Alice Hatsue Masuko|Luciane Bizari Coin de Carvalho|Marco Antônio Cardoso Machado|José Fausto de Morais|Lucila Bizari Fernandes do Prado|Gilmar Fernandes do Prado
Translation and validation into the Brazilian Portuguese of the restless legs syndrome rating scale of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group
Universidade Federal de São Paulo|Universidade Federal de São Paulo|Universidade Federal de São Paulo|Universidade Federal de São Paulo|Hospital São Paulo|Universidade Federal de São Paulo|Hospital São Paulo|Universidade Federal de São Paulo
restless legs syndrome rls chronic sensorymotor disorder characterized unpleasant limb sensations irresistible urge move international restless legs syndrome study group developed restless legs syndrome rating scale irls assess severity rls symptoms objective study translate validate irls brazilian portuguesethe irls translated brazilian portuguese analyzed back translated english compared original version applied 10 patients cultural verification language adjusted final version administered 30 patients 13 male mean age 58881482there correlation among irls evaluation three experts many linguistic adaptations required achieve cultural adequacy cronbachs alpha coefficient showed reliability 80irls translated adapted validated brazilian portuguese language showing good reliability validity