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Reliability of manual vital sign measurements obtained on participant simultaneously by two research nurses.
| MDO (SD) | ICC (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 1.1 (3.9) | 0.97 (95% CI 0.90–0.99) |
| Respiratory rate (breaths/min) | 2.1 (3.9) | 0.85 (95% CI 0.54–0.96) |
| Temperature (°C) | 0.22 (0.55) | 0.79 (95% CI 0.44–0.94) |
CI: confidence interval; ICC: intraclass correlation coefficient; MDO: mean difference between observers; SD: standard deviation.
