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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access originally published online on December 21, 2005
Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2006 31(8):862-864; doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsj093
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© The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Commentary: The Role of Memory in Managing Children’s Distress During Medical Procedures

Edith Chen, PhD

University of British Columbia

All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Edith Chen, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, 2136 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z4. E-mail: echen@psych.ubc.ca.

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One of the most universal experiences in childhood is the need to undergo medical procedures. Whether they be vaccinations, diagnostic, or treatment procedures, many children find invasive medical procedures to be distressing. Thus for pediatric psychologists, there is a pressing need to learn more about how to reduce children’s distress during medical procedures.

Salmon et al. have taken on this topic in investigating the effects of two different psychological interventions on children’s distress and memory during a voiding cysto-urethrogram (VCUG). The investigators tested the efficacy of providing distraction (a cartoon video) on top of standard care (limited procedural information), as well as the efficacy of providing complete information about the procedure plus the cartoon video . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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