Evaluation of sleep quality and restless legs syndrome in adult patients with sickle cell anemia.

Şimşek Erdem NazanRamazan ErdemGönül OktayErdal Kurtoğlu

Published in: Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung (2020)

The prevalence of RLS among this sample of adult patients with sickle cell anemia was much higher than that previously reported for the general Turkish population. The presence of RLS was an important cause of sleep disturbance in these adult patients with SCA.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
iron deficiency
chronic kidney disease
depressive symptoms
physical activity
risk factors
case report