The Relationship Between Restless Legs Syndrome and Insomnia for the Staff in Shift

Gulser N., ÖZTÜRK L., Top M. S., Asil T., Balci K., ÇELİK Y.

NOROPSIKIYATRI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY, vol.49, no.4, pp.281-285, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 49 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/npa.y6198
  • Journal Name: NOROPSIKIYATRI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.281-285
  • Keywords: Restless legs syndrome, shift system, sleep disorder, EPIDEMIOLOGY, PREVALENCE, LINKAGE
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Shift work sleep disorder is a circadian rhythm disorder related to inconsistency between sleep-wake cycle and internal process of circadian rhythm. We evaluated the effect of shift work on restless legs syndrome (RLS) and insomnia.