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The Humanistic and Economic Burden of Restless Legs Syndrome

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  • Tracy Durgin
  • Edward A Witt
  • Jesse Fishman

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Objectives: To evaluate the humanistic and economic burden of a restless legs syndrome (RLS) diagnosis with regard to health-related quality of life, work productivity loss, healthcare resource use, and direct and indirect costs. Study Design: Self-reported data came from the 2012 National Health and Wellness Survey (NHWS), a large, annual, nationally representative cross-sectional general health survey of US adults. Methods: RLS patients (n = 2,392) were matched on demographic and health characteristics to Non-RLS respondents via propensity score matching differences between groups were tested with Bivariate and multivariable analyses. Results: RLS patients had significantly lower health-related quality of life scores: Mental Component Summary (44.60 vs. 48.92, p

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  • Tracy Durgin & Edward A Witt & Jesse Fishman, 2015. "The Humanistic and Economic Burden of Restless Legs Syndrome," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(10), pages 1-10, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0140632
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140632
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