Table 1.
Descriptive data of the Toileting Behavior (TB) scale: results for the five subscales
| Questions | Never [n (%)] | Rarely [n (%)] | Sometimes [n (%)] | Often [n (%)] | Always [n (%)] | At least sometimes [n (%)] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place preference for voiding | |||||||
| Worry about sanity in public toilets | 1 | 4 (2.3) | 19 (11.0) | 44 (25.6) | 43 (25) | 62 (36) | 149 (87.2) |
| Avoid public toilets | 2 | 10 (5.8) | 36 (20.9) | 51 (29.7) | 45 (26.2) | 30 (17.4) | 126 (72.8) |
| Empty the bladder at home | 3 | 3 (1.8) | 9 (5.3) | 2 (14.6) | 56 (32.7) | 78 (45.6) | 136 (92.9) |
| Try to wait until I come home | 4 | 6 (3.5) | 35 (20.3) | 70 (40.7) | 41 (23.8) | 20 (11.6) | 131 (76.1) |
| Premature voiding | |||||||
| Void without desire: | |||||||
| At home | 5 | 42 (24.4) | 50 (29.1) | 48 (27.9) | 26 (16.1) | 6 (3.5) | 80 (46.5) |
| At work/school | 6 | 78 (45.3) | 52 (30.2) | 24 (14) | 16 (9.3) | 2 (1.2) | 72 (24.5) |
| In the home of someone else | 7 | 83 (48.3) | 57 (33.1) | 20 (11.6) | 10 (5.8) | 2 (1.2) | 32 (18.6) |
| In a public place | 8 | 121 (70.3) | 35 (20.3) | 10 (5.8) | 4 (2.3) | 2 (1.2) | 16 (9.3) |
| “Just in case”, preventive purpose | 9 | 47 (27.3) | 45 (26.2) | 47 (27.3) | 24 (14) | 9 (5.2) | 80 (46.5) |
| Delayed voiding | |||||||
| Try to delay voiding if I’m busy | 10 | 17 (9.9) | 34 (19.8) | 72 (41.9) | 39 (22.7) | 10 (5.8) | 121 (70.4) |
| Restrain the desire as long as possible | 11 | 30 (17.4) | 59 (34.1) | 57 (32.9) | 25 (14.5) | 2 (1.2) | 84 (48.6) |
| Restrain the desire at work/school | 12 | 34 (19.7) | 58 (33.5) | 54 (31.2) | 19 (11.0) | 8 (4.5) | 81 (46.7) |
| Straining voiding | |||||||
| To initiate the urinating | 13 | 91 (52.6) | 47 (27.2) | 29 (16.8) | 5 (2.9) | 1 (0.6) | 35 (20.3) |
| During the whole urinating process | 14 | 111 (64.2) | 40 (23.1) | 18 (10.4%) | 3 (1.7) | 1 (0.6) | 22 (12.7) |
| To empty the bladder completely | 15 | 68 (39.3) | 38 (22) | 42 (23.4) | 15 (8.7) | 10 (5.8) | 67 (38.8) |
| To empty the bladder faster | 16 | 56 (32.4) | 44 (25.4) | 56 (32.4) | 14 (81) | 3 (1.7) | 73 (42.2) |
| Position preference for voiding | |||||||
| Sit down on the seat | 17 | 1 (0.6) | 3 (1.7) | 7 (4.) | 33 (19.1) | 129 (74.6) | 169 (97.6) |
| Hover over the toilet | 18 | 70 (40.7) | 60 (34.9) | 33 (19.2) | 5 (2.9) | 4 (2.3) | 42 (24.4) |
| Squat on the toilet | 19 | 153 (89.4) | 11 (6.4) | 2 (1.2) | 3 (1.8) | 2 (1.2) | 7 (4.2) |
Mean dropout for each question was 0.73 (range 0–2)