Table 2 Quality of life scores from the included studies

Goossens-Laan et al. [12]

WHOQOL-bref: overall QoL

before diagnosis

3.8

2-10

22.5

SF-12 overall (sum of general domains /6)

0-100

61.4

SF-12: bodily pain

76.2

0-100

23.8

SF-12: fatigue

60.7

0-100

39.3

IIEF: erectile dysfunction

93.1

0-100

93.1

Lagrange et al. [27]

QLQ-C30: Overall QoL

before treatment

68

0-100

68

after treatment

6 mths

60

0-100

60

12 mths

81

0-100

81

24 mths

68

0-100

68

36 mths

71

0-100

71

Non-validated: urinary

before treatment

56.5

0-100

56.5

after treatment

6 mths

48.2

0-100

48.2

12 mths

30

0-100

30

24 mths

37.5

0-100

37.5

36 mths

64.3

0-100

64.3

Fung et al. [11]

Scores not in comparable scale

Roychowdhury et al. [14]

QLQ-C30: Overall QoL

Baseline before CT

58.3

0-100

58.3

Pain

Baseline before CT

33.3

0-100

33.3

Fatigue

Baseline before CT

33.3

0-100

33.3

Albers et al. [19]

Spitzer: overall QoL

before CT (after TUR)

7.9

0-10

79

after CT

at end of treatment

7.4

0-10

74

Spitzer: pain

before CT (after TUR)

4.8

0-7

52

after CT

at end of treatment

5.3

0-7

47

Herman et al. [18]

FACT-G: overall

before

94.5

0-108

87.5

during

3 weeks after initiating treatment

95.2

0-108

88.1

after

2 weeks after treatment(8 wks after treatment initiation)

96.2

0-108

89

FACT-BL

before

37.1

0-156

76.2

during

3 weeks after initiating treatment

36

0-156

76.9

after

2 weeks after treatment(8 wks after treatment initiation)

34.3

0-156

78

subcategory: bowel

before, during, after

71

subcategory: erectile function

before, during, after

58

Butt et al. [37]

Overview paper, not specified for BC patients

Joly et al. [16]

FACT-G: overall

during

1 week after start of treatment

77

0-108

71.3

2 weeks

79

0-108

73.1

3 weeks

82

0-108

75.9

4 weeks

78

0-108

72.2

5 weeks

72

0-108

66.7

6 weeks

71

0-108

65.7

FACT-BL

during

1 week after start of treatment

107

0-156

31.4

2 weeks

110

0-156

29.5

3 weeks

117

0-156

25

4 weeks

118

0-156

24.4

5 weeks

104

0-156

33.3

6 weeks

104

0-156

33.3

De Santis et al. [17]

No QoL scores listed

Huddart et el. [22]

Scores not in comparable scale

Henningsohn et al. [23]

Non-validated: urinary

after treatment

1-19 yrs after RT treatment

41

0-100

41

Non-validated: bowel

after treatment

1-19 yrs after RT treatment

22.75

0-100

22.75

Non-validated: sexual

after treatment

1-19 yrs after RT treatment

62

0-100

62

Zietman et al. [24]

Non-validated: urinary

after treatment

1-15 yrs after treatment

13.3

0-100

13.3

Non-validated: bowel

after treatment

1-15 yrs after treatment

14.3

0-100

14.3

Prostate instrument/Index for women: sexual

after treatment

1-15 yrs after treatment

53.7

0-100

53.7

SF-36: overall

after treatment

1-15 yrs after treatment

74

0-100

74

Matsuda et al. [35]

FACT-G: overall

after

5-10 yrs

81

0-108

75

FACT-BL

after

5-10 yrs

116.8

0-156

25.1

Fokdal et al. [26]

LENTSOMA: urinary

after

3-10 yrs after treatment

42.3

0-100

42.3

bowel

after

3-10 yrs after treatment

32

0-100

32

sexual

after

3-10 yrs after treatment

89

0-100

89

Allareddy et al. [25]

FACT-G: overall

after

6-16 yrs

89

0-104

85.6

FACT-BL

after

6-16 yrs

125

0-156

17.8

sexual function

after

6-16 yrs

32

0-100

32

Hashine et al. [21]

SF-36: overall (sum of all scales /8)

after

1-14 yrs after RT treatment

73

0-100

73

subcategory: body pain

after

1-14 yrs after RT treatment

79.2

0-100

79.2

EPIC: bowel

after

1-14 yrs after RT treatment

90

0-100

90

EPIC: urinary

after

1-14 yrs after RT treatment

92

0-100

92

EPIC: sexual

after

1-14 yrs after RT treatment

90

0-100

90

Singer et el. [34]

QLQ-C30: overall (sum of general scales /6)

after

0-37 yrs after

51.7

0-100

51.7

Subcategory: pain

after

0-37 yrs after

43.8

0-100

43.8

Subcategory: fatigue

after

0-37 yrs after

63.7

0-100

63.7

Kent et al. [38]

Overview paper, not specified for BC patients

Mak et. al. [20]

QLQ-C30: Overall (sum of general scales /6)

after

2-16 yrs after treatment

88.2

0-100

88.2

Subcategory: fatigue

15

0-100

15

Subcategory: pain

10

0-100

10

EQ-5D(3L): overall

91

0-100

91

EQ-5D:VAS: overall

81

0-100

81

QLQ-BLM30: urinary

22

0-100

22

QLQ-BLM30: sexual

52

0-100

52

EPIC: bowel

87

0-100

87

Mason et al. [36]

EQ5D

1-5 years post diagnosis, no comparable scores.

Perlis et al. [13]

BUSS: overall QoL

After

>1 year after

72.5

0-100

72.5