mobility: Gait Speed (usual pace over 4 meters) ≤ 0.4 m/s > 0.4 m/s but ≤ 0.6 m/s > 0.6 m/s but ≤ 0.8 m/s > 0.8 m/s
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Reprinted from Rehabilitation Therapy in Older Acute Heart Failure Patients (REHAB-HF) trial: Design and rationale, Am Heart J, Volume 185, Reeves GR et al., Table 3, p.133 © 2017 with permission from Elsevier.