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ArticleBritish journal of pain2023

Restless legs syndrome in patients with chronic low back pain.

Hanife Baykal Şahin, Soykan Karacaoğlu, Erhan Çapkın, Fatma Kara

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Article in British journal of pain, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hanife Baykal ŞahinFaculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4319-4517
Soykan KaracaoğluFaculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
Erhan ÇapkınFaculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
Fatma KaraFaculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
Karadeniz Technical University · TR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Based on studies showing that both chronic low back pain (LBP) and restless legs syndrome (RLS) have similar pathophysiological mechanisms, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of RLS in patients with chronic LBP and to define which demographic and clinical features are prominent in those with LBP accompanied by RLS. Methods: One hundred and two eligible, volunteer participants with chronic LBP were enrolled in this study. Visual analog scale (VAS), the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Beck Depression Inventory, and Short Form-36 scales were applied to the patients. All patients were evaluated face-to-face for RLS using the International RLS study group diagnostic criteria. Results: Most of our patients were women (52%). The mean age was 40.96±13.34 years and the mean disease duration was 46.16±41.98 months. RLS was detected in 36 (35.3%) of the patients with LBP. It was found that the female gender was more dominant in patients with RLS and the difference was statistically significant (

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Low back painOswestry Disability Indexquality of liferestless legs syndromesleep quality

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PMID36815067
PMCPMC9940254
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