Translation and validation of a Swedish version of the BODY-Q: a patient-reported outcome instrument for weight loss and body contouring surgery

Figures & data

Figure 1. Flow chart of the study.

Table 1. Results of BODY-Q in the 30 patients with known excess skin.

Category	Raw sum score	Scale (0–100)
Appearance
Abdomen (0–21)	7 (7–14)	0 (0–35)
Upper arms (0–21)	11 (5–22)	22 (0–74
Back (0–12)	8 (4–16)	33 (0–100)
Appearance of body (0–30)	14 (10–24)	23 (0–46)
Buttocks (0–15)	11.5 (5–20)	40.5 (0–100)
Hips and outer thighs (0–12)	9.5 (5–20)	30 (0–100)
Inner thighs (0–15)	4.5 (4–12)	4.5 (0–66)
Excess skin (0–21)	8 (6–17)	12 (0-47)
Function
Psychological (0––30)	17 (0–30)	50 (0–100)
Social (0–30)	19 (3–30)	57 (22–100)
Sexual (0–15)	50 (0–15)	35 (0–100)
Physical function (0–21)	16.5 (2–21)	68.5 (22–100)
Other
Body image (0–21)	5 (0–12)	31 (0–54)
Physical symptoms (0–33)	21.5 (0–29)	–

Higher scores indicate better outcome.

Table 2. Results of SESQ in 30 patients with known excess skin after massive weight-loss.

	Experience (0–4)	Degree of discomfort (0–10)
Assessment of excess skin at various body parts
Excess skin in general (0–10)	1 (0–1)	9 (0–10)
Arms (0–10)	2 (0–4)	7 (0–10)
Breast (0–10)	2.5 (0–4)	7 (0–10)
Abdomen (0–10)	4 (2–4)	9 (7–10)
Back (0–10)	1 (0–4)	4 (0–9)
Buttock (0–10)	1 (0–4)	4 (0–10)
Thighs (0–10)	3 (0–4)	7 (1–1)
Symptoms from excess skin
Itching and rash (0–4)	3 (0–4)
Difficulties to run/walk fast (0–4)	3 (0–4)
Difficulties to find clothes that fit (0–4)	3 (1–4)
Hinders me in everyday life (0–4)	3 (0–4)
Hinders me in intimate situations (0–4)	3 (0–4)
Difficulties with personal hygiene (0–4)	2 (0–4)
The body is unattractive (0–4)	4 (1–4)
SESQ, score (0–28)	21 (6–28)

Median (min–max). Higher scores correspond to higher experience and discomfort of the excess skin.

Table 3. Correlations between the BODY-Q and SESQ.

	SESQ
	Experience	Discomfort
Body-Q, score
Excess skin, in total	0.328	0.609**
Abdomen	0.702**	0.766**
Upper arms	0.702**	0.766**
Back	0.656**	0.715**
Buttocks	0.659**	0.664**
Inner thighs	0.709**	0.712**
Hips and outer thighs	0.653**	0.577**
	SESQ, symptoms
Body-Q, score
Body image	0.103
Sexual wellbeing	0.574**
Physical function	0.555**
Physical symptoms	0.190

**p<0.01.