Importance of the Physical Activity Vital Sign
Today, lets examine why it’s so important to incorporate the physical activity vital sign (PAVS), sometimes called exercise vital sign (EVS), in the patient’s medical record.
For those who are not familiar with the PAVS, it’s a product of the number of days per week that the patient does moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (or exercise) times the average number of minutes spent doing it each day. Moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity is abbreviated as MVPA, so the formula is:
PAVS = (MVPA minutes/day) x (# of days/week)
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