Document duration of a clinician-defined activity episode, distinguish pauses, and label fictional timing data with its unit.
Define what you are recording
The example times one agreed activity episode using visible start and end events. Any real movement activity, assistance, equipment and safety requirements are chosen by the person and their qualified clinician.
A fictional observation times carrying light activity materials between two marked areas. It is not exercise guidance or a prescription for distance, load, intensity or duration.
Collect the data consistently
Define the episode and timer rule without changing the clinical plan.
Record seconds or minutes explicitly.
Note pauses, route and equipment changes that affect comparability.
How to complete each data sheet column
Use the stated units and distinguish an observed zero from a missing observation.
Date: Date of this observation. Use YYYY-MM-DD, for example 2026-10-09. Rows are ordered by date; equal spacing on the graph does not represent elapsed calendar time.
Target: Short fictional or de-identified label for the one activity being observed. Use the same target throughout this report; keep its agreed definition in your approved record.
Phase: Optional label for the observation conditions, such as Observation A. A change creates a chart marker; it does not demonstrate a treatment effect.
Duration: Total observed time for the defined activity. Enter a non-negative number in the unit chosen next; 90 seconds and 1.5 minutes both graph as 1.5 minutes.
Unit: Choose seconds or minutes to match the entered duration. The report converts seconds to minutes; this setting does not change your source value.
Notes: Optional observation context or recording limitation. Exclude names, contact details and other identifiable clinical information.
Fictional worked example
These are original fictional observations, not patient records or a treatment recommendation.
Activity episode duration sheet
Date
Target
Phase
Duration
Unit
Notes
2026-01-05
Fictional movement-duration
Observation A
65
seconds
Fictional route A
2026-01-07
Fictional movement-duration
Observation A
72
seconds
Pause included
2026-01-09
Fictional movement-duration
Observation A
68
seconds
Route A
2026-01-12
Fictional movement-duration
Observation B
80
seconds
Different route B
2026-01-14
Fictional movement-duration
Observation B
77
seconds
Route B
2026-01-16
Fictional movement-duration
Observation B
82
seconds
Fictional observation
Review and interpretation
Timing describes only the recorded episode. Review the clinician’s other observations and the person’s experience before drawing any conclusion.
Shorter time is not automatically safer or more effective.
A session total differs from a single episode.
Equipment and support changes can change the task.