In Volume 76, Supplement 1, of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy, I came upon the abstract by Kim et al. (2022) in which they summarized an objective measurement of physical activity level during rehabilitation times and days and compared various occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language therapy interventions. Healthy People 2010 has described the physical activity of persons with disabilities (PWDs) with regard to meeting public health guidelines. Physical inactivity contributes to poorer health and quality of life overall (Kinne et al., 2004). I appreciate Kim et al.’s efforts to objectively measure the physical activity levels of inpatients during rehabilitation services, emphasizing active and sedentary times during rehabilitation and nonrehabilitation times and days. However, I wish to share my thoughts on their study.
First, more information about the participants’ demographic characteristics is needed. Apart from age and length of stay, information about whether each participant was...
