Table 3.

Discomfort from child's perspective

	Nervous		Annoyed		Pain		Frightened		Bored		Tired		Average discomfort score
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Research
Buccal swab	1.1	0.33	1.2	0.37	1.0	0	1.1	0.28	2.2	1.26	1	0.20	1.3	0.26
MRI	1.8	0.88	1.4	0.74	1.1	0.30	1.3	0.56	1.7	0.93	2.3	1.28	1.6	0.45
Pulmonary function test	1.2	0.44	2.1	1.05	1.2	0.44	1	0	2.6	1.01	2.4	1.01	1.8	0.48
Skin prick test	1.6	0.83	1.4	0.74	1.3	0.47	1.2	0.45	1.3	0.66	1.3	0.58	1.3	0.35
Ultrasound imaging	1.5	0.82	1.4	0.74	1.1	0.31	1.2	0.42	1.7	0.96	1.2	0.60	1.4	0.32
Venepuncture	1.9	1.04	2.1	0.98	1.9	0.59	1.5	0.95	1.8	0.92	1.3	0.46	1.7	0.54
Dentist check-up	1.6	0.67	1.6	0.97	1.4	0.61	1.2	0.56	2	1.04	1.5	0.81	1.6	0.48

Example: ‘Were you bored while undergoing the MRI -scan?’1=not, 2=slightly, 3=somewhat, 4=very, 5=extremely.