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Comparison of results of temperatures measured by parents using a tympanic thermometer designed for home use, a nurse using the same thermometer, and the same nurse using a tympanic thermometer designed for hospital use |
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| Mean absolute difference (°C) |
Range of absolute differences (°C) |
% of time where absolute difference ≥ 0.5 °C |
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| Parent versus nurse using home tympanic thermometer All children n = 60 |
0.44 ± 0.61 |
0.0 – 3.1 |
33% |
| Parent versus nurse using home tympanic thermometer Afebrile children n = 43 |
0.44 ± 0.65 |
0.0–3.1 |
35% |
| Parent versus nurse using home tympanic thermometer Febrile children n = 17 |
0.45 ± 0.51 |
0.10 – 1.9 |
29% |
| Nurse using home thermometer versus same nurse using hospital thermometer n = 60 |
0.24 ± 0.22 |
0.0 – 1.0 |
13% |
| Parent using home thermometer versus nurse using hospital thermometer N = 60 |
0.51± 0.63 |
0.0 – 3.4 |
72% |
Robinson et al. BMC Family Practice 2005 6:3 doi:10.1186/1471-2296-6-3 |
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