Table 3. QoL assessment.
| Author and year | QoL questionnaire | Number assessed (patients/parents) | Preoperative QoL assessment | Postoperative QoL assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson 2003 (16) | PEEQ | 19/22 | Yes | 6–12 months |
| Roberts 2003 (17) | KSQOL | 5/5 | No | 6–9 months |
| Krasopoulos 2006 (18) | NQ-mA, SSQ | 20/0 | Yes | 5 months |
| Metzelder 2007 (19) | SSQ | 40/39 | No | 6 months, 2–3 years |
| Lam 2008 (20) | PEEQ, CHQ-CF87 | 23/0 (MIRPE), 11/0 (open) | No | 14.1±11.5 months (MIRPE), 15.3±9.2 months (open) |
| Kelly 2008 (21) | PEEQ | 264/291 | Yes | 12 months |
| Jacobsen 2010 (22) | CHQ-CF87 (patients only), CHQ-PF50 (parents only), NQ-mA, SSQ | 119/119 | No | 6–30 months |
| Hadolt 2011 (23) | OEQ, FBCS, SCL-90-R | 17/17 | Yes | 4 years |
| Kim 2011 (24) | KSQOL | 39/39 | Yes | 5 years |
| Hanna 2013 (25) | SSQ | 51/0 | Yes | Exact timepoint NR |
| Kuru 2015 (26) | NQ-mA | 80/80 | Yes | 6 months |
| Kuru 2015 (27) | NQ-mA | 88/0 | Yes | 6 months |
| Lomholt 2016 (28) | CHQ-CF87 (patients only), CHQ-PF50 (parents only) |
85/85 | Yes | 3 months, 6 months |
| Sacco Casamassima 2016 (29) | SSQ | 39/0 | No | 32.9±16.9 months |
| Gibreel 2016 (30) | PEEQ | 145/0 | No | 7.1 (0.1–15.7) years |
| Luo 2017 (31) | SCL-90 | 266/0 | Yes | 12 months |
| Zuidema 2018 (32) | WHO-QOLbref (23 patients), CHQ-CF87 (82 patients), both (26 patients) |
131/0 | Yes | 6 weeks, 6 months |
| Zuidema 2019 (33) | SF-36 | 54/0 | Yes | 12 months |
| Zuidema 2020 (34) | SSQ | 108/0 | No | 6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months |
| de Carvalho 2021 (35) | PEEQ | 30/30 | Yes | 6 months |
QoL, quality of life; PEEQ, Pectus Excavatum Evaluation Questionnaire; KSQOL, Keith-Schalock’s Quality Of Life questionnaire; NQ-mA, Nuss Questionnaire modified for Adults; SSQ, Single Step Questionnaire; CHQ-CF87, Child Health Questionnaire-Child Form 87; CHQ-PF50, Child Health Questionnaire-Parent Form 50; OEQ, Operation Expectation Questionnaire; FBCS, Frankfurter Body Concept Scales; SCL-90-R, Symptom Checklist-90-Revised; SCL-90, Symptom Checklist-90; WHO-QOLbref, World Health Organisation Quality of Life; SF-36, 36-item Short Form survey.