Chinese version of the Hospital Autonomy Questionnaire (CVHAQ) reliability for questionnaire and subscales
| Scale/item | Mean | SD | Cronbach’s α |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall scale | 67.47 | 11.68 | 0.87 |
| Subscale 1: strategic management | 11.92 | 3.53 | 0.92 |
| Q1: The extent to which your hospital's desire to develop a vision and purpose is constrained by government departments | 3.04 | 1.10 | |
| Q2: The extent to which your hospital’s development goals are constrained by government departments | 2.94 | 0.94 | |
| Q3: The extent to which your hospital's attempt to develop a short-term development plan is constrained by government departments | 3.07 | 0.92 | |
| Q4: The extent to which the hospital's attempt to develop a long-term development plan is constrained by government departments | 2.87 | 0.96 | |
| Subscale 2: budget and expenditure | 6.80 | 2.52 | 0.81 |
| Q5: The extent to which your hospital’s drug procurement is constrained by government departments | 1.94 | 1.08 | |
| Q6: The extent to which your hospital’s equipment procurement is constrained by government departments | 2.09 | 0.98 | |
| Q7: Except for drugs and equipment, the extent to which your hospital’s other spending is constrained by government departments | 2.78 | 0.90 | |
| Subscale 3: financing | 11.16 | 4.20 | 0.85 |
| Q8: The extent to which your hospital’s short-term liabilities are constrained by government departments | 2.92 | 1.23 | |
| Q9: The extent to which your hospital’s long-term liabilities are constrained by government departments | 2.59 | 1.26 | |
| Q10: The extent to which your hospital’s other liabilities (finance leases, bills, etc) are constrained by government departments | 2.60 | 1.32 | |
| Q11: The degree to which government departments intervene in your hospital's ability to accept donations | 3.05 | 1.23 | |
| Subscale 4: day-to-day management | 9.83 | 2.28 | 0.75 |
| Q12: The degree to which government departments directly intervene in your hospital's medical business management | 3.03 | 0.95 | |
| Q13: The degree to which government departments directly intervene in your hospital's logistics service management | 3.51 | 0.89 | |
| Q14: The degree to which government departments directly intervene in your hospital's ability to provide convenience services | 3.28 | 0.96 | |
| Subscale 5: human resources | 11.46 | 3.54 | 0.86 |
| Q15: The extent to which your hospital's ability to recruit employees is constrained by government departments | 2.66 | 1.05 | |
| Q16: The extent to which your hospital's policies for staff rewards and punishment are constrained by government departments | 3.26 | 0.99 | |
| Q17: The extent to which your hospital employee salary structure is constrained by government departments | 2.69 | 1.07 | |
| Q18: The extent to which your hospital's ability to dismiss employees is constrained by government departments | 2.85 | 1.12 | |
| Subscale 6: accountability | 16.30 | 2.95 | 0.86 |
| Q19: Whether the purposes of the inspection set by government departments for your hospital are clear | 4.22 | 0.89 | |
| Q20: Whether the assessment indicators set by government departments for your hospital are clear | 4.06 | 0.99 | |
| Q21: Whether the assessment indicators set by government departments for your hospital are reasonable | 3.68 | 0.89 | |
| Q22: The degree to which recognition of government departments’ inspection affects your hospital | 4.34 | 0.73 |