Prevalence of restless legs syndrome in patients with chronic pain in Maputo, Mozambique

Prevalence of restless legs syndrome in patients with chronic pain in Maputo, Mozambique

Abstract Objectives Because there is only one study to our knowledge on the prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in sub-Saharan Africa and RLS is more common in patients with some pain syndromes, we aimed to determine the prevalence of RLS in a population with chronic pain in Maputo, Mozambiqu...

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Published in:Sleep medicine Vol. 14; no. 12; pp. 1417 - 1418
Main Authors: Ferreira, K.F, Eckeli, A, Dach, F, Schwalbach, M.T, Schwalbach, J, Speciali, J.G
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01-12-2013
Subjects:
Africa
AIDS-Associated Nephropathy - epidemiology
Anxiety Disorders - epidemiology
Chronic pain
Chronic Pain - epidemiology
Depressive Disorder - epidemiology
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertension - epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Mozambique - epidemiology
Neuralgia - epidemiology
Neurology
Neuropathic pain
Prevalence
Restless legs syndrome
Restless Legs Syndrome - epidemiology
Sleep Medicine
Mozambique
Hypertension
Restless legs syndrome
Epidemiology
Chronic pain
Africa
Neuropathic pain
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Summary:Abstract Objectives Because there is only one study to our knowledge on the prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in sub-Saharan Africa and RLS is more common in patients with some pain syndromes, we aimed to determine the prevalence of RLS in a population with chronic pain in Maputo, Mozambique. Methods Our study was conducted in the Pain Unit of the Central Hospital of Maputo, Mozambique. Patients were individually interviewed by a neurologist, and only those fulfilling the criteria were included. After collection of demographic data and pain features, the patients answered the screening questions regarding RLS. Results A total of 123 patients with pain were interviewed. Five individuals were excluded. RLS was found in eight (6.77%) of 118 patients. The mean age of the eight patients with RLS was 54.6 years. Five patients (62.5%) were women and six (75%) were black individuals. Seven (87.5%) patients were diagnosed with neuropathic pain; one of them had AIDS and another one (12.5%) had orthopedic pain. The presence of hypertension and neuropathies was more frequent in the RLS group. Conclusion Despite the secondary causes involved, we believe that it is relevant to report the RLS prevalence detected in our study.
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ISSN:1389-9457
1878-5506
DOI:10.1016/j.sleep.2013.06.021