Table 1 Objective and subjective scale scores by time period of string test procedure
Time period and description | Number of procedures with data | Subjective | Difference between parental and child scores $ | Objective | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean child rating * (0 – 5) | Mean parental rating# (0 – 5) | Mean behavioural pain scale § (out of 10) | Mean objective pain scale § (out of 10) | |||
(1) before swallowing the capsule | 39 | 0.51 | 1.51 | p = 0.001 | 0.18 | 0 |
(2) at the time of swallowing of the capsule | 35 | 1.58 | 2.13 | NS | 1.3 | 0.63 |
(3) 10 minutes after swallowing the capsule | 32 | 0.29 | 0.73 | NS | 0.61 | 0.71 |
(4) one hour after swallowing the capsule | 32 | 0.24 | 0.39 | NS | 0 | 0.19 |
(5) two hours after swallowing the capsule | 32 | 0.39 | 0.63 | NS | 0 | 0.47 |
(6) three hours after swallowing the capsule | 30 | 0.31 | 0.29 | NS | 0 | 0.13 |
(7) at the time of removal of the string | 32 | 1.60 | 1.86 | NS | 2.61 | 1.03 |
(8) immediately after removal of the string | 32 | 0.73 | 1.09 | p = 0.01 | 0.25 | 0.28 |
(9) 30 minutes after removal of the string | 31 | 0.13 | 0.35 | NS | 0 | 0.07 |