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Restless Legs Syndrome in Dialysis Patients: Does the Dialysis Modality Influence Its Occurrence and Severity?
Joint Authors
Santana-Santos, Eduesley
de Menezes, Andreia Freire
Motta, Douglas Rafanelle Moura de Santana
Carvalho, Fernanda Oliveira de
de Andrade Júnior, Manoel Pacheco
Figueirôa, Mirela Farias
Farias, Maria Isabel Teles
Bastos, Kleyton de Andrade
Source
International Journal of Nephrology
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-02-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is more prevalent in chronic kidney patients than in the general population, but it is often diagnosed late and its predictors are unknown.
Purpose.
To diagnose RLS in a group of chronic kidney patients on dialysis, determine its frequency and severity, compare the prevalence and severity of the condition among dialytic modalities, and identify possible predictive factors in this population.
Methods.
An observational and cross-sectional study with 326 patients who had been on dialysis for more than 3 months, 241 on hemodialysis (HD) and 85 on automatic peritoneal dialysis (APD), using the criteria established by the International Study Group on RLS for the diagnosis and the RLS Rating Scale to determine its severity.
Results.
RLS was diagnosed in 19.3% of the patients, 52.4% with severe or very severe forms.
Patients with and without RLS did not differ in clinical and demographic characteristics and dialytic modality; however, patients on APD presented higher RLS severity compared to the HD group.
Conclusions.
RLS is frequent in dialysis patients and occurs predominantly in its most severe forms; the dialytic modality seems to have no influence on its occurrence; however, it is more severe in patients on APD.
American Psychological Association (APA)
de Menezes, Andreia Freire& Motta, Douglas Rafanelle Moura de Santana& Carvalho, Fernanda Oliveira de& Santana-Santos, Eduesley& de Andrade Júnior, Manoel Pacheco& Figueirôa, Mirela Farias…[et al.]. 2018. Restless Legs Syndrome in Dialysis Patients: Does the Dialysis Modality Influence Its Occurrence and Severity?. International Journal of Nephrology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
de Menezes, Andreia Freire…[et al.]. Restless Legs Syndrome in Dialysis Patients: Does the Dialysis Modality Influence Its Occurrence and Severity?. International Journal of Nephrology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
de Menezes, Andreia Freire& Motta, Douglas Rafanelle Moura de Santana& Carvalho, Fernanda Oliveira de& Santana-Santos, Eduesley& de Andrade Júnior, Manoel Pacheco& Figueirôa, Mirela Farias…[et al.]. Restless Legs Syndrome in Dialysis Patients: Does the Dialysis Modality Influence Its Occurrence and Severity?. International Journal of Nephrology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173573
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1173573