Author: Robinson, Joan L; Jou, Hsing; Spady, Donald W
Title: Accuracy of parents in measuring body temperature with a tympanic thermometer Document date: 2005_1_11
ID: 0s6ort9f_12
Snippet: The mean absolute difference between the parents' reading and the reading by the nurse using the same thermometer was calculated. Readings were then analyzed separately for the febrile children. A temperature of ≥ 38.5°C on the reading taken by the nurse using the hospital thermometer was defined as a fever. The percentage of times that the readings differed by 0.5 °C or more was calculated as this was considered a clinically significant diff.....
Document: The mean absolute difference between the parents' reading and the reading by the nurse using the same thermometer was calculated. Readings were then analyzed separately for the febrile children. A temperature of ≥ 38.5°C on the reading taken by the nurse using the hospital thermometer was defined as a fever. The percentage of times that the readings differed by 0.5 °C or more was calculated as this was considered a clinically significant difference.
Search related documents:
Co phrase search for related documents- absolute difference and febrile child: 1
- absolute difference and hospital thermometer: 1, 2, 3
- absolute difference and parent reading: 1
- clinically significant difference and hospital thermometer: 1
- febrile child and hospital thermometer: 1
- hospital thermometer and nurse reading: 1
- hospital thermometer and parent reading: 1
- nurse reading and parent reading: 1
Co phrase search for related documents, hyperlinks ordered by date