Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a highly prevalent sensory-motor disorder, impacting approximately 3% of the global population, with a circadian rhythm profile, characterised by an96 of 633 ABSTRACTSurge to move the arms and legs, usually associated with discom-fort, pain, and motor restlessness. The diagnosis is commonly made in primary care, but the variation and fluctuation in symptoms, signs, and symptom burden, also when treatment is initiated, make RLS a difficult condition to diagnose and treat. When describing clinical symptoms, existing literature has mostly focused on a bio-medical perspective even if RLS impacts several human needs. Only a few qualitative studies have tried to gain an in-depth perspective of how symptoms are featured and expressed. Understanding factors affecting the fulfilment of human needs among patients with RLS could be beneficial in a clinical context. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore and describe how patients with RLS experience their life situation.