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Purposive sampling was used among interested physical therapists to select those who work across a variety of ICU types with a range of years of ICU experience. We used thematic analysis to identify emerging themes using an inductive approach. Results: We interviewed 30 physical therapists in the United States with 14 (47%) and 16 (53%) having \u22645 years and &gt;5 years of ICU clinical experience, respectively. Nine factors were identified as impacting all rehabilitation prescription parameters (e.g., medical appropriateness, diagnosis\/prognosis, and alertness\/sedation). For decisions about each parameter there were a set of factors identified: five for initiation (e.g., indication for physical therapy; ventilator settings\/oxygen), four for frequency (e.g., baseline function; prior therapy session), three for intensity (e.g., patient appearance and subjective response), nine for duration (e.g., session preparation; quality of performance), and eight for type of intervention (e.g., progressive mobility; patient goals). Conclusions: Interviews examining rehabilitation parameters, revealed that physical therapists consider each of these simultaneously when making decisions about rehabilitation prescription. 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