Table 4.

Mean pain, distress, effectiveness of cuddling and time to calm scores given to infants described as at risk for mild, moderate or severe risk for neurological impairment by physicians and other clinicians

Rating	Level of Risk	Staff Nurses (n = 34)		Physicians (n = 11)		Respiratory Therapists (n = 17)
		M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
0 – 10 Pain rating	Mild	6.4	1.6	4.8	2.3	6.9	1.3
	Moderate	6.9	1.5	5.6	2.4	6.9	1.8
	Severe	6.4	1.7	5.8	2.1	5.8	1.6
Faces pain rating (0–6)	Mild	4.6	1.0	3.7	0.8	5.3	0.6
	Moderate	4.9	0.7	4.8	0.6	4.9	1.1
	Severe	4.9	1.0	5.4	0.6	4.3	1.3
0 – 10 Distress rating	Mild	6.4	1.6	4.3	2.1	6.9	1.3
	Moderate	6.8	1.3	5.6	2.2	6.8	1.9
	Severe	6.4	1.6	6.3	1.9	5.4	1.6
0–10 Effectiveness of cuddling rating	Mild	6.4	1.6	4.3	2.1	6.9	1.3
	Moderate	7.2	2.0	6.9	1.9	6.5	2.4
	Severe	6.6	2.3	5.8	2.6	4.9	2.1
Time to calm estimate (seconds)	Mild	40.0	36.1	14.9	15.5	46.8	43.8
	Moderate	39.8	28.9	18.4	13.8	42.2	35.4
	Severe	40.5	40.3	23.3	15.7	31.3	33.0