Table I.

Temperature readings^* and subjective evaluation by nurses, parents, and children related to the child’s comfort or ease of use.

Temperature measurement device	Median	Range
Rectal measurement	37.1	35.1–39.5
Tympanic thermometer	36.6	34.7–39.5
Infrared skin scan thermometer	36.7	35.0–39.7
Temporal arterial scan thermometer	37.1	35.6–39.8
	Nurse	Parent	Child
Subjective evaluation, child friendly†
Rectal measurement	2 (0-5)	2 (0-5)	2 (0-5)
Tympanic thermometer	1 (0-3)	1 (0-5)	1 (0-5)
Infrared skin scan thermometer	1 (0-5)	1 (0-5)	1 (0-5)
Temporal arterial scan thermometer	1 (0-5)	1 (0-5)	1 (0-5)
Subjective evaluation, ease of use‡
Rectal measurement	3 (0-7)
Tympanic thermometer	2 (0-6)
Infrared skin scan thermometer	1 (0-9)
Temporal arterial scan thermometer	2 (0-6)

^⁎Values are given in °C.

^†Based on Likert score of 0–5. Values are given as median (range).

^‡Based on visual analog scale score of 0–10. Values are given as median (range).