TABLE 2.

Quality of life outcomes

Questionnaire	N = 43 patients
UDI‐6 For each question, circle the number that best describes this problem for you over the past month. 0 = not at all, 1 = a little bit, 2 = moderately, 3 = greatly Do you experience and, if so, how much are you bothered by:	N with score = 3 (%)
1 Frequent urination?	16 (37%)
2 Urine leakage related to urgency?	16 (37%)
3 Urine leakage related to physical activity?	14 (32%)
4 Small amount of leakage?	15 (35%)
5 Difficulty emptying your bladder or difficulty urinating?	5 (12%)
6 Pain or discomfort in your lower abdominal, pelvic or genital area?	16 (37%)
UDI 6 score (median, IQR)	4 (12)
EQ‐5D‐5L How bad/good is your heath today on a scale between 0 (worst) and 100 (best) Score (median, IQR)	67.5 (30)
ICIQ‐S
7 How would you rate the outcomes of the surgery? 0 = very unsuccessful, 1 = a little successful, 2 = neither successful, nor unsuccessful, 3 = somewhat successful, 3 = very successful	35 (81%) with score $\ge 3$
8 Compared to how you felt before the surgery, how is your condition now? 0 = much worse, 1 = a bit worse, 2 = about the same, 3 = a bit better, 4 = much better	33 (73%) with score $\ge 3$
9 Would you say you have been able to return to normal life after the surgery? 0 = strongly disagree, 1 = disagree, 2 = agree, 3 = strongly agree	18 (42%) with score $\ge 2$
10 If you were in the same situation again, would you still have the surgery? 0 = no, definitely not, 1 = no, probably not, 2 = not sure, 3 = yes, probably, 4 = yes, definitely	40 (93%) with score $\ge 3$
11 Would you recommend this surgery to friends or relatives with similar problems? 0 = no, definitely not, 1 = no, probably not, 2 = not sure, 3 = yes, probably, 4 = yes, definitely	41 (95%) with score $\ge 3$
12 If you had to spend the rest of your life with your symptoms as they are now, how would you feel? 0 = desperate, 1 = very unhappy, 2 = somewhat unhappy, 3 = mixed feelings, 4 = somewhat happy, 5 = perfectly happy	10 (23%) with score $\ge 4$
Sum Score Score (median, IQR)	12 (19)
13 Overall how satisfied were you with the surgery? (not satisfied) 0–10 (very satisfied)	37 (86%) with score $\ge 5$
14 Compared to how you were before the surgery, how is your sexual life? 0 = much worse, 1 = a bit worse, 2 = about the same, 3 = a bit better, 4 = much better	24 (80%) with score $\ge 2$
15 Do you experience any symptoms related to sexual dysfunction, such as pain during intercourse, reduced sexual desire or difficulties reaching climax? 0 = not at all, 1 = a little bit, 2 = moderately, 3 = greatly	18 (30%) with score $\ge 2$

Note: Data regarding quality of life were available for 43 patients, with a median follow‐up of 32 months (12–54). For Questions 14 and 15, 70% of the patients (30/43) answered as they were sexually active post‐operatively.