Development of toileting behaviour evaluation for Japanese older patients using wheelchairs in a hospital setting: a validation study

Table 1 Weighted kappa coefficient of each item of the Toileting Behaviour Evaluation

Item	Inter-rater weighted κ	Intra-rater weighted κ
Open the door	0.75	0.87
Close the door	0.75	0.95
Turn on the light	0.72	0.86
Manoeuvre the wheelchair to the appropriate place for transfer to the toilet seat	0.70	0.89
Lock the wheelchair brakes	0.78	0.93
Take the footrests up	0.73	0.96
Stand up from the wheelchair	0.75	0.92
Turn while standing	0.76	0.94
Maintain a standing position	0.70	0.81
Pull the lower garments down	0.77	0.85
Sit on the toilet seat	0.71	0.91
Maintain a sitting position on the toilet seat	0.75	0.93
Clean up after urination and/or defecation with toilet paper	0.69	0.91
Stand up from the toilet seat	0.69	0.91
Maintain a standing position	0.68	0.82
Pull the lower garments up	0.79	0.78
Turn while standing	0.77	0.92
Sit on the wheelchair seat	0.77	0.92
Place feet on the footrest	0.79	0.95
Unlock the wheelchair brakes	0.79	0.95
Flush the toilet	0.85	0.97
Open the door and exit the toilet room	0.69	0.85
AVERAGE	0.74	0.90

ISSN: 1471-2318