TPB constructs | TPB items | Assessment of bowel function | Performing a PR exam | Administration of enema | ||||||
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 |  | Mean(SD) | p-values | Mean(SD) | p-values | Mean(SD) | p-values | |||
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Past behaviour | Thinking about the last ten ICU patients you have cared for, for how many of them did you perform+ | [n = 85] 5.38(3.38) | [n = 63] 7.11(3.22) | 0.002 | [n = 88] 1.81(2.51) | [n = 64] 2.45(2.98) | 0.161 | [n = 84] 2.32(3.37) | [n = 58] 2.84(3.72) | 0.394 |
Behaviour Intention# | I intend to perform | [n = 88] 5.02(1.86) | [n = 66] 5.45(1.61) | 0.125 | [n = 86] 4.70(1.86) | [n = 65] 4.75(1.76) | 0.850 | [n = 88] 5.17(1.56) | [n = 66] 5.64(1.29) | 0.044 |
 | I will perform | [n = 88] 5.02(1.83) | [n = 67] 5.25(1.49) | 0.388 | [n = 85] 5.29(1.75) | [n = 66] 5.26(1.58) | 0.893 | [n = 87] 5.32(1.5) | [n = 66] 5.65(1.22) | 0.136 |
 | I plan to perform | [n = 88] 4.97(1.79) | [n = 65] 5.46(1.48) | 0.063 | [n = 86] 5.05(1.68) | [n = 66] 5.12(1.67) | 0.785 | [n = 85] 5.09(1.62) | [n = 65] 5.65(1.27) | 0.021 |
Behaviour Intention (3 item scale) | [n = 88] 5.0(1.63) | [n = 64] 5.41(1.40) | 0.101 | [n = 85] 5.02(1.65) | [n = 65] 5.03(1.59) | 0.970 | [n = 85] 5.22(1.43) | [n = 65] 5.65(1.17) | 0.048 | |
Attitude# | In my opinion, performing X is good practice/bad practice | [n = 87] 6.15(1.30) | [n = 68] 6.09(1.27) | 0.768 | [n = 83] 5.69(1.34) | [n = 65] 5.55(1.38) | 0.557 | [n = 84] 5.77(1.29) | [n = 65] 5.78(1.27) | 0.959 |
 | In my opinion, performing X is helpful/unhelpful | [n = 81] 5.86(1.47) | [n = 66] 5.83(1.38) | 0.896 | [n = 79] 5.62(1.34) | [n = 64] 5.52(1.32) | 0.641 | [n = 80] 5.75(1.29) | [n = 62] 5.71(1.27) | 0.852 |
 | In my opinion, performing X is necessary/unnecessary | [n = 82] 5.45(1.78) | [n = 66] 5.62(1.44) | 0.522 | [n = 83] 5.39(1.61) | [n = 64] 5.22(1.47) | 0.515 | [n = 81] 5.51(1.42) | [n = 62] 5.69(1.33) | 0.417 |
 | In my opinion, performing X is satisfying/unsatisfying | [n = 78] 4.22(1.87) | [n = 65] 4.02(1.88) | 0.522 | [n = 79] 3.38(1.99) | [n = 64] 3.55(2.01) | 0.620 | [n = 79] 4.54(1.92) | [n = 62] 4.05(2.16) | 0.158 |
Attitude (4 item scale) | [n = 77] 5.44(1.32) | [n = 65] 5.37(1.28) | 0.763 | [n = 79] 5.02(1.23) | [n = 63] 4.97(1.3) | 0.798 | [n = 79] 5.36(1.24) | [n = 62] 5.29(1.26) | 0.755 | |
Subjective norms# | I feel under social pressure, from my professional colleagues, to perform | [n = 85] 2.39(1.63) | [n = 68] 3.01(1.75) | 0.025 | [n = 87] 2.67(1.7) | [n = 66] 3.47(1.76) | 0.005 | [n = 87] 3.31(1.94) | [n = 66] 3.82(1.95) | 0.112 |
 | People who are important to me professionally, think that I should perform | [n = 88] 4.32(1.85) | [n = 66] 4.58(1.69) | 0.371 | [n = 86] 4.44(1.75) | [n = 66] 4.45(1.61) | 0.963 | [n = 86] 4.43(1.64) | [n = 66] 4.59(1.70) | 0.559 |
 | My professional colleagues, whose opinion I respect, think that I should perform | [n = 87] 4.32(1.83) | [n = 66] 4.91(1.62) | 0.038 | [n = 87] 4.51(1.72) | [n = 66] 4.45(1.66) | 0.852 | [n = 85] 4.68(1.59) | [n = 65] 4.97(1.50) | 0.260 |
Subjective Norms (3 item scale) | [n = 85] 3.62(1.42) | [n = 66] 4.18(1.36) | 0.016 | [n = 86] 3.87(1.41) | [n = 66] 4.13(1.37) | 0.258 | [n = 84] 4.15(1.44) | [n = 65] 4.48(1.46) | 0.175 | |
Perceived behavioural control - controllability# | I have complete control over performing | [n = 86] 5.38(1.59) | [n = 67] 5.36(1.67) | 0.924 | [n = 87] 5.15(1.87) | [n = 66] 5.47(1.47) | 0.238 | [n = 88] 5.26(1.62) | [n = 66] 5.83(1.21) | 0.013 |
There are factors outside of my control that would prevent me from performing | [n = 88] 3.57(1.84) | [n = 67] 3.64(2.02) | 0.816 | [n = 85] 3.80(1.93) | [n = 65] 3.57(1.83) | 0.455 | [n = 85] 3.87(1.86) | [n = 65] 4.05(2.07) | 0.591 | |
Perceived behavioural control: controllability (2 item scale) | [n = 86] 4.49(1.35) | [n = 67] 4.5(1.36) | 0.979 | [n = 85] 4.46(1.44) | [n = 65] 4.51(1.32) | 0.829 | [n = 85] 4.57(1.33) | [n = 65] 4.93(1.29) | 0.091 | |
Perceived behavioural control – self efficacy# | I am confident in knowing when an intensive care patient requires | [n = 88] 5.84(1.18) | [n = 67] 5.91(1.11) | 0.708 | [n = 87] 5.77(1.38) | [n = 66] 5.79(1.20) | 0.932 | [n = 86] 5.31(1.61) | [n = 65] 5.86(1.18) | 0.017 |
In my opinion, performing X is very easy/very difficult | [n = 80] 5.31(1.67) | [n = 65] 5.05(1.58) | 0.326 | [n = 80] 5.20(1.59) | [n = 64] 4.83(1.58) | 0.163 | [n = 81] 5.58(1.4) | [n = 62] 5.48(1.40) | 0.683 | |
Perceived behavioural control: self-efficacy (2 item scale) | [n = 80] 5.54(1.1) | [n = 64] 5.44(1.18) | 0.603 | [n = 80] 5.46(1.26) | [n = 64] 5.29(1.22) | 0.421 | [n = 80] 5.42(1.34) | [n = 62] 5.67(1.18) | 0.238 | |
Perceived behavioural control (4 item scale) | [n = 80] 5.0(0.92) | [n = 64] 4.91(0.99) | 0.578 | [n = 80] 4.94(1.05) | [n = 64] 4.88(1.06) | 0.758 | [n = 79] 4.98(1.08) | [n = 62] 5.26(0.97) | 0.102 | |
Perceived behavioural control (3 item scale) # | [n = 80] 5.34(1.25) | [n = 64] 5.33(1.17) | 0.967 | [n = 80] 5.35(1.25) | [n = 62] 5.71(1.06) | 0.067 |