Frequency, severity and risk factors for restless legs syndrome in healthcare personnel

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dc.contributor.authorCivi, Selma
dc.contributor.authorKutlu, Ruhusen
dc.contributor.authorTokgoz, Serhat
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-23T14:45:33Z
dc.date.available2024-02-23T14:45:33Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.departmentNEÜen_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: To evaluate the frequency, severity, and risk factors for restless legs syndrome (RLS) in healthcare personnel. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed at the Outpatient Family Medicine Clinic of Meram Medical Faculty in Konya, Turkey and included 354 healthcare personnel who were working at the Meram Medical Faculty Hospital between October 2010 and June 2011. The International RLS (IRLS) rating scale was used to calculate RLS severity. The RLS symptoms positive patients were investigated for neurological examination. Results: Of all the participants, 277 (78.2%) were female. The overall prevalence of RLS according to the 4 essential criteria in the participating healthcare personnel was 15% (n=53) (16.9% male, 14.4% female). Gender (p=0.726) and age (p=0.197) were not significantly related to RLS. According to the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG) the severity scale for RLS, of the RLS positive patients, 16% were classified as mild (n=8), 40% as moderate (n=21), and 44% as severe (n=24). Approximately, 54.7% of 53 RLS patients had a positive family history of the disorder. Conclusions: Restless leg syndrome is a treatable disorder; however, it is still widely misdiagnosed by physicians. The history of the patient and family is very important in the diagnosis of RLS. Neurosciences 2012; Vol. 17 (3): 230-235en_US
dc.identifier.endpage235en_US
dc.identifier.issn1319-6138
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid22772928en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage230en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/17495
dc.identifier.volume17en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000313156600008en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRiyadh Armed Forces Hospitalen_US
dc.relation.ispartofNeurosciencesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subject[Keyword Not Available]en_US
dc.titleFrequency, severity and risk factors for restless legs syndrome in healthcare personnelen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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