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. 2026 Sep 7;29(6):138. doi: 10.1007/s00737-026-01754-7

Table 3.

Characteristics of included studies investigating body image (BI) in females with breast cancer (BCP) treated with breast-conserving therapy (BCT) and mastectomy (MX)

Study CO BCP with BCT BCP with MX Age(mean/ range) BI QU Qualityof study
N BI score mean(SD) Tumor size/ cancer stage Treatment N BI score mean(SD Tumor size/ cancer stage Treatment
aJendrian et al., 2017 GER 46

6.84

(6.30)

Tis/T1: 36

T2/T3/T4: 5

Surgery, Chemotherapy, Endocrine therapy 61

11.51

(7.67)

Tis/T1: 44

T2/T3/T4: 12

Surgery,

Chemotherapy,

Endocrine therapy

68/

36.4–83.8

BIS NOS: 6
bJayasinghe et al., 2021 SL 19

58.35

(55.39)

T1: 15

T2: 27

T3 :5

T4 :2

Surgery,

Adjuvant Chemotherapy, Hormone therapy, Adjuvant Radiotherapy,

Axillary surgery

35

62.51

(27.68)

T1: 15

T2: 27

T3: 5

T4: 2

Surgery,

Chemotherapy, Hormone therapy, Radiotherapy,

Axillary surgery

58/

36–81

EORT QOL-BR 23 ROBINS-I: MODERATE
bMunshi et al., 2010 IND 142

77.70

(21.80)

Early BC: 119

Advanced BC: 23

Adjuvant radiotherapy,

Surgery

113

79.80

(35.20)

Early BC: 51

Advanced BC: 62

Adjuvant radiotherapy, Surgery na EORT QOL-BR 23

ROBINS-I:

LOW

bKing et al., 2000 AU 261

71.00

(15.00)

T1 and T2 (no exact number)/

Early stage of BC

Surgery,

Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy

43

48

(28)

T1 and T2 (na)/

Early stage of BC

Surgery,

Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy

BCT:54/25-81

MX:53

ESBC NOS: 5
bKonieczny and Fal, 2023 PL 125

58.97

(32.22)

na. Surgery, Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, Hormonal therapy, Systemic therapy 64

58.73

(31.16)

na.

Surgery,

Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy,

Hormonal therapy, Systemic therapy

55/

na.

EORT QOL-BR 23 ROBINS-I: LOW
bDubashi et al.,2010 IND 18

76.88

(33.03)

T1: 2

T2: 31

T3: 18

Surgery, Chemotherapy, Hormonal therapy, Bilateral salpingo-oopherectomy 33

82.38

(26.20)

T1: 2

T2: 31

T3: 18

Surgery,

Chemotherapy,

Hormonal therapy, Bilateral salpingo-oopherectomy

30/

na.

EORT QOL-BR 23

ROBINS-I:

LOW

bMock, 1988 USA 90

97.20

(12.31)

Early BC stage

Surgery,

Adjuvant chemotherapy

62

98.20

(12.47)

Early BC stage

Surgery,

Adjuvant chemotherapy

52/

29–79

BIS NOS: 4
bJankowska-Polańska et al., 2020 PL 50

74.50

(24.99)

na./

na

Surgery, Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, Hormonal therapy 50

57.39

(24.25)

na./

na

Surgery,

Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy,

Hormonal therapy

53/

na

EORT QOL-BR 23

ROBINS-I:

LOW

aArdakani et al., 2020 IRI 109

12.87

(6.41)

T1: 10

T2: 11

T3: 8

T4: 11

na: 140

na

Surgery, Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, Hormonal therapy 71

15.18

(6.51)

T1: 10

T2: 11

T3: 8

T4: 11

na: 140

na

Surgery,

Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy,

Hormonal therapy

46/

25–70

BIS

ROBINS-I:

LOW

aFonseca et al., 2014 PRT 26 3.69

na./

na

Surgery,

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy

29

8.24

(7.22)

na./

na

Surgery,

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy

54/

32–79

BIS

ROBINS-I:

MODERATE

aAerts et al., 2014 BE 81

1.53

(3.48)

na./

na.

Surgery, Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, Hormonal therapy 68

6.99

(7.58)

na./

na.

Surgery,

Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy,

Hormonal therapy

BCT:

57/

34-75

MX:

54/

26–74

BIS NOS: 7
Montañés -Muro et al., 2023 SPA 13

0.64

(0.38)

na./

na

Surgery 14

0.91

(0.47)

na./

na.

