Assessment Tools: Severity of Symptoms in Adults
Johns Hopkins Restless Legs Severity Scale (JHRLSS)
Allen RP and Earley CJ. Validation of the Johns Hopkins Restless Legs Severity scale. Sleep Med (2001) 2:239–42
International Restless Legs Scale (IRLS)
Walters AS, LeBrocq C, Dhar A, Hening W, Rosen R, Allen RP, et al. Validation of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group Rating Scale for Restless Legs Syndrome. Sleep Med (2003) 4:121–32
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RLS-6 Scale of Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease
Kohnen R, Martinez-Martin P, Benes H, Trenkwalder C, Högl B, Dunkl E, Walters AS. Rating of daytime and nighttime symptoms in RLS: validation of the RLS-6 scale of restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease. Sleep Med. 2016 Apr;20:116-22
Self-Administered Version of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group Severity Rating Scale (sIRLS)
Sharon D, Allen RP, Martinez-Martin P, Walters AS, Ferini-Strambi L, Hogl B, et al.Validation of the self-administered version of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group severity rating scale – The sIRLS. Sleep Med (2019) 54:94–100