Table 1 Overview of questionnaire characteristics

Physical activity

FPACQ

physical activity and sedentary behavior during a usual week

one-week period

domains:

- patient-related data

- data related to occupational activities:

○ occupational status ((un)employed)

○ working hours per week

○ job intensity

○ transport to the job

- sport activities (3 most frequently performed sports):

○ frequency

○ duration

- household activities

○ light

○ moderate

○ vigorous

- transport during leisure time

- sedentary activities (TV and sleep)

in MET-h/week:

- total physical activity

- occupational physical activity

- sports physical activity

- household physical activity

Bowel symptoms

LARS-questionnaire

Low Anterior Resection Syndrome symptoms

four-week period

five questions with weighted score values

LARS-categories:

- “no LARS” (0–20 points)

- “minor LARS” (21–29 points)

- “major LARS” (30–42 points)

COREFO-questionnaire

functional outcome after colorectal surgery

two-week period

27 questions, score 0–4 for each question

between 0 and 100, with a higher score representing more symptoms