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Investigation of alexithymia and levels of anxiety and depression among patients with restless legs syndrome

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine alexithymia among restless legs syndrome (RLS) patients, compare with healthy controls, and argue the clinical inferences of this relationship. We searched for anxiety and depression and their clinical outcomes among patients and searched whether the...

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Autores principales: Yilmaz, Onur, Şengül, Yildizhan, Şengül, Hakan Serdar, Parlakkaya, Fatma Büşra, Öztürk, Ahmet
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6120575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30214210
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S174552
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author Yilmaz, Onur
Şengül, Yildizhan
Şengül, Hakan Serdar
Parlakkaya, Fatma Büşra
Öztürk, Ahmet
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Şengül, Yildizhan
Şengül, Hakan Serdar
Parlakkaya, Fatma Büşra
Öztürk, Ahmet
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description PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine alexithymia among restless legs syndrome (RLS) patients, compare with healthy controls, and argue the clinical inferences of this relationship. We searched for anxiety and depression and their clinical outcomes among patients and searched whether the results are similar to previous studies. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eighty-seven RLS patients and 88 age, gender, and educationally matched healthy controls were assessed in Bezmialem Foundation University Hospital. RLS patients and healthy controls were assessed with the Sociodemographic Data Form constructed for the present study, 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Beck Anxiety Scale (BAS). The patient group was also assessed with the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG) RLS Severity Scale. RESULTS: RLS patients were found to have greater TAS-20, BDI, and BAS scores compared with the control group (P < 0.05). RLS severity score was positively correlated with the scores of anxiety and depression scales. However, no significant relationship was found between scores of IRLSSG RLS scale and TAS-20 total and subscale scores. CONCLUSION: RLS patients were found to be more alexithymic than healthy controls, whereas no significant relationship was found between RLS severity and levels of alexithymia. Still, alexithymia might be a predictor for early diagnosis and may be considered in the treatment and follow-up of RLS. RLS patients have higher depression and anxiety scores than healthy individuals. Thus, depression and anxiety should be taken into consideration throughout the RLS treatment.
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spelling pubmed-61205752018-09-13 Investigation of alexithymia and levels of anxiety and depression among patients with restless legs syndrome Yilmaz, Onur Şengül, Yildizhan Şengül, Hakan Serdar Parlakkaya, Fatma Büşra Öztürk, Ahmet Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat Original Research PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine alexithymia among restless legs syndrome (RLS) patients, compare with healthy controls, and argue the clinical inferences of this relationship. We searched for anxiety and depression and their clinical outcomes among patients and searched whether the results are similar to previous studies. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eighty-seven RLS patients and 88 age, gender, and educationally matched healthy controls were assessed in Bezmialem Foundation University Hospital. RLS patients and healthy controls were assessed with the Sociodemographic Data Form constructed for the present study, 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Beck Anxiety Scale (BAS). The patient group was also assessed with the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG) RLS Severity Scale. RESULTS: RLS patients were found to have greater TAS-20, BDI, and BAS scores compared with the control group (P < 0.05). RLS severity score was positively correlated with the scores of anxiety and depression scales. However, no significant relationship was found between scores of IRLSSG RLS scale and TAS-20 total and subscale scores. CONCLUSION: RLS patients were found to be more alexithymic than healthy controls, whereas no significant relationship was found between RLS severity and levels of alexithymia. Still, alexithymia might be a predictor for early diagnosis and may be considered in the treatment and follow-up of RLS. RLS patients have higher depression and anxiety scores than healthy individuals. Thus, depression and anxiety should be taken into consideration throughout the RLS treatment. Dove Medical Press 2018-08-29 /pmc/articles/PMC6120575/ /pubmed/30214210 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S174552 Text en © 2018 Yilmaz et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
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Şengül, Hakan Serdar
Parlakkaya, Fatma Büşra
Öztürk, Ahmet
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title Investigation of alexithymia and levels of anxiety and depression among patients with restless legs syndrome
title_full Investigation of alexithymia and levels of anxiety and depression among patients with restless legs syndrome
title_fullStr Investigation of alexithymia and levels of anxiety and depression among patients with restless legs syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of alexithymia and levels of anxiety and depression among patients with restless legs syndrome
title_short Investigation of alexithymia and levels of anxiety and depression among patients with restless legs syndrome
title_sort investigation of alexithymia and levels of anxiety and depression among patients with restless legs syndrome
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6120575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30214210
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S174552
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