Johns Hopkins Phone Intervew For Restless Legs Syndrome

Authors

  • Thiere A. Gruber Fisioterapeuta, Universidade Metodista, São Bernardo do Campo-SP, Brasil.
  • Karla Carlos Fisioterapeuta, Setor de Neuro-Sono da Disciplina de Neurologia da Universidade Federal de São Paulo – UNIFESP, São Paulo-SP, Brasil.
  • Reginaldo de Carvalho Silva Filho Fisioterapeuta, Setor de Neuro-Sono da Disciplina de Neurologia da Universidade Federal de São Paulo – UNIFESP, São Paulo-SP, Brasil.
  • Cesar Osorio de Oliveira Neurologista, Setor de Neuro-Sono da Disciplina de Neurologia da Universidade Federal de São Paulo – UNIFESP, São Paulo-SP, Brasil.
  • Luciane Bizari Coin de Carvalho Psicóloga, Doutora, Professora Afiliada, Setor de Neuro-Sono da Disciplina de Neurologia da Universidade Federal de São Paulo – UNIFESP, São Paulo- -SP, Brasil.
  • Lucila B Fernandes do Prado Neurofisiologista com atuação em medicina do Sono, Doutora, Setor de Neuro-Sono da Disciplina de Neurologia da Universidade Federal de São Paulo – UNIFESP, São Paulo-SP, Brasil.
  • Gilmar Fernandes do Prado Neurologista, Doutor, Professor Livre Docente, Setor de Neuro-Sono da Disciplina de Neurologia da Universidade Federal de São Paulo – UNIFESP, São Paulo-SP, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4181/RNC.2012.20.696.5p

Keywords:

Restless Legs Syndrome, Diagnostic, Interview

Abstract

Background. Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a neurological disor­der characterized by uncomfortable sensations in the legs, manifest­ing when patients are seated still, mostly in the night and get better with movement. Objective. To address the sensitivity, specificity, and agreement of The Johns Hopkins telephone diagnostic interview for the restless legs syndrome. Method. We included 41 patients. Seven­teen were previously diagnosed with RLS by an experimented physi­cian in a clinical set. Twenty four people did not have RLS symptoms. All participants were interviewed by a researcher blinded to the diag­noses. We calculated the sensitivity, specificity, agreement (Kappa sta­tistics), considering the diagnostic in the clinical set as gold standard. Results. Among the 41 patients interviewed by the telephone, we de­cided that 19 had RLS and 22 did not. Comparing these results with the gold standard procedure we achieved specificity of 83% (20/24) and sensitivity of 88% (15/17). The agreement the phone interview and the clinical diagnostic was substantial (Kappa = 69%). Conclu­sion. The Johns Hopkins telephone diagnostic interview for the rest­less legs syndrome has a good sensitivity/specificity and substantial agreement to RLS diagnose.

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2012-12-31

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Vol. 20 No. 4 (2012)

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Gruber TA, Carlos K, Filho R de CS, Oliveira CO de, Carvalho LBC de, Prado LBF do, et al. Johns Hopkins Phone Intervew For Restless Legs Syndrome. Rev Neurocienc [Internet]. 2012 Dec. 31 [cited 2025 Dec. 13];20(4):541-5. Available from: https://periodicos.unifesp.br/index.php/neurociencias/article/view/8225