Table 2.

The revision and rationale for items in the SwQoR.

QoR-24	Revision/rationale	SwQoR
Able to breathe easy	-	Able to breathe easy
Sleeping well	-	Sleeping well
Being able to enjoy food	-	Being able to enjoy food
Feeling rested	-	Feeling rested
Having a general feeling of well-being	-	Having a general feeling of well-being
Feeling in control	-	Feeling in control
Pain in the surgical wound	-	Pain in the surgical wound
Feeling relaxed	-	Feeling relaxed
Speaking normally	-	Speaking normally
Able to brush teeth	Merged into one item and linguistic revision	Able to look after personal hygiene
Able to look after own appetence
Able to write	Linguistic revision	Able to write as usual
Able to return to work	Linguistic revision	Able to return to work or usual duties about the home
Nausea	Merged into one item	Nausea and vomiting Nausea or vomiting
Vomiting
Feeling restless	-	Feeling restless
Shivering or twitching	-	Shivering or twitching
Feeling too cold	-	Feeling too cold
Dizziness	-	Dizziness
Nightmares	-	Nightmares
Anxiety	-	Anxiety
Depressed	-	Depressed
Feeling lonely	-	Feeling lonely
Difficulties getting to sleep	-	Difficulties getting to sleep
	[24]	Headache
	[24]	Muscle pain
	[24]	Back pain
	[24]	Sore throat
	[22]	Difficulties concentrating
	[22]a	Trouble urinating
Difficulties defecating	[22,23]aand divided into two items	Feeling constipated
		Diarrhea

^aFrom PRiC, personal communication with Ulrica Nilsson, 20150427