Quetta Pakistan’da Yaşayanlar Arasında Huzursuz Bacaklar Sendromunun (RLS) Prevalansı ve Epidemiyolojisi: Kesitsel Bir Çalışma

Nadia Ewaz Ali; Nabeela Tariq; Maria Jaffar

doi:10.4274/jtsm.galenos.2025.93723

Öz

Amaç

Huzursuz bacaklar sendromu (RLS), bacakları hareket ettirme konusunda karşı konulamaz bir istekle karakterize edilen yaygın bir nörolojik hastalıktır. Çoğunlukla, bu durum uyku bozuklukları veya diğer sağlık problemleriyle ilişkilindirmekte ve bu da onu Pakistan gibi gelişmekte olan bir ülkede ve yerel bölgelerinde genel popülasyonda tanı konulmamış bir durum haline getirmektedir.

Gereç ve Yöntem

Çalışma, Quetta'nın farklı bölgelerinden 350 katılımcıdan oluşmuş ve bölgedeki RLS prevalansını değerlendirmeyi amaçlamıştır. İstenilen amaca ulaşmak için iyi tasarlanmış sorulardan oluşan bir anket formu Google Form ile oluşturulmuş, formlar Mart 2023 ile Ekim 2023 arasında farklı sosyal medya platformları aracılığıyla dağıtılmıştır. RLS tanısı için uluslararası tanı kriterleri kullanılmıştır.

Bulgular

Yapılan çalışmada 350 birey arasında RLS prevalansı %12,1 (43 kişi) olarak belirlendi. Epworth Uykululuk Ölçeğine göre, RLS tanısı alan 43 katılımcıdan 20’si (%46,5) şiddetli uykululuk yaşarken, bunları orta derecede (%23,3), çok şiddetli (%20,9) ve hafif (%9,3) uykululuk takip etmiştir. Yaş, cinsiyet, uyku sorunları ve diğer sağlık sorunları RLS ile anlamlı ölçüde ilişkili değildi (p>0,05), ancak sigara içme ile ilişki bulunmuştur (p = 0,036). RLS şiddeti ve uykululuk derecesi cinsiyetle anlamlı bir şekilde ilişkili değildi (sırasıyla p = 0,683 ve p = 0,858).

Sonuç

Çalışmamızda bulunan RLS prevalansı, Pakistan’da başka bir prevalans çalışmasına göre daha düşüktür. RLS’nin farklı popülasyonlardaki değişkenlerini daha iyi anlayabilmek için ülkenin çeşitli bölgelerinde ek prevalans çalışmalarının yapılması gerekmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Huzursuz bacaklar sendromu, prevalans, epidemioloji, popülasyon tabanlı çalışma

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