Studies have shown that adults who remember invasive procedures more accurately are better able to cope with them. Factors that increase accurate six-month recall of invasive procedures in children are reported in the October issue of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.
Positively talking about the procedure increases accurate recall, while distraction or crying during the procedure were both negatively associated with accurate recall. Investigators believe that following the adult model, doctors should do their best to talk positively with the children about the procedure, although distraction may still play a role in some highly stressful situations.
“Children’s memory for medical procedures plays a critical role in their response to subsequent medical encounters,” write Karen Salmon, PhD, and colleagues from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. “Negatively distorted memories of medical procedures are associated with increased distress when the child must undergo the same procedure on a subsequent occasion.”
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