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Table 2 Agreement among adults about the simultaneous presence of pain and distress in the observed newborn infants

From: Perception of pain and distress in intubated and mechanically ventilated newborn infants by parents and health professionals

 

Pain +

Pain +

Pain -

Pain -

p-value*

Distress +

Distress -

Distress +

Distress -

Parents

12 (23%)

4 (8%)

23 (44%)

13 (25%)

0.001

Nurse technicians

16 (31%)

4 (8%)

24 (46%)

8 (15%)

0.001

Pediatricians

13 (25%)

6 (11%)

17 (33%)

16 (31%)

0.003

Total

41 (26%)

14 (9%)

64 (41%)

37 (24%)

 
  1. * Test of marginal homogeneity.