12. Quality of life scores.

Technique	Study	Quality of life score
		V‐Q/SymQ	AVVSS	CIVIQ2	SF‐12	SF‐36	RAND‐36	EQ‐5D	SF‐6D
EVLA versus RFA	Nordon 2011							✓
	Rasmussen 2011	✓				✓
	Recovery 2009							✓
	Shepherd 2010				✓
EVLA versus EVSA	LAST 2014							✓
EVLA versus UGFS	Magna 2013		✓					✓
	Rasmussen 2011	✓				✓
	Vernermo 2016		✓
EVLA versus CA	Calik 2019			✓
EVLA versus MOCA	Vähäaho 2019		✓
EVLA versus HL/S (surgery)	Darwood 2008		✓
	Flessenkämper 2013							✓
	HELP‐1 2011		✓			✓		✓	✓
	Magna 2013		✓					✓
	Pronk 2010							✓
	Rasmussen 2007		✓			✓
	Rasmussen 2011	✓				✓
	RELACS 2012			✓
	Vernermo 2016		✓
RFA versus UGFS	Rasmussen 2011	✓				✓
RFA versus CA	Morrison 2015		✓					✓
RFA versus MOCA	Lane 2017		✓					✓
	MARADONA 2019		✓						✓
	Vähäaho 2019		✓
RFA versus HL/S (surgery)	EVOLVeS 2003			✓
	Rasmussen 2011	✓				✓
	Rautio 2002						✓
	Subramonia 2010	✓	✓
RFA versus UGFS	Rasmussen 2011	✓				✓
UGFS versus HL/S (surgery)	FOAM 2010							✓
	Magna 2013		✓					✓
	Rasmussen 2011	✓				✓
	Vernermo 2016		✓

AVVSS: Aberdeen Varicose Vein Symptom Severity Score
CA: cyanoacrylate glue
CIVIQ2: Chronic Venous Insufficiency Quality of Life Questionnaire
EQ‐5D: EuroQol‐5D
EVLA: endovenous laser ablation
EVSA: endovenous steam ablation
HL/S: high ligation and stripping
MOCA: mechanochemical ablation
RAND‐36: Short term RAND‐36 (validated for Finland)
RFA: radiofrequency ablation
SF‐12: Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 12
SF‐36: Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36
SF‐6D: variation of the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36
UGFS: ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy
V‐Q/SymQ: VEINES‐QoL/Sym questionnaire