Restless Legs Syndrome in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Cohort

Abstract

A quarter of all our patients met the 2003 IRLSSG criteria, in both RA and OA groups; however, only 2.6% of study patients reported a previous diagnosis of RLS. As RLS can significantly affect quality of life, increased awareness with improvement in surveillance, recognition, and treatment would be beneficial to patient care. We advocate screening for symptoms of sleep disorders to be incorporated into the routine rheumatologic history for all patients with RA and OA.