Table 3 Summary of the results for assessment of the condition-specific and health-specific QoL based on the ICIQ-LUTS QoL, ICIQ-VS QoL and EQ5D-VAS

Loohuis et al. [34, 35]

ICIQ-LUTS QoL

33.4 ± 7.8

33.9 ± 8.3

− 3.8 ± 5.9^a

− 4.3 ± 5.4^a

29.1 ± 8.0

28.4 ± 6.0

Araujo et al. [31]

ICIQ-VS QoL

5.9 ± 4.1

5.0 ± 4.6

3.9 ± 4.2

4.4 ± 4.3

3.1 ± 3.7

1.8 ± 3.2

1.3 ± 2.9

5.6 ± 4.3

Asklund et al. [29]

ICIQ-LUTS QoL

34.8 ± 6.1

34.1 ± 6.1

34.1 ± 6.7

28.8 ± 6.4

None

30.2 ± 7.8

Sjöström et al. [27]

ICIQ-LUTS QoL

33.6 ± 8.2

33.6 ± 6.8

28.8 ± 7.3

27.8 ± 6.0

27.8 ± 5.7

27.5 ± 6.1

27.2 ± 6.4

26.5 ± 5.2

EQ5D-VAS

79.2 ± 14.0

79.1 ± 13.6

81.8 ± 13.9

83.3 ± 10.3

83.4 ± 12.3

80.4 ± 13.7

83.5 ± 12.2

83.3 ± 13.2