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ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2015

Quality measures for the care of adult patients with restless legs syndrome.

Lynn Marie Trotti, Cathy A Goldstein, Christopher G Harrod, Brian B Koo, Denise Sharon, Rochelle Zak, Ronald D Chervin

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Article in Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Restless legs syndrome is associated with mast cell activation syndrome.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2020
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  7. How Did It Get Late So Soon?Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2016
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  8. The Evolution of the AASM Clinical Practice Guidelines: Another Step Forward.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2016
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  9. Measurement of quality to improve care in sleep medicine.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2015
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Lynn Marie TrottiDepartment of Neurology and Sleep Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
Cathy A GoldsteinDepartment of Neurology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI.
Christopher G HarrodAmerican Academy of Sleep Medicine, Darien, IL.
Brian B KooDepartment of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
Denise SharonTulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
Rochelle ZakSleep Disorders Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Ronald D ChervinDepartment of Neurology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI.
Michigan Medicine · USAmerican Academy of Sleep Medicine · USEmory University · USTulane University · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · USYale University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractThe American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) commissioned several Workgroups to develop quality measures for the care of patients with common sleep disorders, including adults with restless legs syndrome (RLS). Using the AASM process for quality measure development, the RLS Work-group developed three target outcomes for RLS management, including improving the accuracy of diagnosis, reducing symptom severity, and minimizing treatment complications. Seven processes were developed to support these outcomes. To achieve the outcome of improving accuracy of diagnosis, the use of accepted diagnostic criteria and assessment of iron stores are recommended. To realize the outcome of decreasing symptom severity, routine assessment of severity and provision of evidence-based treatment are recommended. To support the outcome of minimizing treatment complications, counseling about potential side effects and assessing for augmentation and impulse control disorders, when indicated, are recommended. Further research is needed to validate optimal practice processes to achieve best outcomes in adult patients with RLS.

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AdultHumansQuality Indicators, Health CareQuality of Health CareRestless Legs SyndromeSeverity of Illness IndexSleep Medicine SpecialtyTreatment Outcome

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PMID25700882
PMCPMC4346652
OpenAlexW2010840597

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