Hoekelman R A, Kelly J, Zimmer A W
Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1976 Mar;15(3):261-5. doi: 10.1177/000992287601500305.
Fifty-nine mothers were asked, when their babies were nine months of age, to recall the baby's birth date, birth weight, last recorded weight, past illnesses, illness visits, well-baby visits, and immunization history. These responses were checked against the data recorded in the baby's clinical records to determine the accuracy of the mothers' recall. Maternal education did affect the accuracy of recall while maternal age, race, and the sex and birth order of the baby did not. Health and illness related historical events require ongoing documentation in some easily retrievable form if they are to be relied upon by physicians and medical investigators when providing care or conducting research.
在宝宝九个月大时，研究人员询问了59位母亲，让她们回忆宝宝的出生日期、出生体重、上次记录的体重、过去的疾病、看病次数、健康宝宝体检情况以及免疫接种史。将这些回答与宝宝临床记录中所记录的数据进行核对，以确定母亲回忆的准确性。母亲的教育程度确实会影响回忆的准确性，而母亲的年龄、种族以及宝宝的性别和出生顺序则不会。如果医生和医学研究人员在提供护理或开展研究时要依赖与健康和疾病相关的历史事件，那么这些事件需要以某种易于检索的形式持续记录下来。
