ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2019
The prevalence of restless legs syndrome and comorbid condition among patient with type 2 diabetic mellitus visiting primary healthcare.
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- Role of vitamins in the pathogenesis and treatment of restless leg syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- 5. Facilitating Positive Health Behaviors and Well-being to Improve Health Outcomes: Standards of Care in Diabetes-2026.Diabetes care · 2026Review
- 5. Facilitating Positive Health Behaviors and Well-being to Improve Health Outcomes: Standards of Care in Diabetes-2025.Diabetes care · 2025Review
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- 5. Facilitating Positive Health Behaviors and Well-being to Improve Health Outcomes: Standards of Care in Diabetes-2024.Diabetes care · 2024Review
- Vitamin D and Restless Legs Syndrome: A Review of Current Literature.Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) · 2023Review
- Serum Trace Elements Concentrations in Patients with Restless Legs Syndrome.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Diagnostic and Treatment Considerations in Restless Legs Syndrome Complicated by Diabetic Neuropathy.Current diabetes reports · 2021Review
- Sleep disorders in people with type 2 diabetes and associated health outcomes: a review of the literature.Diabetologia · 2021Review
- Quality of sleep among patients diagnosed with tuberculosis-a cross-sectional study.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2021Article
- Cardiovascular risk associated with co-morbid insomnia and sleep apnoea (COMISA) in type 2 diabetics.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil)Article
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Abstract
aimThe aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) attending primary healthcare. SUBJECTS AND
methodsThis is a cross-sectional study and participants were between 25 and 70 years old who visited the diabetes and endocrinology department of Mega Medipol University Teaching Hospital, Istanbul. The diagnosis of RLS was performed according to the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group consensus criteria. The RLS and PSQI instruments were conducted on 871 patients with T2DM. Good sleep quality was defined as PSQI score <5. RLS severity was assessed by the Restless Legs Syndrome-6 Scales (RLS-6). The scale development and validation was carried out using Rasch measurement model.
resultsThe prevalence of RLS was 22.8% including 60.3% of females and 39.7% of males. This study showed significant differences between RLS and no RLS patients with respect to their age (years), body mass index (BMI) (kg/m
conclusionThis study confirms positive relation and high prevalence of RLS among patients with T2DM visiting primary healthcare. The results suggest that physical activity is associated with a better perception of functional capacity and pain in diabetic patients with RLS, and thus a more active lifestyle should be encouraged.
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