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Restless legs syndrome: an underappreciated and distressing problem for haemodialysis patients
Author(s) -
Chu L.,
Chu E.,
Dogra G.,
Chakera A.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.12559
Subject(s) - restless legs syndrome , medicine , distressing , quality of life (healthcare) , epidemiology , dialysis , population , hemodialysis , intensive care medicine , prospective cohort study , physical therapy , pediatrics , psychiatry , environmental health , insomnia , chemistry , nursing
Restless legs syndrome is a distressing condition that is more common in patients with end‐stage renal failure. Despite the significant impact it has on quality of life and the documented association between restless legs syndrome and increased mortality, limited data regarding the epidemiology of restless legs syndrome in Australian dialysis patients are available. We report a prospective study that assessed the prevalence and factors associated with restless legs syndrome in an in‐centre haemodialysis population.