International Restless Legs Syndrome Rating Scale (IRLS)

Grades the severity of restless legs syndrome.

Answer each item based on recent symptom severity.

Questionnaire items

Choose the option that best reflects the severity of your restless legs syndrome symptoms during the last week.

1. Overall, how would you rate the severity of the unpleasant sensations in your legs or arms?

2. Overall, how would you rate the severity of your urge to move because of your restless legs syndrome symptoms?

3. Overall, how much relief of your restless legs syndrome symptoms do you get from moving around?

4. Overall, how severe is your sleep disturbance from your restless legs syndrome symptoms?

5. How severe is your tiredness or sleepiness from your restless legs syndrome symptoms?

6. Overall, how severe is your restless legs syndrome as a whole?

7. How often do you get restless legs syndrome symptoms?

8. When you have restless legs syndrome symptoms, how severe are they on average in terms of duration?

9. Overall, how severe is the impact of your restless legs syndrome symptoms on your ability to carry out daily affairs, for example carrying out a satisfactory family, home, social, school, or work life?

10. How severe is your mood disturbance from your restless legs syndrome symptoms, for example angry, depressed, sad, anxious, or irritable?

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Important Notice

This resource is intended for educational purposes only and is intended for US healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals should use independent medical judgment. All decisions regarding patient care must be handled by a healthcare professional and be made based on the unique needs of each patient.