Comparative Survey of Holding Positions for Reducing Vaccination Pain in Young Infants

Table 3

Comparison of pain scores between the supine and upright positions ().

Position	Supine	Upright
Score
Before injection
Crying			0.382
Irritability			0.147
Facial expression			0.040
Immediately after injection
Crying			0.188
Irritability			0.057
Facial expression			0.031
30 s after intervention
Crying			0.004
Irritability			0.013
Facial expression			0.022
180 s after intervention
Crying			0.254
Irritability			0.350
Facial expression			0.634