Practical 1

Question 1

What are the instructions to rating perceived exertion?

Answer 1

• Want the patient to rate their RPE i.e. how heavy & strenuous the exercise feels to you and how tired you are.
• The perception of exertion is mainly felt as strain and fatigue in your muscles and as breathlessness.
• Try not to underestimate not overestimate, it is your own feeling of effort and exertion that is important, not how it compares to other people.
• Look at the scale and the expressions and give it a number.