Table 4

Item–subscale correlations of the Chinese version of the Hospital Autonomy Questionnaire (CVHAQ)

Subscale 1Subscale 2Subscale 3Subscale 4Subscale 5Subscale 6
Q10.860.330.220.320.22−0.04
Q20.940.330.230.320.270.07
Q30.900.330.250.370.230.07
Q40.910.360.210.320.250.07
Q50.330.860.400.290.31−0.04
Q60.350.890.550.300.47−0.05
Q70.280.810.580.340.370.01
Q80.210.520.870.290.35−0.04
Q90.180.540.880.290.31−0.00
Q100.190.480.870.240.30−0.06
Q110.260.430.720.280.27−0.00
Q120.340.360.370.850.32−0.03
Q130.210.290.280.800.250.06
Q140.340.230.150.800.220.02
Q150.240.380.280.260.810.04
Q160.310.400.330.340.82−0.05
Q170.190.410.340.270.86−0.01
Q180.180.330.280.210.860.01
Q190.01−0.05−0.030.020.010.86
Q200.01−0.04−0.060.01−0.050.89
Q210.070.010.010.020.040.85
Q220.06−0.04−0.010.01−0.010.75
  • Values in bold type means there were higher correlation coefficients between items and their hypothesised subscales than those with other subscales.