Prevalence of restless legs syndrome in patients with primary headache (Master thesis)
Ρενιέρη, Βασιλική/ Renieri, Vasiliki
Primary headaches and restless legs syndrome (RLS) are prevalent medical conditions that markedly impact patients' quality of life and sleep patterns. Despite their significance, these conditions are frequently underdiagnosed and undertreated. AIM: The objective of this study was to ascertain the prevalence of RLS among patients diagnosed with the three most prevalent primary headaches—migraine, tension-type headache, and cluster headache—and to explore potential associations between the two conditions.
METHOD: Methodologically, the study enlisted 50 individuals undergoing examination at the headache outpatient clinic of Papageorgiou Hospital and 50 controls from the general populace. Participants completed comprehensive questionnaires encompassing demographic and lifestyle data, primary headache diagnoses, RLS diagnostic criteria, RLS severity assessment, Epworth Sleepiness Scale evaluation, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Stop the Bang questionnaire responses. Statistical analyses included t-tests for continuous variables, chi-square tests for categorical variables, and logistic regression analysis to compute odds ratios.
RESULTS: The results revealed an RLS prevalence of 18% among patients and 12% among controls. Notably, demographic characteristics and various indicators exhibited no statistically significant differences between patients and controls, except for occupation (p=0.001), frequency of physical exercise (p=0.033), and Epworth scale score (p=0.006). While the odds ratio for primary headache diagnosis suggested an elevated likelihood of RLS occurrence (OR=1.610, 95% CI: 0.511 - 3.038), it did not attain statistical significance (p=0.404). Furthermore, RLS significantly impacted sleep quality (PSQI total score, p=0.047), but no significant differences in PSQI scores were observed between headache patients with and without RLS (p=0.6). Lastly, the severity of RLS did not significantly differ between controls and headache patients (p=0.12).
CONCLUSION: This study effectively estimated RLS prevalence among primary headache patients in Greece, albeit failing to establish headache as an independent predictor of RLS development. Nonetheless, it represents the inaugural investigation of this specific query within the Greek population and may serve as a springboard for future research endeavors.
Alternative title / Subtitle: | σύγχρονη μελέτη a cross-sectional study |
Institution and School/Department of submitter: | Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικής |
Subject classification: | Restless legs syndrome |
Keywords: | Primary headaches,Migraine,Tension type headache,Πρωτοπαθείς κεφαλαλγίες,Ημικρανία,Κεφαλαλγία τύπου τάσεως |
URI: | https://repo.lib.duth.gr/jspui/handle/123456789/19110 http://dx.doi.org/10.26257/heal.duth.17834 |
Appears in Collections: | Π.Μ.Σ. ΙΑΤΡΙΚΗ ΤΟΥ ΥΠΝΟΥ |
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