Descriptors of restless legs syndrome sensations
Descriptors of restless legs syndrome sensations
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DOI：
10.1016/j.sleep.2011.11.020
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发表时间：
2012-04-01
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影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Bentley, Alison
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作者：
Kerr, Samantha;McKinon, Warrick;Bentley, Alison
背景：不宁腿综合征（RLS）的特征是对腿部不寻常的感觉做出反应而产生移动的冲动。患者难以描述他们的RLS感觉，导致各种各样的描述符尚未完全分类。本研究的目的是描述RLS感觉和评估目前的诊断描述符的准确性。方法：41名RLS参与者完成了一次访谈，包括：提供RLS感觉的自发描述，完成麦吉尔疼痛问卷（MPQ），并从以前发表的RLS术语列表中选择描述符结果：最常见的自发描述符是：“刺激性”（17%）、L“疼痛”（17%）和“冲动移动”（24%）;提示描述符是：“不安”（88%），“不舒服”（78%），和“需要伸展”（76%）;和MPQ的话是：“刺痛”（56%）和“跳跃”（54%）。包括这些常用的描述符可能会提高RLS的诊断准确性。我们的数据强调需要一个国际性的，大规模的，多文化的研究，以确定最准确的诊断描述符，更清楚地定义RLS。(C)2012 Elsevier B. V.保留所有权利。
Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is characterised by an urge to move in response to unusual sensations in the legs. Patients experience difficulty describing their RLS sensations, resulting in a diverse range of descriptors which have not been fully categorised. The purpose of this study was to describe RLS sensations and to evaluate the accuracy of current diagnostic descriptors.Methods: Forty-one RLS participants completed an interview which involved: providing spontaneous descriptions of RLS sensations, completing the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), and selecting descriptors from a list of previously published RLS terms (prompted descriptors).Results: The most frequent spontaneous descriptors were: "irritating" (17%), L "painful" (17%), and "urge to move" (24%); prompted descriptors were: "restless" (88%), "uncomfortable" (78%), and "need to stretch" (76%); and MPQ words were: "tingling" (56%) and "jumping" (54%).Discussion: The most frequently cited descriptors in this study differ from the terminology used in the RLS diagnostic criteria. Inclusion of these frequently used descriptors may improve the diagnostic accuracy of RLS. Our data emphasise the need for an international, large scale, multicultural study to determine the most accurate diagnostic descriptors to define RLS more clearly. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.