Table 1.

Standardised and validated measurement instruments for the included patient-reported outcomes

Patient-reported outcome	Validated measurement instrument
HRQoL	EQ-5D visual analogue scale, SF-36, Ferrans and Powers QLI, WHO QOL, SF-12, Padilla QLI, SF-20 and Satisfaction With Life Scale
Cancer-specific QOL	FACT-G, EORTC QLQ-C30, FLIC, Selby’s QLI, Cleary’s QLI and CARES-SF
Bladder cancer-specific QOL	EORTC QLQ-BLM30, BCI and FACT-BI
Sexual function	IIEF-5 and FSFI
Gastrointestinal function	GIQLI
Urinary incontinence	BCI supplement, ICIQ-UI SF, IPSS
Psychological factors
Depression Anxiety Stress Self-esteem	BSI-18, BDI, ISR-depression scale STAI anxiety scales, numeric rating scales or visual analogue scale Perceived Stress Scale Rosenberg self-esteem scale
Abbreviations: HRQoL, Health-Related Quality of Life; QOL, Quality of Life; EQ-5D, EuroQol-5D; SF-36, 36-item short form health survey; QLI, Quality of Life index; WHO, World Health Organization; SF-12, 12-item short form health survey; SF-20, 20-item short form health survey; FACT-G, functional assessment of cancer therapy - general; EORTC, The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer; QLQ-C30, Quality of Life Questionnaire-core 30; FLIC, functional living index - cancer; CARES-SF, Cancer Rehabilitation Evaluation System short form; QLQ-BLM30,30-item Quality of Life Questionnaire for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer; BCI, bladder cancer index; FACT-Bl, functional assessment of cancer therapy questionnaire for patients with bladder cancer; IIEF-5 = the international index of erectile function-5; FSFI, female sexual function index; GIQLI, gastrointestinal quality of life index; ICIQ-UI SF, international consultation on incontinence questionnaire-urinary incontinence-short form; IPSS, the international prostate symptom score; BSI-18, the brief symptom inventory 18; BDI = beck depression inventory; ISR, International Classification of Diseases-10 symptom rating; STAI, the state-trait anxiety inventory