ArticleSaudi medical journal2018
The association between the prevalence of restless leg syndrome, fatigue, and sleep quality in patients undergoing hemodialysis.
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- Serum Trace Elements Concentrations in Patients with Restless Legs Syndrome.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Risk factors and prediction model of sleep disturbance in patients with maintenance hemodialysis: A single center study.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Effect of Local Warm Compression on Restless Leg Syndrome and Fatigue among Critical Care Nurses: A Parallel Randomized Clinical Trial.Critical care research and practice · 2022Article
- Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score predicts all-cause mortality in Chinese dialysis patients.International urology and nephrology · 2021Article
- Association of quality of life, anxiety, and depression with restless leg syndrome in the hemodialysis patients.BMC research notes · 2021Article
- Relation of Serum Hepcidin Levels and Restless Legs Syndrome in Patients Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Article
- Analysis of Serum Vitamin D Level and Related Factors in Patients With Restless Legs Syndrome.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) and to compare CRF patients with or without RLS in terms fatigue and sleep quality.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted on 220 patients (18-75 years) who were undergoing dialysis 3 times weekly in Çorum Province, Corum, Turkey, between January 2014 and January 2016. The diagnosis of RLS was based on the diagnostic form proposed by the international RLS study group. Sleep quality was evaluated using the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), and severity of fatigue was determined by using fatigue severity scale (FSS).
resultsOf all the participants, 16.8% (n= 37) (Group 1) were found to have RLS, while 183 patients had no RLS (Group 2). The mean ages were similar between groups. With respect to laboratory analyses, a p-value of less than 0.05 was considered in Group 1 than in Group 2. Restless legs syndrome was mild (7.1%), moderate (46.4%) and severe (39.3%) in patients with RLS. Factors associated with the severity of RLS included weight, duration of dialysis, anuria, iron, total iron binding capacity, calcium and transferrin saturation. The PSQI and FSS scores were significantly worse in Group 1 (p less than 0.001).
conclusionRestless legs syndrome is a common condition in patients undergoing hemodialysis; the results of our study confirm the adverse effects of RLS in terms of many aspects of sleep quality and fatigue.
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