For Publishers
DiscoveryMetadataPeer reviewHostingPublishing
For Researchers
JoinPublishReviewCollect
Register
Blog
About
Search
Advanced search
My ScienceOpen
Search
For Publishers
For Researchers
Blog
About
25
views
20
references
 Top references
cited by
29
    
0 reviews
 Review
0
comments
 Comment
0
recommends
+1 Recommend
0 collections
    0
    shares
      0
      similar
       All similar
      • Record: found
      • Abstract: found
      • Article: not found

      Giving Legs to Restless Legs: A Case Study of How the Media Helps Make People Sick

      other
      Author(s): * ,
      Publication date (Electronic):
      Journal: PLoS Medicine
      Publisher: Public Library of Science

      Read this article at

      ScienceOpenPublisherPMC
      Bookmark
          There is no author summary for this article yet. Authors can add summaries to their articles on ScienceOpen to make them more accessible to a non-specialist audience.

          Abstract

          To get a sense of how the media works in the context of a major disease promotion effort, the authors examined news coverage of restless leg syndrome.

          Related collections

          Most cited references20

          • Record: found
          • Abstract: found
          • Article: not found

          Epidemiology of restless legs symptoms in adults.

          Susan Young, Wayne Hening, C Purvis … (2000)
          Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a disorder characterized by sleep-disrupting unpleasant leg sensations, often accompanied by daytime behavioral problems. Treatment for this condition is available, but it is suspected that most instances of RLS remain undiagnosed. The goal of this investigation was to assess the prevalence and health status correlates of restless legs symptoms (hereinafter referred to as restless legs) in the general population. A question reflecting the clinical features of RLS was added to the 1996 Kentucky Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. Data on the frequency of experiencing restless legs, self-rated general and mental health status, demographics, and behavioral risk factors were collected by telephone interview from 1803 men and women, 18 years and older. Experiencing restless legs 5 or more nights per month was reported by 3% of participants aged 18 to 29 years, 10% of those aged 30 to 79 years, and 19% of those 80 years and older. The age-adjusted prevalence for Kentucky adults is 10.0%; prevalence did not vary significantly by sex. The adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for restless legs and diminished general health and poor mental health status were 2.4 (1.4-4.0) and 3.1 (2.0-4.6), respectively. Restless legs were significantly associated with increased age and body mass index, lower income, smoking, lack of exercise, low alcohol consumption, and diabetes. The prevalence of restless legs in the general adult population is high. Restless legs may be associated with decreased well-being, emphasizing the need for further research and greater medical recognition of this condition.
          Article 0 comments Cited 83 times – based on 0 reviews     Review now
            Bookmark
            • Record: found
            • Abstract: found
            • Article: not found

            Increased absenteeism from work after detection and labeling of hypertensive patients.

            Tanya Johnson, Anna M W Taylor, D Sackett … (1978)
            A study of hypertension in an industrial setting allowed us to confirm and explore an earlier retrospective finding that the labeling of patients as hypertensive resulted in increased absenteeism from work. After screening and referral, we found that absenteeism rose (mean +/- 1 S.E.) 5.2 +/- 2.3 days per year (P less than 0.025); this 80 per cent increase greatly exceeded the 9 per cent rise in absenteeism in the general employee population during this period. The main factors associated with increased absenteeism were becoming aware of the condition (P less than 0.01) and low compliance with treatment (P less than 0.001). Subsequent absenteeism among patients unaware of their hypertension before screening was not related to the degree of hypertension, whether the worker was started on therapy, the degree of blood-pressure control achieved or exposure to attempts to promote compliance. These results have major implications for hypertension screening programs, especially since absenteeism rose among those previously unaware of their condition, regardless of whether antihypertensive therapy was begun.
            Article 0 comments Cited 50 times – based on 0 reviews     Review now
              Bookmark
              • Record: found
              • Abstract: found
              • Article: not found

              An algorithm for the management of restless legs syndrome.

              David B. Rye, Wayne Hening, B. Ehrenberg … (2004)
              Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common disorder with a prevalence of 5% to 15%. Primary care physicians must become familiar with management of this disorder. This algorithm for the management of RLS was written by members of the Medical Advisory Board of the Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation and is based on scientific evidence and expert opinion. Restless legs syndrome is divided into intermittent, daily, and refractory types. Nonpharmacological approaches, including mental alerting activities, avoiding substances or medications that may exacerbate RLS, and addressing the possibility of iron deficiency, are discussed. The role of carbidopa/levodopa, dopamine agonists, opioids, benzodiazepines, and anticonvulsants for the different types of the disorder is delineated.
              Article 0 comments Cited 17 times – based on 0 reviews     Review now
                Bookmark
                All references

                Author and article information

                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): PLoS Med
                Journal ID (publisher-id): pmed
                Title: PLoS Medicine
                Publisher: Public Library of Science (San Francisco, USA )
                ISSN (Print): 1549-1277
                ISSN (Electronic): 1549-1676
                Publication date (Print): April 2006
                Publication date (Electronic): 11 April 2006
                Volume: 3
                Issue: 4
                Electronic Location Identifier: e170
                Author notes

                Competing Interests: The funders played no role in the submission or preparation of this paper. The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

                Steven Woloshin and Lisa M. Schwartz are at the Veterans Affairs Outcomes Group, White River Junction, Vermont, United States of America, and the Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America.

                * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: steven.woloshin@ 123456dartmouth.edu .
                Article
                DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030170
                PMC ID: 1434499
                PubMed ID: 16597175
                SO-VID: 704d0eaf-9631-419f-b478-f84b5154c5ee
                Copyright © This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Public Domain declaration which stipulates that, once placed in the public domain, this work may be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, built upon, or otherwise used by anyone for any lawful purpose.
                History
                Categories
                Subject: Policy Forum
                Subject: Other
                Subject: Epidemiology/Public Health
                Subject: Health Policy
                Subject: Neurology/Neurosurgery
                Subject: Neurology
                Subject: Drugs and Adverse Drug Reactions
                Subject: Communication in Health Care
                Subject: Public Health

                ScienceOpen disciplines: Medicine
                Data availability:
                ScienceOpen disciplines: Medicine

                Comments

                Comment on this article