Clinical and psychological aspects of restless legs syndrome in uremic patients on hemodialysis

Ethnic Differences in the Prevalence and Predictors of Restless Legs Syndrome between Hispanics of Mexican Descent and Non-Hispanic Whites in San Diego County: A Population-Based Study

“…49 In Koreans, having RLS was associated with depression and anxiety disorders 50 ; in uremic patients, increased anxiety levels was an independent predictor of RLS. 51 We are unable to explain from our data why only men, primarily younger men, had lower RLS prevalence than younger women, as would be suggested by previously reported higher prevalence of RLS in women. 5,8,28 Further investigation is needed.…”

Restless legs syndrome in patients on hemodialysis: Frequency, severity and risk factors

“…Sabiranjem rezultata koje nose odgovori na svih deset pitanja dobija se ukupan skor koji pokazuje težinu oboljenja (veći skor ukazuje na težu bolest). na osnovu skora simptomi Snn se po težini mogu podeliti u četiri grupe: blagi (1-10), umereni (11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20), jaki (21-30) i veoma jaki (31-40) (19). Ostali podaci dobijeni su uvidom u medicinsku dokumentaciju pacijenta ili primenom određenih specijalizovanih i standardizovanih upitnika.…”

“…u našoj studiji, korišćenjem upitnika za procenu težine udruženih bolesti -index of Coexistent Disease nije nađena razlika (uzorak u našoj studiji je relativno mali što je moglo da utiče na statistiku), ali smo ipak pokazali da su ishemična bolest srca i depresivnost statistički značajno češće kod pacijenata sa sindromom umornih nogu. Studija je potvrdila povezanost Snn i depresivnosti kod pacijenata na hemodijalizi (15,26). Pacijenti sa Snn dva puta češće pate od depresivnosti i imaju signifikantno viši skor na BDi.…”

“…Međutim, i kod njih je patogeneza kompleksna, jer izgleda da pored uremije i drugi faktori mogu imati ulogu u nastanku sindroma. Dosadašnje studije su ukazale na neke faktore rizika za pojavu Snn kod pacijenata na hemodijalizi, ali se jedinstveni zaključci još uvek ne mogu izvesti (10,(13)(14)(15).…”

Sleep Disturbances Among Dialysis Patients

“…However, recently there is an increasing interest on the pre-dialytic phase of kidney disease and on the peritoneal dialysis. The prevalence of RLS in patients undergoing dialysis varies widely, from 12% to 57,4% (Takaki et al, 2003;Walker et al, 1995). This large variability is due to the heterogeneity of the study population and to the different criteria used to diagnose RLS.…”