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:: Volume 15, Issue 1 (spring 2005) ::
MEDICAL SCIENCES 2005, 15(1): 27-30 Back to browse issues page
Frequency of sleep disorder and restless legs syndrome in patients referring to hemodialysis units in university hospitals in Tehran in 2003
Molahosseini Sh 1, Mohammadzadeh Sh , Kamali P , Tavakkoli Shooshtari M
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Background: More than 9,000 renal patients are under hemodialysis treatment in Iran, indicating the importance of issues relating to mental health and quality of life in these patients. Sleep disorder is quite common among patients with chronic renal failure, and the restless legs syndrome is one of the most common sleep problems in these patients group. This study aims at measuring the commonality of sleep disorder caused by the restless legs syndrome in hemodialysis patients.
Materials and methods: It was a cross sectional study. The study population consisted of 514 hemodialysis patients who met our inclusion criteria. A questionnaire was used for data collection.
Results: Totally, 99.4% of the studied subjects had sleep disorder, of whom, 61.5% suffered from concomitant restless legs syndrome.
Conclusion: Sleep disorder is common among hemodialysis patients and may be aggravated by the restless legs syndrome.
Keywords: Sleep disorder, Restless legs syndrome, Hemodialysis.
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Subject: Nutrition Sciences
Received: 2006/09/6 | Published: 2005/04/15
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Molahosseini Sh, Mohammadzadeh Sh, Kamali P, Tavakkoli Shooshtari M. Frequency of sleep disorder and restless legs syndrome in patients referring to hemodialysis units in university hospitals in Tehran in 2003. MEDICAL SCIENCES 2005; 15 (1) :27-30
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Volume 15, Issue 1 (spring 2005) Back to browse issues page
فصلنامه علوم پزشکی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد پزشکی تهران Medical Science Journal of Islamic Azad Univesity - Tehran Medical Branch
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