Epidemiology of restless legs syndrome: a synthesis of the literature

MM Ohayon, R O'Hara, MV Vitiello - Sleep medicine reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) has gained considerable attention in the recent years: nearly
50 community-based studies have been published in the last decade around the world. The …

Worldwide estimation of restless legs syndrome: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of prevalence in the general adult population

A Broström, Z Alimoradi, J Lind… - Journal of Sleep …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This systematic review, meta‐analysis and meta‐regression assessed the prevalence of
restless legs syndrome (RLS) in the general adult population. Studies identified in Scopus …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiological overview of sleep disorders in the general population

MM Ohayon - Sleep Medicine Research, 2011 - sleepmedres.org
There are several hundred of epidemiological studies assessing different sleep complaints
and disorders in the general population. This article summarizes the main findings of these …

Restless legs syndrome: a comprehensive overview on its epidemiology, risk factors, and treatment

P Yeh, AS Walters, JW Tsuang - Sleep and Breathing, 2012 - Springer
Purposes Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is underdiagnosed and poorly understood by
clinicians and the general public alike; accordingly, a broad literature review with …

Sleep-related disorders among a healthy population in South India

S Panda, AB Taly, S Sinha, G Gururaj, N Girish… - Neurology …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To estimate SRDs in an apparently healthy South Indian population. Materials
and Methods: Data was collected by administering a questionnaire including Sleep …

Restless leg syndrome across the globe: epidemiology of the restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease

BB Koo - Sleep Medicine Clinics, 2015 - sleep.theclinics.com
Background The restless legs syndrome, recently renamed Willis-Ekbom Disease
(RLS/WED), is a neurologic condition that consists of an inexorable urge to move the legs in …

Socioeconomic status and sleep health: a narrative synthesis of 3 decades of empirical research

D Papadopoulos, FAE Sosso - Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2023 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: This review aims to assess the association between socioeconomic status
(SES) and sleep health in the general population and the mediating effects of lifestyle and …

Restless legs syndrome: pathophysiology and modern management

K Nagandla, S De - Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common sensory motor neurological disorder that is
characterised by an irresistible urge to move the legs that significantly affects the quality of …

Restless legs syndrome prevalence and clinical correlates among psychiatric inpatients: a multicenter study

FC Weber, H Danker-Hopfe, E Dogan-Sander… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background There are only limited reports on the prevalence of restless legs syndrome
(RLS) in patients with psychiatric disorders. The present study aimed to evaluate the …

The prevalence of restless legs syndrome in Taiwanese adults

NH Chen, LP Chuang, CT Yang… - Psychiatry and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: Few studies have examined the prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in Asian
populations, with existing data suggesting substantially lower rates of RLS in Asian …