Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Independence in Self Care - A Program Focused on Nursing Care
Brief Summary: This study is a randomized clinical trial conducted in a medical ward of an acute 580-bedded teaching hospital. One hundred fifty-eight older acute medical patients will be blindly randomly allocated to the control group or intervention group. The intervention will consist of a twice daily walking training, plus privileging trips to the toilet by walking and all daytime meals seated. Differences between groups will be measured at baseline (admission) and discharge. As primary outcomes, we defined the length of stay and the independence level. The independence level will be assessed at baseline (admission) and discharge by two distinct methods: through the Barthel Index and the Patient Classification Systems(PCS).


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 75 years and older
* Able to tolerate exercise
* Able to ambulate, with or without personal / technical assistance or move unassisted in a wheelchair
* Able to communicate
* Non-elective admission to hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

* Severe dementia (GDS 7)
* Duration of hospitalization \<72 hours
* Unwillingness to either complete the study requirements or to be randomized into control or intervention group
* Unstable cardiovascular disease or other unstable medical condition
* Terminal illness
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age: 65 years or older.
* Able to ambulate, with or without personal/ technical assistance.
* Able to communicate.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Expected length of stay \<72 hours
* Patients permanently bedridden prior to admission
* Any factor precluding performance of the physical training program. These factors include, but are not limited to the following:

  * Terminal illness.
  * Unstable cardiovascular disease or other medical condition.
  * Severe dementia.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age greater or equal to 65 years;
2. Admitted to the Birmingham VAMC for a medical condition

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Delirious based on positive Confusion Assessment Method (CAM);
2. Mini-Cognitive Assessment score indicating dementia;
3. Inability to ambulate 2 weeks prior to admission;
4. Having a medical diagnosis deemed by the primary physician to be a contraindication to ambulation;
5. patient with an imminently terminal illness; and
6. Non-English speaking
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation for at least four days.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Recent myocardial infarction within the last 3 weeks, presence of signs or symptoms of unstable angina or history of unstable arrhythmias including ventricular tachycardia and atrial fibrillation (HR \> 100 bpm).
* Recent history of pulmonary embolism within the last six weeks.
* History of severe aortic stenosis.
* Presence of a dissecting aortic aneurysm.
* Significant language barrier that would limit the ability to participate in the physical therapy program.
* Patients who live greater than 45 miles from the University of Colorado Hospital.
* Underlying disorder that makes it unlikely that the patient will survive 6 months.
* Severe physical or cognitive impairment that would impair their ability to exercise.

Answer: B