Table 5.
Principal component analysis of Toileting Behavior (TB) scale to test construct validity and results of reliability test (Cronbach’s alpha values)
| Questions | Premature voiding | Place preference | Straining voiding | Delayed voiding | Position preference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worry about sanity in public toilets | 1 | 0.763* | ||||
| Avoid public toilets | 2 | 0.881* | ||||
| Empty the bladder at home | 3 | 0.755* | ||||
| Try to wait until I come home | 4 | 0.706* | ||||
| Void without desire: | ||||||
| At home | 5 | 0.629* | ||||
| At work/school | 6 | 0.860* | ||||
| Home of someone else | 7 | 0.831* | ||||
| A public place | 8 | 0.827* | ||||
| Just in case (preventive) | 9 | 0.758* | ||||
| Try to delay voiding if I’m busy | 10 | 0.857* | ||||
| Restrain the desire as long as possible | 11 | 0.819* | ||||
| Restrain the desire at work/school | 12 | 0.545* | ||||
| Strain to initiate urinating | 13 | 0.823* | ||||
| Strain during the whole urinating process | 14 | 0.889* | ||||
| Strain to empty the bladder completely | 15 | 0.836* | ||||
| Strain to empty the bladder faster | 16 | 0.645* | ||||
| Sit down on the seat | 17 | 0.643* | ||||
| Hover over the toilet | 18 | 0.715* | ||||
| Squat on the toilet | 19 | 0.751* | ||||
| Eigen value | 3.868 | 3.048 | 2.442 | 1.691 | 1.483 | |
| Explained variance (%) | 20.36 | 16.04 | 12.86 | 8.90 | 7.81 | |
| Total 66.0% | ||||||
| Cronbach’s alpha value | 0.841 | 0.809 | 0.822 | 0.714 | 0.542 | |
*Factor loadings: values >0.5 are considered practically significant [21]