Payam Sharifan; Mahdi Rafiee; Niloofar Shabani; Sara Saffar Soflaei; Susan Darroudi; Mahnaz Amini; Maryam Mohamadi Bajgiran; Zahra Ghazizadeh; shima Dehghani; zahra Aghaee; Mahshid Farsi; Melika Malek; Niloofar Safari; Hamideh Ghazizadeh; Reza Assaran Darban; Mahsa Rastegar Moghaddam Poorbagher; Gordon A. Ferns; Habibollah Esmaily; Majid Ghayour
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Introduction: Depression, anxiety, and stress have been shown to be associated with quality of life and sleep quality. This association did not examine separately in men and women. In the present study, we aim to examine the association between depression, anxiety and stress with RLS, Epworth, insomnia, ...
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Introduction: Depression, anxiety, and stress have been shown to be associated with quality of life and sleep quality. This association did not examine separately in men and women. In the present study, we aim to examine the association between depression, anxiety and stress with RLS, Epworth, insomnia, apnea, PSIQ and QoL by gender in Mashhad-study data.Methods: A total of 289 individuals (143 male and 146 female) aged 30-50 years old who completed the SUVINA study. They completed the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS), Pittsburg sleep quality index (PSQI) and quality of life (QoL). For statistical analysis, SPSS software was used for data analysis and p value 0<0.05 was considered significant.Results: Depression scores were correlated with higher scores for RLS, ESS, insomnia, and PSQI in men but inversely related to QoL (P < 0.05). RLS and PSQI was positively correlated with anxiety in women, and subjects without anxiety had lower mean of RLS and PSQI scores than the other anxiety groups (P < 0.05 for both). QoL was conversely associated with anxiety in women. Stress was related with higher scores of RLS, ESS, insomnia and PSQI in men (all P <0.05).Conclusion: OlderAlthough scores for depression, anxiety and stress were higher in women compared to men, the association of depression, anxiety and stress with RLS, quality of life and sleep quality varies between genders and unlike our expectation these disorders were more highly correlated with RLS, QoL and sleep quality in men.
Fariba Rezaeetalab; Fariborz RezaeiTalab
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Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common chronic sensory motor disorder that prevents initiation and/or sleep staying. Patients with this syndrome have uncomfortable sensations in their legs (and sometimes arms or other parts of the body), with moving their legs to relieve this sensations. The symptoms ...
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Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common chronic sensory motor disorder that prevents initiation and/or sleep staying. Patients with this syndrome have uncomfortable sensations in their legs (and sometimes arms or other parts of the body), with moving their legs to relieve this sensations. The symptoms of RLS are usually worse in the evening and at night. The diagnosis of RLS is primarily based on clinical evaluation and clinical history of the patient. International restless leg syndrome group study (IRLSSG) evaluates the symptoms and severity of RLS. RLS can be divided into two groups of primary and secondary. Iron deficiency, Parkinson’s disease, kidney failure, diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, and pregnancy may cause RLS. Antinausea, antipsychotic drugs, some antidepressants, and antihistamines may also worsen the symptoms. RLS is also observed in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which makes the outcomes worse. COPD is a main preventable health problem that can lead to morbidity and mortality. Thus, RLS in COPD causes excessive daytime hypersomnolence, fatigue, poor quality of life, disability and neuropsychological complications such as social isolation, frequent daytime headaches, anxiety and depression.