Validation of the restless legs syndrome quality of life instrument (RLS-QLI): Findings of a consortium of national experts and the RLS Foundation

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 679-693

  Atkinson, M J ^a   Allen, R P ^a,b   DuChane, J ^a   Murray, C ^a,g   Kushida, C ^a,e   Roth, T ^a,f   Dement, William ^a,c   Hogan, Patrick ^a,d   Bell, Georgiana ^a,g  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Puget Sound Reg Movement Disord C   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g RLS Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

CNS disorder; Patient reported outcome (PRO) measurement; Quality of life; Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS); Sleep disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SEX RATIO; SLEEP; SOCIAL STATUS; VALIDATION PROCESS; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1942422599     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:QURE.0000021322.22011.d0     Document Type: Article

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