Surgery

53/

38–70

BIS NOS: 7
bParker et al., 2007 USA 104

23.6

(6.90)

na./

Stage I and II BC

Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy,

Surgery

45

22.50

(5.10)

na./

Stage I and II BC

Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy,

Surgery

BCT : 53

MX: 52/

na

MBSRQ NOS: 8
aShekhar et al.,2023 IND 402

2.78

(3.67)

T1: 215

T2: 187/

0: 10

1: 72

2: 253

3: 34

Hormone therapy, Radiotherapy,

Surgery

304

29.38

(11.55)

T2: 148

T3: 156/

0: 24

3: 280

Hormone therapy, Radiotherapy,

Surgery

< 35 :

28

35-55:

362

55-70: 266

 > 70:

50

OBC

ROBINS-I:

LOW

*Spatuzzi et al.,2016 ITA 72 na BC stage 1–2 Surgery, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Hormone therapy 44 na BC stage 1 & 2

Surgery,

Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy,

Hormone therapy

BCT mean: 57

MX mean: 61.3

EORT QOL-BR 23

ROBINS-I:

LOW

*Arican Alicikus et al., 2009 TUR 61 na na Surgery, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Hormone therapy 51 na na

Surgery,

Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy,

Hormone therapy

50/

31–65

MBSRQ

ROBINS-I:

LOW

*Yilmazer et al., 1994 TUR 40 na BC stage 1& 2 Surgery, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy 40 na BC stage 1 and 2

Surgery,

Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy

BCT: 40/

27–50

MX: 43/

30–50

A draw a person test

ROBINS-I:

MODERATE

*Fung et al., 2001 CHN 17 na

Tis:1

T1:10

T2:6

Surgery 15 na

Tis:1

T1: 4

T2:!0

Surgery

BCT: 47

/na

MX:

50

/na

Adopted initially the body image index

ROBINS-I:

LOW

*Schou et al., 2005 NOR 85 na

Tis:2

T1:68

T2:30

Systematic

therapy,

Surgery,

Radiotherapy

66 na

Tis:2

T1:68

T2:30

Systematic therapy, Surgery,

Radiotherapy

56/

21–78

CAWAC

ROBINS-I:

LOW

*Yurek et al., 2000 USA 78 na

T2: 165

T3: 25

Surgery,

Adjuvant therapy

79 na

T2: 165

T3: 25

Surgery,

Adjuvant therapy

51/

30–84

BSS

ROBINS-I:

LOW

*Arikan et al., 2020 TUR 52 na

T1:9

T2: 71

T3: 19

T4: 18

Surgery, Chemotherapy,

Target therapy, Hormone therapy

58 na

T1:9

T2: 71

T3: 19

T4: 18

Surgery,

Chemotherapy,

Target therapy,

Hormone therapy

56/

27–91

BIS

ROBINS-I:

LOW

*Afshar-Bakshloo et al.,2023 GER 212 Na

T0: 161

T1: 48

Surgery, Chemotherapy,

Target therapy,

Radiotherapy

27 Na T0: 27

Surgery, Chemotherapy,

Target therapy,

Radiotherapy

EORT QOL-BR 23

ROBINS-I:

MODERATE

*Kraus, 1999 USA 16 na Early BC na 15 na Early BC Surgery

52/

29–82

BIS* NOS: 4

BIS body image scale (Hopwood et al. 2001), BIS*: body image scale- modified version (Polivy et al. 1977), OBC objectified body consciousness (McKinley and Hyde 1996), MBSRQ multidimensional body-self relations questionnaire (Cash 1990), EORT QoL-BR 23 european organization for research and treatment of cancer quality of life in patients with breast cancer (Sprangers et al. 1996), CAWAC caring about women and cancer (Veronesi et al. 1999), BSS body satisfaction scale (Berscheid et al. 1973), ESBC enhanced body image scale for breast cancer (Kenny et al. 2000), A draw a person test (Machover 1949), Adopted initially the body image index (Lasry et al., 1987), n.a. missing data, NOS newcastle-ottawa scale, ROBINS-I risk of bias in non-randomised studies - of interventions, BI QU body image related questionnaires, a negative direction, b positive direction, * studies in only qualitative analysis, CO country, GER Germany, NOR Norway, BE Belgium, IRI Iran, CHN China, ITA Italy, IND India, SPA Spain, PRT Portugal, PL Poland, SL Sri Lanka, TUR Turkey, AU Australia