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Table 1 Comparison between randomization groups

From: Electronic and paper versions of a faces pain intensity scale: concordance and preference in hospitalized children

 

Palm/Paper (N = 104)

Paper/Palm (N = 98)

Total (N = 202)

p-value

Sex

   Female

50 (48.1%)

35 (35.7%)

85 (42.1%)

0.088a

   Male

54 (51.9%)

63 (64.3%)

117 (57.9%)

 

Age (years)

   N

104

98

202

 

   Mean (std)

8.16 (2.50)

8.43 (2.61)

8.29 (2.55)

0.476b

   Median

8.00

9.00

8.00

 

   Min; Max

4.0; 12.0

4.0; 12.0

4.0; 12.0

 

Age (3 categories)

   4-6

32 (30.8%)

28 (28.6%)

60 (29.7%)

0.922a

   7-9

33 (31.7%)

33 (33.7%)

66 (32.7%)

 

   10-12

39 (37.5%)

37 (37.8%)

76 (37.6%)

 

Ward where the patient was hospitalized

   Medicine

23 (22.1%)

13 (13.3%)

36 (17.8%)

0.140a

   Surgery

81 (77.9%)

85 (86.7%)

166 (82.2%)

 

Analgesic levels *

   No analgesic

23 (22.1%)

17 (17.3%)

40 (19.8%)

0.015a

   Level 1

39 (37.5%)

25 (25.5%)

64 (31.7%)

 

   Level 2

28 (26.9%)

25 (25.5%)

53 (26.2%)

 

   Level 3

14 (13.5%)

31 (31.6%)

45 (22.3%)

 

Analgesic treatment before assessment

   Yes

81 (77.9%)

81 (82.7%)

162 (80.2%)

0.480a

   No

23 (22.1%)

17 (17.3%)

40 (19.8%)

 

Time interval between paper and palm administration (min.)

   N

104

98

202

 

   Mean (std)

13.57 (6.19)

12.66 (4.74)

13.13 (5.54)

0.258b

   Median

13.00

12.00

12.00

 

   Min; Max

1.0; 28.0

4.0; 27.0

1.0; 28.0

 

Patient's Preference

   Preference Electronic

85 (89.5%)

74 (85.1%)

159 (87.4%)

0.383a

   Preference Paper

10 (10.5%)

13 (14.9%)

23 (12.6%)

 

   'Does not know'

9

11

20

 
  1. a : Fisher'exact test
  2. b : Wilcoxon test
  3. * Analgesic levels: reference to the three step analgesic ladder of WHO