Publications by authors named "Karin de Jong"

Objective: The evaluation of discomfort in paediatric research is scarcely evidence-based. In this study, we make a start in describing children's self-reported discomfort during common medical research procedures and compare this with discomfort during dental check-ups which can be considered as a reference level of a 'minimal discomfort' medical procedure. We exploratory study whether there are associations between age, anxiety-proneness, gender, medical condition, previous experiences and discomfort.

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Background: Valproic acid (VPA) is an effective antiepileptic drug and mood stabilizer. A key characteristic of VPA is its high and saturable protein binding at higher concentrations. Although the unbound concentration of VPA is responsible for its pharmacological activity, total drug concentrations are monitored in routine clinical practice.

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