Weber, Franziska C. and Danker-Hopfe, Heidi and Dogan-Sander, Ezgi and Frase, Lukas and Hansel, Anna and Mauche, Nicole and Mikutta, Christian and Nemeth, Diana and Richter, Kneginja and Schilling, Claudia and Sebestova, Martina and Spath, Marian M. and Nissen, Christoph and Wetter, Thomas C. (2022) Restless Legs Syndrome Prevalence and Clinical Correlates Among Psychiatric Inpatients: A Multicenter Study. FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY, 13: 846165. ISSN 1664-0640,
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BackgroundThere are only limited reports on the prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in patients with psychiatric disorders. The present study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and clinical correlates in psychiatric inpatients in Germany and Switzerland. MethodsThis is a multicenter cross-sectional study of psychiatric inpatients with an age above 18 years that were diagnosed and evaluated face-to-face using the International RLS Study Group criteria (IRLSSG) and the International RLS severity scale (IRLS). In addition to sociodemographic and biometric data, sleep quality and mood were assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). In addition to univariate statistics used to describe and statistically analyze differences in variables of interest between patients with and without RLS, a logistic model was employed to identify predictors for the occurrence of RLS. ResultsThe prevalence of RLS in a sample of 317 psychiatric inpatients was 16.4%, and 76.9% of these were diagnosed with RLS for the first time. RLS severity was moderate to severe (IRLS +/- SD: 20.3 +/- 8.4). The prevalences in women (p = 0.0036) and in first-degree relatives with RLS (p = 0.0108) as well as the body mass index (BMI, p = 0.0161) were significantly higher among patients with RLS, while alcohol consumption was significantly lower in the RLS group. With the exception of atypical antipsychotics, treatment with psychotropic drugs was not associated with RLS symptoms. Regarding subjective sleep quality and mood, scores of the PSQI (p = 0.0007), ISI (p = 0.0003), and ESS (p = 0.0005) were higher in patients with RLS, while PHQ-9 scores were not different. A logistic regression analysis identified gender (OR 2.67; 95% CI [1.25; 5.72]), first-degree relatives with RLS (OR 3.29; 95% CI [1.11; 9.73], ESS score (OR 1.09; 95% CI [1.01; 1.17]), and rare alcohol consumption (OR 0.45; 95% CI [0.22; 0.94] as predictors for RLS. ConclusionsClinically significant RLS had a high prevalence in psychiatric patients. RLS was associated with higher BMI, impaired sleep quality, and lower alcohol consumption. A systematic assessment of restless legs symptoms might contribute to improve the treatment of psychiatric patients.
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | PERIODIC LIMB MOVEMENTS; INSOMNIA SEVERITY INDEX; VASCULAR RISK-FACTORS; SYNDROME RLS; CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC-CRITERIA; ELDERLY POPULATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; VALIDATION; SYMPTOMS; restless legs syndrome; RLS; prevalence; psychiatric disorders; sleep quality; multicenter study; psychotropic drugs |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Feb 2024 15:34 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Feb 2024 15:34 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/57794 |
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