| 신체 불편감과 수면장애가 하지불안증후군 환자의 삶의 질에 미치는 영향: 퇴행성 골관절염 환자와 비교 |
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김근태, 김상현, 송미령, 조용원 |
1계명대학교 의과대학 동산의료원 신경과학교실
2계명대학교 의과대학 동산의료원 류마티스내과
3계명대학교 간호대학원 |
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| The Influence of Physical Discomfort and Sleep Disturbance on the Quality of Life in Patients with Restless Legs Syndrome: A Comparison with Chronic Osteoarthritis |
| Geun Tae Kim, Sang-Hyon Kim, Mei Ling Song, Yong Won Cho |
1Departments of Neurology, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
2Rheumatology, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
3Department of Nursing Graduate School, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea |
| Corresponding Author:
Yong Won Cho ,Tel: +82-53-250-7830, Fax: +82-53-250-7840, Email: neurocho@gmail.com |
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Received: November 26, 2012 Accepted: December 16, 2012 Published online: December 31, 2012 |
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| ABSTRACT |
Objectives: The patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) had a lower quality of life (QOL) than normal controls. However, it’s debatable which affects their QOL more, disturbing pain or poor sleep quality. We investigated the factors that influence the QOL in patients with RLS, and compared the results to those of patients with chronic osteoarthritis (OA) who were having similar physical discomfort.
Methods: This is a prospective case-control study comparing the QOL of 153 RLS patients with those of 153 OA patients. To evaluate the degree of physical discomfort, the QOL and the quality of sleep, all subjects completed various questionnaires, which included the SF-36, the Visual Analogue Scale for pain, Korean versions of the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, and the insomnia severity index. We used the χ2-test, t-test, analysis of covariance, Pearson’s correlation, multiple stepwise regression methods for analysis.
Results: The QOL in patients with RLS was higher than those with OA, though pain severity (physical discomfort) was similar in both groups. However, the quality of sleep in RLS patients was poorer than those with OA. Through multiple stepwise regression analysis, we can recognize that the most important factor affecting the QOL in RLS patients was the severity of their physical symptoms.
Conclusions: We found the quality of sleep had less of an influence on the QOL than the physical discomfort of the patients with RLS. |
| Keywords:
Restless legs syndrome | Osteoarthritis | Sleep quality | Quality of life. |
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