TABLE 1.

Distribution of caregivers’ responses to pain beliefs questions

Question	Response	Parents (n=41)	Nurses (n=41)	Pediatricians (n=41)
1. At what age do you believe children can experience pain similar to adults?*	From birth	25	35	36
	Older than 1 month	14	6	3
	No response provided	2	0	2
2. At what age do you believe children can experience pain?	From birth	34	39	41
	Older than 1 month	5	2	0
	No response provided	2	0	0
3. At what age do you believe children can experience pain as intensely as adults?*	From birth	22	35	33
	Older than 1 month	16	4	8
	No response provided	3	2	0
4. At what age do you believe it is appropriate to begin to administer a pain-relieving medication?**	From birth	24	38	40
	Older than 1 month	14	3	1
	No response provided	3	0	0

^*Significant at P<0.05;

^**significant at P<0.001