ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2018
Investigation of alexithymia and levels of anxiety and depression among patients with restless legs syndrome.
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- Associations of anxiety and depression with restless leg syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
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- Iron, Emotion, and Awareness: Exploring Alexithymia and Anxiety in Anemic Women.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Alexithymia, Anger, Sensitivity to Mild Bodily Sensations and Personality Characteristics of Restless Legs Syndrome Patients: A Case-control Study.Turk psikiyatri dergisi = Turkish journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- Evaluation of emotional dysregulation in patients with restless legs syndrome.Sleep and biological rhythms · 2023Article
- Reduced Interoception Abilities in Patients with Restless Legs Syndrome.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2023Article
- Evaluation of affective temperament profile and levels of depressive symptoms and anxiety in patients with restless legs syndrome.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 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
- 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
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- Augmentation in restless legs syndrome: an eye tracking study on emotion processing.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2020Article
- Acupuncture for restless legs syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.Medicine · 2020Article
- The Effect of the Cool Dialysate on the Restless Leg Syndrome in Hemodialysis Patients: Randomized Triple-Blind Clinical Trial.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to examine alexithymia among restless legs syndrome (RLS) patients, compare with healthy controls, and argue the clinical inferences of this relationship. We searched for anxiety and depression and their clinical outcomes among patients and searched whether the results are similar to previous studies. PATIENTS AND
methodsEighty-seven RLS patients and 88 age, gender, and educationally matched healthy controls were assessed in Bezmialem Foundation University Hospital. RLS patients and healthy controls were assessed with the Sociodemographic Data Form constructed for the present study, 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Beck Anxiety Scale (BAS). The patient group was also assessed with the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG) RLS Severity Scale.
resultsRLS patients were found to have greater TAS-20, BDI, and BAS scores compared with the control group (
conclusionRLS patients were found to be more alexithymic than healthy controls, whereas no significant relationship was found between RLS severity and levels of alexithymia. Still, alexithymia might be a predictor for early diagnosis and may be considered in the treatment and follow-up of RLS. RLS patients have higher depression and anxiety scores than healthy individuals. Thus, depression and anxiety should be taken into consideration throughout the RLS treatment.
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