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ERIC Number: EJ620370
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Children's Memories for Painful Cancer Treatment Procedures: Implications for Distress.
Chen, Edith; Zeltzer, Lonnie K.; Craske, Michelle G.; Katz, Ernest R.
Child Development, v71 n4 p933-47 Jul-Aug 2000
Examined memory of 3- to 18-year-olds with leukemia regarding lumbar punctures (LP). Found that children displayed considerable accuracy for event details, with accuracy increasing with age. Use of Versed (anxiolytic medication described as a "memory blocker") was not related to recall. Higher distress predicted greater exaggerations in later negative memory. Exaggerated negative memory predicted higher distress at subsequent LPs. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cancer, Children, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Response, Medical Services, Memory, Predictor Variables, Recall (Psychology)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Emotional Distress; Leukemia