Frequency of Restless Legs Syndrome Among University Students

Abstract

Objective: To find the frequency of Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) among university students and to find out the association between RLS and its effects on daily life activities and quality of sleep among university students. Methodology: The study was carried out in universities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad from April to September 2022.A sample of 191 participants was taken fulfilling the inclusion criteria (Both genders, Age between 18 to 30 years, all those students fulfilling the diagnostic criteria using International Restless legs Syndrome Study Group).Non probability convenient sampling technique was used. The data was collected using diagnostic criteria established by International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG). Data was analyzed by SPSS23. Results: Out of the 191 participants, the frequency of males was 71(37%) and that of females was 121(63%).The overall mean age of participants was 21.8±1.96 years. The frequency of Restless Legs Syndrome among university students was recorded to be 27(14.1%). The chi-square test was applied to see the correlation between RLS and its effect on sleep and daily life activities. Results showed that p-value was 0.00, which showed a strong association between RLS and quality of sleep and daily life activities of university students. Conclusion: The frequency of Restless Legs Syndrome among university students was 27 (14.1%) and the study concluded there was a strong association presents between RLS and university students due to prolong sitting (p-value was 0.00,p value<0.05).RLS effects daily life activities and quality of sleep. Keywords: Daily Life Activities ADLS, Quality of Sleep, Restless Legs Syndrome RLS