The association between the prevalence of restless leg syndrome, fatigue, and sleep quality in patients undergoing hemodialysis

Objective: To determine the prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) and to compare CRF patients with or without RLS in terms fatigue and sleep quality. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 220 patients (18-75 years) who were undergoing dialysis 3 times weekly in Corum Province, Corum, Turkey, between January 2014 and January 2016. The diagnosis of RLS was based on the diagnostic form proposed by the international RLS study group. Sleep quality was evaluated using the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), and severity of fatigue was determined by using fatigue severity scale (FSS). Results: Of all the participants, 16.8% (n=37) (Group 1) were found to have RLS, while 183 patients had no RLS (Group 2). The mean ages were similar between groups. With respect to laboratory analyses, a p-value of 0.05 في سنة 76.8±6.2 و سنة معدل احلداب في NHG ليكون أعلى بنسبة %1.152.2 مقارنة املصابون بلغ ، NHG في(. CG (P p CG .زاوية كوب لها ارتباط مع عدد الكسور في كال .)p0.05( املجموعتني اخلامتة: كانت معدالت ترقق العظام واحلدب لدى النساء الالتي يعشن في NHG أعلى من النساء اللواتي يعشن في CG .كما يرتبط حداب وعدد من الكسور، من املهم حتليل حداب في النساء املقيمات في NHG