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VOLUME 25 , ISSUE 11 ( November, 2021 ) > List of Articles

Original Article

Prevalence of Restless Legs Syndrome and Its Relationship with Fatigue in Critical Care Nurses

Maryam Ameri, Seyedmohammad Mirhosseini, Mohammad Hasan Basirinezhad, Hossein Ebrahimi

Keywords : Critical care, Fatigue, Nurse, Restless legs syndrome, Willis-Ekbom syndrome

Citation Information : Ameri M, Mirhosseini S, Basirinezhad MH, Ebrahimi H. Prevalence of Restless Legs Syndrome and Its Relationship with Fatigue in Critical Care Nurses. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021; 25 (11):1275-1279.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24010

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 16-11-2021

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2021; The Author(s).


Abstract

Background: The critical care unit is inherently stressful due to its complexity, leading to fatigue and consequences such as restless legs syndrome (RLS). This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of RLS and its relationship with fatigue in critical care nurses. Patients and methods: This cross-sectional study was performed with 200 nurses of critical care units of Shahroud hospitals in 2019 using the census sampling method. Data collection tools included the RLS questionnaire and the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics (multiple linear regression analysis). Results: The results showed that 72% of the subjects had moderate to high RLS, and their mean fatigue was 55.31 ± 10.53. By increasing one point in the score of RLS and 1 year of critical care nursing experience, the fatigue score increases by 0.3 and 0.71. Conclusions: Considering the relationship between fatigue and RLS in critical care nurses, supportive interventions seem necessary to reduce the effects of these two components.

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