ArticleNephro-urology monthly2015
Restless Legs Syndrome: Associated Risk Factors in Hemodialysis Patients.
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- Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Psychosocial Impact of Restless Legs Syndrome in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis - A Cross-Sectional Study.Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology · 2025Article
- Association of restless legs syndrome and obesity: A sub-population of the MASHAD cohort study.Neurobiology of sleep and circadian rhythms · 2025Article
- Association between Chronic kidney disease and restless leg syndrome (RLS): a systematic review and meta-analysis.Sleep and biological rhythms · 2024Article
- Association between thyroid function and disease severity in restless legs syndrome.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Association of quality of life, anxiety, and depression with restless leg syndrome in the hemodialysis patients.BMC research notes · 2021Article
- Analysis of Serum Vitamin D Level and Related Factors in Patients With Restless Legs Syndrome.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Restless legs syndrome in end stage renal disease patients undergoing hemodialysis.BMC neurology · 2019Article
- Association of Hemodialysis Inadequacy and Duration with Restless Legs Syndrome: A Cross-sectional Study.Cureus · 2018Article
- Exploring sleep disorders in patients with chronic kidney disease.Nature and science of sleep · 2018Review
- Association between Restless Legs Syndrome and Sleep Disturbance and 3-Year Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients.Kidney diseases (Basel, Switzerland)Article
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Abstract
backgroundRestless legs syndrome (RLS) may be associated with increased morbidity and mortality among end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients; however, it is a disorder that is neglected in dialysis centers.
objectivesThe goal of this study was to investigate the clinical factors associated with RLS among ESRD patients. PATIENTS AND
methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted on ESRD patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (HD) in three HD centers in Ahvaz city in Southwest Iran. Blood samples were obtained prior to a dialysis session to check the routine laboratory test results and assess the adequacy of dialysis. The presence of RLS was assessed by using the international RLS study group (IRLSSG) diagnostic criteria. The IRLSSG rating scale was also used to evaluate the severity of the RLS symptoms.
resultsOf the 139 HD patients enrolled in this study, 60 were female (43.2%) and 79 were male (56.8%), with a mean age of 51.82 ± 13.31 years. The prevalence of RLS was 15.8% (22 patients), with 50% of them (11 patients) having severe or very severe symptoms. There was a significant relationship between RLS and longer durations of dialysis (P < 0.001). The mean level of serum ferritin was lower in patients without RLS, but it was not significant (P = 0.065). No significant differences were found according to age, gender, dialysis shifts, and hemoglobin (Hb) level among patients with and without RLS.
conclusionsWe conclude that a significant percentage of ESRD patients undergoing maintenance HD have severe or very severe RLS symptoms. The presence of RLS is associated to longer durations of dialysis.
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