Table 1 Items in the item pool and their sources
Items | Source |
|---|---|
1. Do you contract your pelvic floor muscles? | [12, 58] |
2. I can continue to contract my pelvic floor muscles for 3Â s or more each time, relax, and rest for 2 to 6Â s | [58, 59] |
3. I can repeat the above (last) action for 15 to 30Â min | [12, 58] |
4. I can do pelvic floor muscle training three times a day | [26] |
5. I can continue to contract my pelvic floor muscles for 2 to 6Â s each time, relax, and rest for 2 to 6Â s | [61] |
6. I can repeat the above action (the previous one) 10 to 15 times | [34, 60, 61] |
7. I can do the above actions (the last two) and train 3 to 8 times a day | [12, 61] |
8. I can do pelvic floor muscle training at any time and in any place | [26] |
9. I can do pelvic floor muscle training when standing, sitting, and lying down | [62] |
10. I can persist in pelvic floor muscle training for 8Â weeks | [26, 58, 59] |
11. I can persist in pelvic floor muscle training for 2 to 3Â months | [61, 63] |
12. I can do bladder training | [34, 61, 64] |
13. I can do bladder training every day | [64] |
14. Before going to the toilet each time, I can contract my pelvic floor muscles until the sense of urgency disappears and then relax, and then urinate after 1 to 3Â min | [34, 64] |
15. I can prolong the urination time | [61] |
16. I can control the urination time and gradually extend it to once every 2–3 h | [34, 61] |
17. I can gradually prolong the interval between urination and urinate once every 2–3 h | [64] |
18. I can delay urination and make the volume of urination more than 300Â ml each time | [61] |
19. I can delay urination so that the urination volume is less than 350Â ml each time | [64] |
20. I can urinate regularly | [61] |
21. I can urinate regularly once every 2Â h in the daytime and once every 4Â h at night | [37, 61, 62, 64] |
22. I can persist in bladder training for more than 4 to 8Â weeks | [61, 62, 64] |
23. I can record a urination diary | [34, 39, 61] |
24. I can record a urination diary every day | [62, 64] |
25. I can record a 24-h urination diary for more than 1Â week | [62, 64] |