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. 2021 Dec 30;38(3):189–196. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000001017

TABLE 2.

Participant, Parent, Nurse, and Research Staff Reported Pain, Distress, and Fear (Child) Pre and During Subcutaneous Port Needle Insertion Procedures

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Outcome and Respondent N Mean SD Med. Min Max n Mean SD Med. Min Max
Child and adolescent
 Pain, pre 20.0 0.9 1.6 0.0 0.0 5.0 19.0 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 2.0
 Pain, during 20.0 0.9 1.5 0.0 0.0 4.0 18.0 1.3 2.3 1.0 0.0 10.0
 Distress, pre 20.0 1.1 2.1 0.0 0.0 8.0 19.0 1.2 2.0 0.0 0.0 7.0
 Distress, during 20.0 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 3.0 18.0 1.8 2.8 0.0 0.0 8.0
 Fear, pre 20.0 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.0 4.0 19.0 0.9 1.2 0.0 0.0 4.0
 Fear, during 19.0 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 2.0 18.0 0.8 1.3 0.0 0.0 4.0
Parent
 Pain, pre 16.0 3.5 3.2 3.0 0.0 10.0 14.0 2.8 2.7 2.0 0.0 8.0
 Pain, during 20.0 1.6 2.4 1.0 0.0 9.0 15.0 2.0 2.3 1.0 0.0 7.0
 Distress, pre 16.0 5.4 3.2 5.0 0.0 10.0 14.0 5.0 3.0 5.0 0.0 10.0
 Distress, during 20.0 2.0 2.7 1.0 0.0 9.0 15.0 2.7 3.0 2.0 0.0 8.0
Nurse
 Pain, pre 16.0 1.7 1.6 1.0 0.0 5.0 16.0 2.3 2.1 2.0 0.0 8.0
 Pain, during 20.0 1.7 1.9 1.0 0.0 6.0 18.0 2.9 2.7 2.0 0.0 10.0
 Distress, pre 16.0 3.8 2.9 3.5 0.0 8.0 16.0 3.6 2.2 3.0 1.0 8.0
 Distress, during 20.0 1.6 2.2 0.5 0.0 7.0 18.0 3.4 2.9 3.0 0.0 10.0
Research staff
 Pain, pre 16.0 1.4 1.9 0.5 0.0 5.0 16.0 1.6 2.4 0.5 0.0 7.0
 Pain, during 20.0 1.3 1.6 0.5 0.0 5.0 18.0 1.4 2.4 0.0 0.0 8.0
 Distress, pre 16.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 0.0 6.0 16.0 1.3 2.1 0.5 0.0 8.0
 Distress, during 20.0 1.6 2.5 0.0 0.0 7.0 18.0 2.3 3.4 0.0 0.0 10.0