Disclosed are a patient monitoring method and device, a storage medium and a terminal. The method comprises the steps that a received trigger signal is responded, first movement information of a patient is obtained, and the trigger signal is generated when portable equipment carried by the patient senses rehabilitation equipment; operating parameters of the rehabilitation equipment are set according to the first movement information; and during operation of the rehabilitation equipment, vital sign data of the patient are obtained from the portable equipment. According to the provided scheme, patient monitoring in a rehabilitation training scene can be greatly facilitated so as to optimize the user experience of both the patient and medical workers.