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Table 7 Pain caused by the cannula insertion (Q3) expressed by the children on a scale of 1–5

From: Measuring patient experiences in a Children’s hospital with a medical clowning intervention: a case-control study

How much did the cannula insertion hurt? (n, in brackets %)

Intervention group (n = 38)

Reference group (n = 32)

None or little (1–2)

26 (68)

25 (78)

Moderate (3)

8 (21)

3 (9)

Much or very much (4–5)

4 (11)

4 (13)

Average

2.0

1.8

STD

1.2

1.3