Faculty of Health Studies, University of Bihac, Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Department of Neurology, Cantonal Hospital Dr Irfan Ljubijankic Bihac, Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
J Perinat Med. 2024 Aug 5;52(8):852-857. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2024-0208. Print 2024 Oct 28.
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a disease from the spectrum of movement disorders, the prevalence of which increases significantly during pregnancy and is associated with poor sleep, a drop in daytime energy, and the development of psychological disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
The IRLSS scale was used to determine the presence of RLS symptoms. The total test sample that included the tested and control groups was (n=390) subjects. The examined group consisted of pregnant women (n=260), and the control group consisted of female students (n=130). In total, 260 pregnant women were monitored 6 months after pregnancy. Three measurements were performed, first in the third trimester of pregnancy, second two months after delivery, third 6 months after delivery, while one cross-sectional measurement was performed for the control group.
The prevalence of RLS in pregnancy is highest in the third trimester and amounts to 26.5 %. In the postpartum period, a significant decrease in the prevalence of RLS was observed, measured two months after delivery (18.1 %). Postpartum, over time, a decrease in the prevalence of RLS was noticed, and six months after delivery it was (7.3 %), when it practically approached the prevalence of the control group (standard population) which was (6.2 %).
The prevalence of RLS is highest during the third trimester of pregnancy and decreases after delivery so that 6 months after delivery it approaches the prevalence of the standard population.
不宁腿综合征（RLS）是一种运动障碍疾病，其患病率在怀孕期间显著增加，与睡眠质量差、白天精力下降以及怀孕期间和产后心理障碍的发展有关。
使用 IRLSS 量表来确定 RLS 症状的存在。总测试样本包括实验组和对照组，共 390 名受试者。实验组由孕妇组成（n=260），对照组由女学生组成（n=130）。共有 260 名孕妇在怀孕后 6 个月接受监测。共进行了 3 次测量，第一次在怀孕的第三个三个月，第二次在分娩后两个月，第三次在分娩后 6 个月，而对照组则进行了一次横断面测量。
RLS 在怀孕期间的患病率在第三个三个月最高，达到 26.5%。在产后期间，RLS 的患病率显著下降，产后两个月时（18.1%）。产后，RLS 的患病率逐渐下降，产后 6 个月时（7.3%），实际上接近对照组（标准人群）的患病率（6.2%）。
RLS 的患病率在怀孕的第三个三个月最高，产后会下降，因此产后 6 个月时，它接近标准人群的患病率。
