Prevalence of Restless Legs Syndrome among Psoriasis Patients and Association with Depression and Sleep Quality

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TEMEL A. B., KARAMAN N. S., Bozkurt S., KARAKAS A. A., YILMAZ E., ALPSOY E.

TURK DERMATOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, vol.10, no.3, pp.110-115, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/tdd.3046
  • Journal Name: TURK DERMATOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.110-115
  • Keywords: Restless legs syndrome, psoriasis, depression, sleep quality, quality of life, psychiatric wellbeing, RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS, GENERAL-POPULATION, SYMPTOMS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, SEVERITY, DISEASE, TURKEY, ADULTS, RISK, RLS
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a chronic disorder characterized by an urge to move the legs. In the present study, we investigated the frequency of RLS in patients with psoriasis and tried to obtain the effects of RLS on sleep quality and psychiatric wellbeing.