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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 13.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2020 Jul 16;146(2):e20200130. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-0130

Table 3.

Parental Perspectives of Hospital Monitors, n=357

Having the monitor on my child…
Strongly Agree or Agree, n (%)
 Was Helpful 349 (97.8%)
 Made Me Feel Secure 336 (94.1%)
 Was Annoying 82 (23.0%)
 Made Me Feel Anxious 89 (24.9%)


The monitor alarms in the room often…
Strongly Agree or Agree, n (%)
 Woke Up Child 36 (10.1%)
 Woke Up Parent* 140 (41.9%)
*

n=334 given some parents did not stay overnight