Developing a Mobility Protocol for Early Mobilization of Patients in a Surgical/Trauma ICU

Table 3

Average perceived exertion scores.

Activity level	Average perceived exertion scores (SD)
	Immediately postactivity	15-minutes postactivity
1	5 (SD = 1)	3 (SD = 1)
2	5 (SD = 1)	4 (SD = 1)
3	6 (SD = 1)	5 (SD = 1)
4	6.6 (SD = 2)	4.5 (SD = 1)
5	4.8 (SD = 2.5)	2.8 (SD = 0.4)
6	4.5 (SD = 3.7)	2.5 (SD = 2.1)