A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis to Assess Patient-Reported Outcomes after Lung Cancer Surgery

Table 2

Summary of study characteristics.

Study ID/country	Time	Design	Intervention/comparison	HRQOL assessment; (time of assessment in months)
Balduyck et al. [10]	2002–2004	Cohort	VATS/thoracotomy	QLQ30/13; (1, 3, 6, 12)
Baysungur et al. [11]	2007–2009	Cross sectional	VATS/thoracotomy	SF 36; QLQ30/13; (6)
Brunelli et al.; Italy [12]	2004–2006	Case series	Thoracotomy only	SF 36; (1, 3)
Ilonen et al.; Finland [13]	2002–2005	Case series	Thoracotomy only	15D; (3, 12, 24)
Li et al.; China [14]	1994–2000	Cross sectional	VATS/thoracotomy	QLQ30/13; (20.8 : 37.7)