This forum has over 10,000 followers across Europe but only a small number of you have taken part in the European Alliance for RLS (EARLS) Patient Survey 2018. We are asking for 5-10 minutes of your time, that's all. If you don't help us, we cannot help you.
We need many, many more responses. We need you to share the survey with your forum friends, encourage each other to complete it, share it with your family (if any of them have RLS), share it on your Facebook page etc, bump this post so others see it, 'Like' the post so it stays at the top of the RLS forum topics. This is the third time we have had to post this request, isn't that a shame?
In short, we need your help. For years we have heard people (wrongly) complain that no research is being done. This is research. Its findings will be shared with senior influencers and policy makers across Europe but only if we have a sufficient sample size to be able to draw some conclusions. Without your help and participation, we will fail. It's up to you, we need you to make it happen.
The survey takes about 5-10 minutes to complete and your answers will be completely anonymous. It is currently open to residents of the UK, Ireland, France, Finland, Netherlands, Austria and Germany.
Thank you cicek for your support. It is appreciated. As you rightly say we desperately need forum members help with this and the survey does not take long to complete.
Thank you Pippins. I well remember that you have and thank you for replying to this thread too as it bumps up it up again. Your support is appreciated.
This is important! !We need research please complete this survey. We have all been grateful for RLS. UK in ones way or another over the years so now it is your chance to make a difference
Did mine straight away. As others have said we are all grateful for the help on this forum so it’s our turn to help. On a lighter note so many of us are awake during the night we have plenty of time to respond lol
It’s self destructive not to do the survey. Please do the survey. For you know what’s sake do the survey. People, me included, are irritated when doctors say RLS is psychosomatic. To refuse to do the survey is 24 carat masochism. It’s an auto-da-fey. I don’t want to put too fine a point on this but please do the survey. The survey. The survey. Not to do the survey is like refusing to take a new medication that really helps. So please...
Wow, thank you rkatt. Agreed. This survey is SO IMPORTANT. Everyone eligible to complete the survey is strongly encouraged to do so. It makes perfect sense!
The survey is only open to countries who are members of the European Alliance for RLS, sorry. We hope to work with our U.S. colleagues in the future to develop an international survey.
Brilliant Kaarina. I’m so grateful for all the work RLS UK do on this forum. It has literally been a lifesaver for me.
The USA RLS Foundation recently did an educational push in the USA to raise awareness of Augmentation and the use of opioids. We need to raise awareness here in Europe so
You are correct, the survey is currently only open to residents of the UK, Ireland, France, Finland, Netherlands, Austria and Germany. Thank you for taking the time to open the link. It is appreciated.
Helping out here by bumping this up. Do you know when the Norwegian folk can complete the survey?
Unfortunately we do not have a Norwegian translation Jess, so we have not been able to publish the Norwegian translation. Might you be able to help me with it? Would only take about 20 minutes of your time ((I hope!). If so, please email me chair@rls-uk.org and we can progress things as soon as possible. Many thanks, Daragh
A lot of us cannot take this survey because we are in the states. I agree, though, would be nice if more participated and do not expect others to do it all. I wish I could do the survey.
Hi tried to complete survey but can’t seem to access it, will try again soon. Thankyou for this site, it’s been so important to me for the advice and support, thankyou
I am not quite sure why you are having problems in accessing it. Perhaps you could try a different browser? Hopefully you will be able to complete the survey soon.
Hi Jess, that is great news. Thank you so much for doing this for us as it must have taken up quite a bit of your time. I am sure Daragh will be able to answer your question.
Hi Jess3648, we are relying on the respective national groups to help us publicise the survey. For example, the French RLS organisation heavily publicised the survey and we already have 631 responses from France, and Germany have helped us achieve 215 responses etc. The figures go up every day.
Good morning! Before I took it to my Norwegian teacher for proofreading I warned her how difficult some of the questions might be for her to swallow (heck, they’d be difficult for anyone to swallow!). I was right to warn her! She was fine and all, but did say «gosh Jessica, this disease is gruesome!»
Good morning to you Jess, too. You were wise to warn your Norwegian teacher about some of the content. Please pass on our thanks to your teacher too. It was very kind of her to take the time to proofread the survey. I am sure you did a perfect job though. You have done a very good deed on behalf of those suffering with RLS. Thank you so much. Well done.
Will do! She was happy to help! She was impressed with my translation and only needed to make a few grammatical corrections. We had fun meeting together.
Thank you so much, Jess3468. I have now placed the Norwegian translation onto the survey platform and have contacted the Norwegian RLS group for their agreement for it to be 'made live'. I will let you know as soon as it is ready to publish. In the meantime, thank you so much for all of your help!
You’re very welcome!😀 Let me know if there is anything else I can do.
The preview link you sent me won’t let me go past the first several questions, saying that the starred questions need an answer before continuing. Should I answer the questions just so I can preview the entire thing?
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I well remember that you have and thank you for replying to this thread too as it bumps up it up again. Your support is appreciated. 
Thank you for your support. 
