Table 3 .
Bowel Management Difficulties items and IRT parameters
| Item ID | Response Set* | Item stem | Item response theory calibration statistics |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slope | Threshold 1 | Threshold 2 | Threshold 3 | Threshold 4 | |||
| rToiletBO_3 | A | I worried about the odor associated with bowel accidents | 2.31810 | 0.33615 | 0.81416 | 1.39188 | 1.75706 |
| rToiletBO_4 | A | Bowel accidents limited my independence | 3.15488 | 0.48635 | 1.02217 | 1.46920 | 1.87993 |
| rToiletBO_7 | A | A bowel accident has affected my self-esteem | 2.85321 | 0.40136 | 0.87339 | 1.24240 | 1.68935 |
| rToiletBO_12 | A | I worried about performing my bowel program. | 2.08319 | 0.40209 | 0.91889 | 1.41131 | 1.96636 |
| rToiletBO_22 | A | I was embarrassed by the odor associated with my bowel program | 2.68325 | 0.48671 | 0.96759 | 1.54300 | 1.85690 |
| rToiletBO_24 | A | I was bothered by abdominal pain | 0.92116 | 0.95265 | 1.72548 | 2.68904 | 3.62275 |
| rToiletBO_27 | A | I worried I would have a bowel accident | 3.16184 | −0.00796 | 0.48797 | 1.04774 | 1.44477 |
| rToiletBO_29 | A | I was upset because of problems with my bowel functioning | 2.66956 | 0.18669 | 0.67345 | 1.24687 | 1.65658 |
| rToiletBO_33 | A | I was frustrated by repeated bowel accidents | 4.90259 | 0.59783 | 0.90898 | 1.35621 | 1.67546 |
| rToiletBO_35 | A | I was bothered by fluid or loose feces leakage | 3.66980 | 0.69274 | 1.04905 | 1.53395 | 1.82327 |
| rToiletBO_36 | A | I was bothered by solid stool leakage | 4.15097 | 0.83184 | 1.11454 | 1.59355 | 1.88010 |
| rToiletBO_38 | B | I experienced a major inconvenience due to a bowel accident | 4.29925 | 0.47283 | 0.89257 | 1.47547 | 1.72466 |
| rToiletBO_41 | B | I worried that I would have gas at an inappropriate time | 1.30189 | 0.21713 | 0.85471 | 1.97587 | 2.55930 |
| rToiletBO_44 | B | My bowel care interfered with my sleep | 1.86762 | 0.62713 | 1.13647 | 1.87682 | 2.36049 |
| rToiletBO_46 | B | Bowel accidents have interrupted my daily activities | 4.76412 | 0.41791 | 0.84927 | 1.43659 | 1.77930 |
| rToiletBO_48 | B | I wanted more information on option for bowel management | 1.39545 | 0.50884 | 0.84292 | 1.62293 | 2.06327 |
| rToiletBO_52 | B | I had bowel accidents | 4.01342 | 0.24540 | 0.79246 | 1.46460 | 1.87867 |
| rToiletBO_56 | B | I was embarrassed that I needed a bowel program | 1.56788 | 0.50277 | 0.92051 | 1.54907 | 1.79881 |
| rToiletBO_60 | B | I had to stop what I was doing because of a bowel accident | 4.14570 | 0.33154 | 0.85888 | 1.52127 | 2.00432 |
| rToiletBO_61 | B | I spent a lot of time taking care of a bowel accident | 4.63401 | 0.38974 | 0.89181 | 1.45725 | 1.92979 |
| rToiletBO_67 | B | My bowel program took 3 to 6 hours | 0.99238 | 1.55069 | 2.06008 | 2.85185 | 3.68184 |
| rToiletBO_78 | B | My clothing was soiled due to a bowel accident | 2.89778 | 0.43474 | 1.05601 | 1.92982 | 2.33384 |
| rToiletBO_Com1 | B | I avoided going out in public because of my bowel program | 2.56380 | 0.73768 | 1.13590 | 1.89055 | 2.38333 |
| rToiletBO_Com26.5 | A | My sex life was limited by bowel issues | 1.96057 | 1.11389 | 1.61193 | 2.08435 | 2.47192 |
| rToiletBO_Com25 | A | I worried that my social activities would be interrupted by a bowel accident | 3.21959 | 0.25994 | 0.72228 | 1.40504 | 1.78818 |
| rToiletBO_Com22 | A | I worried that a bowel accident would disrupt my ability to work | 2.53371 | 0.54510 | 0.93468 | 1.51278 | 1.97153 |
*Context for all items was: ‘Lately’. All items were scored 1–5. Response set A was: Not at all/A little bit/Somewhat/Quite a bit/Very much. Response set B was: Never/Rarely/Sometimes/Often/Always.
Bold Font indicates the items selected for the short form.
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