Table 1.

Number (%) of patients choosing each response to items measuring body image problems and surgical side-effects severity at T1

Body image	Not at all	A little of the time	Some of the time	Most of the time	All of the time
You are dissatisfied with the way your clothes fit	300 (54.7)	90 (16.4)	77 (14.1)	51 (9.3)	30 (5.5)
You think your clothes do not look good on you	348 (63.5)	59 (10.8)	74 (13.5)	43 (7.8)	24 (4.4)
You have difficulty finding clothes that fit	411 (74.9)	43 (4.7)	42 (11.5)	27 (5.8)	35 (3.1)
You feel self-conscious about being seen nude by your husband/partner	314 (68.1)	26 (9.3)	63 (9.1)	32 (5.9)	17 (7.6)
You are embarrassed to look at your nude body	454 (82.7)	28 (5.1)	28 (5.1)	18 (3.3)	20 (2.6)
You are embarrassed to wear a swimming suit	289 (20.6)	31 (5.6)	44 (8.0)	58 (10.6)	113 (20.6)
You feel self-conscious about your appearance	344 (62.7)	56 (10.2)	78 (14.2)	41 (7.5)	29 (5.3)
You feel ashamed of your body	450 (82.0)	29 (5.3)	25 (4.6)	23 (4.2)	21 (3.8)

Surgical side-effects severity	Not at all	A little bit	Somewhat	Quite a bit	Very much
You have limited arm mobility/frozen shoulder	386 (70.3)	58 (10.6)	60 (10.9)	34 (6.2)	11 (2.0)
You have tightness/tenderness/discomfort in your chest wall	330 (60.1)	90 (16.4)	70 (12.8)	45 (8.2)	14 (2.6)
You have tightness/tenderness/discomfort in your breast	206 (37.5)	148 (27.0)	110 (20.0)	68 (12.4)	17 (3.1)
You have arm weakness	389 (70.9)	65 (11.8)	55 (10.0)	29 (5.3)	11 (2.0)
You have lymphedema (swelling) of the arm	476 (86.7)	33 (6.0)	23 (4.2)	12 (2.2)	5 (0.9)
You have swelling of the chest/breast/axilla (underarm) wall	361 (65.8)	88 (16.0)	50 (9.1)	39 (7.1)	9 (1.6)
You have numbness/tingling, pins and needles	311 (56.6)	88 (16.0)	71 (12.9)	59 (10.7)	20 (3.6)
You have tightness/pulling/stretching in your arm/axilla (underarm)	314 (57.2)	104 (18.9)	69 (12.6)	49 (8.9)	13 (2.4)