[Quality of life and associated characteristics of restless legs syndrome in the adult population of Burgos, Spain].
Rev Neurol. 2017 Sep 16;65(6):257-262
Authors: Barroso-Perez MT, Cubo E, Cordero-Guevara J, Poza-Maure E, Checa-Diez L
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a neurological disorder with a prevalence of up to 15%, although little is known about its impact upon quality of life.
AIM: To analyse the impact of RLS on health-related quality of life.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study. A random sample of 1,275 subjects over 18 years old, stratified by age, was taken from the urban area of Burgos, with an estimated prevalence, 10%; alpha, 5%; accuracy, 3%; and losses, 70%, using a two-phase study (screening and diagnosis of cases of RLS and non-cases confirmed by a doctor). The clinical and sociodemographic data were collected by means of semi-structured questionnaires, the European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions, the Restless Legs Syndrome Quality of Life Questionnaire, the Epworth Scale, the Goldberg Scale, the Sleep Scale and the International Restless Legs Syndrome Rating Scale.
RESULTS: The prevalence of RLS was 5.6% (CI 95%: 2.5-8.7%). Of the total number of cases, 79.4% were women and only 7% had been previously diagnosed with RLS. Intense pain, insomnia and depression-anxiety were more frequent among the cases of RLS than in the controls (p < 0.001 in the three cases). The quality of life among the cases of RLS, especially in women, was poorer than among the controls (p < 0.001). For 11.7% of the cases, RLS made it difficult for the patients to work.
CONCLUSIONS: RLS is associated with depression-anxiety, with a significant impact on sleep, on social and work relationships, and on the health-related quality of life.
PMID: 28895999 [PubMed - in process]
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