The Relationship between Restless Legs Syndrom and Sleep Quality in the Third Trimester Pregnant Women

Authors

  • Semiha Aydın Özkan University of Adıyaman, Turkey
  • Gülay Rathfisch University of Istanbul, Turkey
  • Özlem Karabulut Hospital in Istanbul,Turkey
  • Türkan Karaca University of Adıyaman, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2019.6.1.3

Keywords:

Restless Legs Syndrome, Pregnancy, Sleep Quality, Midwives

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study was investigate the relationship between sleep quality and Restless legs syndrome (RLS) inthird trimester pregnant women. Methods: There were 266 pregnant women enrolled in this observational longitudinal study. RLS was diagnosed clinically using the four essential criteria of the International RLS Study Group. The demographic features of participants were recorded, as well as RLS symptoms and sleep quality [assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Total PSQI scores ≥5(range 0–21) indicate poorer sleep quality, and total scores<5 indicate good sleep quality. Results: The incidence of RLS was found to be 31.6%. In addition, pregnant women who were with RLS symptoms (57.1%) had significantly poorer sleep quality than those without RLS symptoms (45.1%) and that poor sleep quality was collerated to increased prevelance of RLS in third trimester pregnant women (p = 0.044). Anegative correlation between RLS and sleep quality was found, at the level of 21%. Conclusion:Women who had poor sleep quality higher prevelance of with RLS in the third trimester. A negative correlation between RLS and sleep quality was found in this study.

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Author Biographies

Semiha Aydın Özkan, University of Adıyaman, Turkey

Women's Health Nurse, and a Clinical instructor,

Gülay Rathfisch, University of Istanbul, Turkey

Women's Health Nurse, and a Clinical instructor

Özlem Karabulut, Hospital in Istanbul,Turkey

Clinical practice at Zeynep Kamil Women and Children Diseases Education and Research 

Türkan Karaca, University of Adıyaman, Turkey

Nurse, and a clinical instructor

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Published

2019-03-30

How to Cite

Semiha Aydın Özkan, Gülay Rathfisch, Özlem Karabulut, & Türkan Karaca. (2019). The Relationship between Restless Legs Syndrom and Sleep Quality in the Third Trimester Pregnant Women. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences, 6(1), 22–27. https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2019.6.1.3