CORRELATIONS BETWEEN BODY MASS INDEX WITH RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE STAGE V PATIENTS UNDERGOING REGULAR HEMODIALYSIS IN GUNUNG JATI HOSPITAL, CIREBON CITY

The incidence of CKD level v globally in 2014 was 3.37 million people and will
be expected to increase until 2030, West Java province was 3,038 people. CKD stage v
patients need hemodialysis therapy, but can cause complications, one of which is RLS.
The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between body mass index and
chronic kidney disease stage v who underwent regular hemodialysis at Gunung Jati
General Hospital, Cirebon City.
Type of quantitative research with descriptive correlational design cross
sectional approach. The population was all patients with stage v CKD at Gunung Jati
General Hospital, Cirebon City, totaling 120 using purposive sampling method as many
as 92 respondents. Data collection using observation sheets and RLS questionnaires.
Bivariate analysis using spearman rank test.
The results showed that almost half (38.0%) of respondents with BMI in the
overweight category and almost half (44.6%) of respondents experienced moderate RLS.
The statistical test results obtained the relationship between body mass index and restless
legs syndrome in chronic kidney disease stage v patients undergoing regular
hemodialysis at Gunung Jati General Hospital, Cirebon City p value = 0.000 (p <0.01)
with a positive direction, the more BMI overweight, the heavier the RLS.
Nurses provide education and provide continuous nutritional status services
regarding body mass index in patients with CKD stage v.
Keywords : Body Mass Index, Restless Legs Syndrome, Chronic Kidney Disease,
Chronic Kidney Disease Stage V, Hemodialysis
Referencies : 81 (2014-2024)