Development of a next day functioning measure to assess the impact of sleep disturbance due to restless legs syndrome: the restless legs syndrome-next day impact …

KE Lasch, L Abraham, J Patrick, EC Piault, SE Tully… - Sleep Medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Symptoms of Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) affect patients' quality and
duration of sleep, which can have next day sequelae detrimental to daytime performance. To …

Evaluating daytime alertness in individuals with Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) compared to sleep restricted controls

C Gamaldo, AR Benbrook, RP Allen, O Oguntimein… - Sleep medicine, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is a common
sensorimotor disorder often associated with significant chronic sleep loss. Previous studies …

Modeling the causal relationships between symptoms associated with restless legs syndrome and the patient-reported impact of RLS

CA Kushida, RP Allen, MJ Atkinson - Sleep Medicine, 2004 - Elsevier
The objective of this study is to examine the causal relationships between the symptoms of
restless legs syndrome (RLS) and specific clinical and subjective health-related, quality of …

The relationship between sleep disorders, anxiety, depression, and cognitive function with restless legs syndrome (RLS) in the elderly

Y Xu, H Wen, J Li, J Yang, K Luo, L Chang - Sleep and breathing, 2022 - Springer
Objectives Restless legs syndrome (RLS) has a significant effect on sleep and quality of life.
Delays in diagnosis and treatment are frequent due to a lack of awareness. In this study, a …

The reliability, validity and responsiveness of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group rating scale and subscales in a clinical-trial setting

L Abetz, R Arbuckle, RP Allen, D Garcia-Borreguero… - Sleep medicine, 2006 - Elsevier
PATIENTS AND METHODS: To assess the reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the
International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group's rating scale (the International Restless …

Validation of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group rating scale for restless legs syndrome

International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group - Sleep medicine, 2003 - Elsevier
Background: There is a need for an easily administered instrument which can be applied to
all patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) to measure disease severity for clinical …

Psychosomatic symptom profiles in patients with restless legs syndrome

JB Kim, YS Koo, MY Eun, KW Park, KY Jung - Sleep and Breathing, 2013 - Springer
Purpose It has been reported that restless legs syndrome (RLS) might be associated with
multiple psychosomatic symptoms. We aimed to identify which psychosomatic symptom is …

Impact of sleep-related complaints on depressive symptoms in patients with restless legs syndrome

M Hornyak, M Kopasz, M Berger… - Journal of Clinical …, 2005 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a distressing sensorimotor disorder with a 5% to
10% prevalence in the United States and Western Europe. The nocturnal occurrence of …

Assessing health-related quality of life in patients with restless legs syndrome

S Happe, JP Reese, K Stiasny-Kolster, I Peglau… - Sleep medicine, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) has a substantial impact on normal daily
activities. Because of the high prevalence it is necessary to evaluate the impact on the …

Turkish version of the Johns Hopkins restless legs syndrome quality of life questionnaire (RLS-QoL): validity and reliability study

S Güler, F Nesrin Turan - Quality of Life Research, 2015 - Springer
Background and purpose Restless legs syndrome (RLS), as well as problems secondary to
RLS, may worsen the quality of life. Our aim was to modify the Restless Legs Syndrome …