Prevalence and Severity of the Restless Leg Syndrome in Patients with Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis

Abstract

Aim: To investigate Restless legs syndrome (RLS) if the prevalence, severity, pain levels, sleep hygiene and quality of life differs hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA). Material and Method: Between January, 2, 2020- June, 2, 2020, 103 patients with knee OA and 98 with hip OA between 55 and 75 years of age corresponding inclusion and exclusion criteria were recorded. The visual analog scale (VAS) for pain severity, the Lequesne severity index for the severity of OA, the Sleep Hygiene Indes for frequency and severity of RLS symptoms and sleep behaviors, and Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) was used for assessment of overall health. Results: The RLS symptom severity, the RLS duration, VAS general and at night, sleep hygiene index and NHP sleep, energy and NHP Section 1 and Section 2 parameters were significantly higher in the Knee OA than the hip OA. A strongly positive correlation was detected between RLS severity and RLS duration, Body Mass İndex and Leq Hip scores; however, a poor correlation was detected between night VAS, sleep NHP and physical NHP parameters. A strongly positive correlation was detected between RLS duration and sleep NHP, Leq Knee OA severity, and grade. Conclusion: It was concluded that in the treatment and follow-up of RLS, it should be aimed to increase the quality of life of the patients by following the treatment of hip and knee osteoarthritis along with weight control of the patients.

Keywords

• huzursuz bacak sendromu
• uyku
• yaşam kalitesi
• ağrı
• restless leg syndrome
• sleep
• quality of life
• pain