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Prevalence and clinical correlates of restless legs syndrome among psychogeriatric patients

✍ Scribed by Luis Agüera-Ortiz; M. Isabel Ramos-García Perez; Ricardo S. Osorio; Hayley Sacks; Tomás Palomo

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Weight
117 KB
Volume
26
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-6230

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Objective

To evaluate the prevalence, clinical features, and comorbidities of restless legs syndrome (RLS) among psychogeriatric patients in an out‐patient clinical setting.

Methods

Cross‐sectional study of a sample of 100 non‐demented psychogeriatric outpatients that were assessed for the presence of RLS using the Revised International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group criteria and other support criteria. Medical and psychiatric illnesses, drug treatments, and other risk factors for RLS were documented.

Results

Prevalence of definite RLS in our sample was 11.11% with an additional prevalence of 10.10% of possible RLS. None of these patients had received a diagnosis of RLS previously. RLS was associated with major depressive disorder and with hypertension, but not with other previously described risk factors as female gender, some medical conditions, or psychoactive drug treatments.

Conclusions

RLS is a frequent condition in psychogeriatric patients, especially among those with depression, and is commonly underdiagnosed and undertreated. Clinicians should routinely ask for RLS symptoms when assessing their patients in their regular clinical practice. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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