The incidence of restless leg syndrome in pregnancy

Key Findings & Data:A questionnaire including demographic features and RLS symptoms was interrogated.RESULTS: The mean age of the pregnants was 27.4±5.3 (17-55).

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Conclusion & Impact:Researches are needed considering the ethiopathogenesis of RLS, a situation destroying the life quality.

🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study

📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample

⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: We investigated to evaluate the incidence of Restless leg syndrome (RLS) in pregnants applied to our hospital. MATERIALS-METHODS: Four hundred pregnant women those applied to our University Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic were taken to our study. A questionnaire including demographic features and RLS symptoms was interrogated.RESULTS: The mean age of the pregnants was 27.4±5.3 (17-55). The incidence of RLS in pregnancy was found 19%. There was not any significant difference between the trimesters of pregnancy for the incidence of RLS. Snoring, apnea, daytime fatigue were significantly higher in RLS pregnants. Day time sleepiness was higher in RLS pregnantsbut this was not statistically significant. DISCUSSION: RLS is a pathology that is not well known by doctors and patients especially pregnants. For this reason pregnants should be evaluated for RLS symptoms. Researches are needed considering the ethiopathogenesis of RLS, a situation destroying the life quality.

Özet

AMAÇ: Çalışmamızda hastanemize başvuran gebelerdeki Huzursuz bacak sendromu (HBS) sıklığını araştırmayı amaçladık. MATERYAL-METOD: Fakültemiz Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum Anabilim Dalı Polikliniğine başvuran gebelerden çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden 400 olgu araştırmamıza dahil edildi. Tüm gebelere demografik özellikler, HBS semptomlarını değerlendiren anket formu dolduruldu. BULGULAR: Gebelerin yaş ortalaması 27.4±5.3 (17-55) idi. Gebelikte HBS sıklığı %19 olarak bulundu. HBS sıklığı açısından trimesterler arasında anlamlı farklılık saptanmadı. HBS pozitif olanlarda olmayanlara göre horlama, tanıklı apne, uyku sonrası yorgunluk ve gün boyu yorgunluk semptomları anlamlı olarak daha yüksekti. Gündüz aşırı uyku isteği HBS pozitif olanlarda daha fazlaydı, ancak gruplar arası anlamlı farklılık saptanmadı. SONUÇ: HBS doktorlar ve hastalar tarafından özellikle gebeler tarafından iyi bilinmeyen eğitim gerektiren bir durumdur. Bu nedenle gebelerin HBS semptomları yönünden sorgulanması yararlı olacaktır. HBS nin gebelikle olan ilişkisini araştıran çalışmalar kişinin yaşam kalitesini bozan bu durumun etyopatogenezinin anlaşılmasına katkıda bulunacaktır

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ÜNLÜ, M., KÖKEN, G., ŞAHİN, F. K., SOLAK, Ö., COŞAR, E., SAYLAN, F., FİDAN, F. (2022). The incidence of restless leg syndrome in pregnancy. Türk Jinekoloji ve Obstetrik Derneği Dergisi, Cilt: 4 - Sayı: 4, 246–249. https://ajindex.com/articles/631760

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