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. 2020 Sep 3;20:419. doi: 10.1186/s12887-020-02289-1

Table 3.

Staff questionnaire findings

n (%)
Did you participate in the anthropometry (ShorrBoard) training?
 Yes 53 (100)
Since receiving the training, do you now always measure lengths/heights of your patients?
 Yes 38 (71.7)
 No 15 (28.3)
Since receiving the training, have you always used the ShorrBoard to measure heights of your patients?
 Yes 7 (13.2)
 No 46 (86.8)
Why don't you always measure lengths/heights of your patients?
 I don't have the time 5 (33.3)
 I don't think I have the adequate training to measure length/height 1 (6.7)
 I don't think we have the proper equipment to measure length/height 1 (6.7)
Why don’t you always use the ShorrBoard to measure heights of your patients?
 It is hard to find a second person 31 (67.4)
 There is not adequate space for setting up and using the ShorrBoard 20 (43.5)
 It takes too long to set up the ShorrBoard 27 (58.7)
 The ShorrBoard gets in the way of patient IV's, O2, or other devices 21 (45.7)