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Table 1 Number of patients who completed each HRQL instrument at each time point

From: Methodology and measurement properties of health-related quality of life instruments: A prospective study of patients undergoing breast reduction surgery

Time Point

HUI2 and HUI3

SF-36

MBSRQ-AS

BSS Score

1 Week Pre-Op (Time 1)

48

48

47

49

1 Day Pre-Op (Time 2)

47

46

48

49

1 Month Post-Op (Time 3)

42

42

43

44

6 Months Post-Op Time 4

43

40

41

43

1 Year Post-Op Time 5

32

30

30

33

  1. HUI2 = Health Utilities Index Mark 2; HUI3 = Health Utilities Index Mark 3; SF-36 = Short-Form 36; MBSRQ-AS = Multidimensional Body Self Relations Questionnaire Appearance Assessment; BSS Score = Breast Symptom Summary Score