Restless Leg Syndrome: A Cross Sectional Study on Nurses

Abstract

Restless legs disorder (RLS) is a typical neurological sensory‐motor issue portrayed s e n s o r y s y m p t o m s a l o n g w i t h m o t o r disturbances of the limbs. It has a prevalence of
4% to 29% in the general population. Objective: To check the occurrence and severity of RLS in nurses working in different setups in Lahore. Methodology: Data of 172 nurses was collected from local health care centers of Lahore through a questionnaire after taking consent. All working women of age more than 20 were included in this study. Nurses who were pregnant or had some traumatic or systemic injuries were excluded. Data was then added to SPSS 22.0 for evaluation to find out the prevalence and severity of restless legs syndrome among the nurses. The data was analyzed by using SPSS software. Results: The mean age recorded was 29.01 ± 5.468 years. Total score of questionnaire shows that 45.3% (79/172) nurses did not experience RLS, so the mean score was 0. 26.7% (46/172) nurses experienced mild RLS. The mean score of those who experienced mild RLS was 8.5 ± 1.9. 15.7% (27/172) nurses fall in moderate category, the mean score was 18.11 ± 2.5. 8.1% (14/172) nurses experienced severe RLS category, the mean score of severe experienced nurses was 28.64 ± 1.69. Conclusions: This study concludes that the prevalence of RLS in nurses is 54.7%. The severity of RLS is mild to moderate in most of RLS affected nurses.