Children’s recall of medical experiences: the impact of stress

1999

• “Ratings of stress were significantly higher for children who underwent the VCUG than those who underwent the pediatric assessment.”

• “Several recent studies have investigated children’s memory for VCUG which involves an X-ray of the child’s kidneys. This procedure has some of the features of an abusive experience in that it is likely to involve discomfort and, in many cases, stress for the child, and also involves genital touch.”