The relationship between the independent variables and I-CAT scores (n=327)
Variables | Total score | Multiple fears | Global question |
Age (year) | −0.086 | −0.081 | −0.047 |
Gender | 0.052 | 0.018 | 0.048 |
Marital status | 0.002 | −0.001 | −0.031 |
Occupation | 0.012 | −0.020 | 0.025 |
Family residence | 0.051 | 0.025 | 0.081 |
Personal monthly income (RMB)† | 0.076 | 0.079 | 0.009 |
Education level | 0.024 | 0.020 | −0.005 |
Medical expenses payment method | −0.015 | −0.053 | −0.016 |
Residential living arrangements | 0.065 | 0.031 | 0.024 |
Duration of carrying out ISC | −0.087 | −0.073 | −0.119* |
Urinary tract infection | 0.032 | 0.046 | 0.014 |
Types of catheters | −0.0538** | −0.490** | −0.431** |
ISC training | 0.861** | 0.754** | 0.683** |
ISC follow-up | 0.766** | 0.702** | 0.620** |
Province | −0.506** | −0.465** | −0.656** |
InCaSaQ | 0.100 | 0.066 | 0.057 |
Packaging | 0.147** | 0.102 | 0.089 |
Lubrication | 0.105 | 0.088 | 0.049 |
Catheter itself | 0.050 | 0.025 | 0.020 |
After catheterisation | 0.012 | 0.004 | 0.027 |
ICDQ | 0.341** | 0.323** | 0.296** |
Intensity | 0.320** | 0.310** | 0.284** |
Frequency | 0.342** | 0.317** | 0.290** |
ISC-Q | −0.551** | −0.500** | −0.444** |
Ease of use | −0.288** | −0.324** | −0.264** |
Convenience | −0.574** | −0.530** | −0.438** |
Privacy | 0.068 | 0.071 | 0.048 |
Psychological well-being | −0.774** | −0.697** | −0.625** |
*P<0.05; **P<0.01. For categorical independent variables, the relationship with I-CAT scores is analysed using Spearman’s rank correlation. For continuous independent variables, the relationship with I-CAT scores is determined using Pearson’s correlation analysis.
†1 EUR=7.79 RMB.
I-CAT, Intermittent Catheterization Acceptance Test; ICDQ, Intermittent Catheterization Difficulty Questionnaire; InCaSaQ, Intermittent Catheterization Satisfaction Questionnaire; ISC, intermittent self-catheterization; ISC-Q, Intermittent Self-Catheterization Questionnaire.