Table 3 Internal consistency of the competency scale for sub-district health promoting hospital directors as estimated by Cronbach’s alpha
From: Development of the competency scale for primary care managers in Thailand: Scale development
Dimensions | Number of items | Range of item-total correlations | Cronbach’s alpha | Range of alphas if individual item deleted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Leadership | 6 | 0.54–0.68 | 0.84 | 0.80–0.83 |
2. Communication | 5 | 0.22–0.58 | 0.70 | 0.60–0.77 |
3. Partnership | 4 | 0.52–0.57 | 0.75 | 0.67–0.70 |
4. System thinking and strategic decision making | 9 | 0.52–0.66 | 0.86 | 0.84–0.85 |
5. Organizational development and professionalism | 6 | 0.38–0.75 | 0.86 | 0.83–0.89 |
6. Emotional intelligence | 3 | 0.57–0.65 | 0.78 | 0.66–074 |
7. Proactive approach | 4 | 0.61–0.80 | 0.88 | 0.82–0.89 |
8. Financial planning | 3 | 0.54–0.76 | 0.82 | 0.66–0.89 |
9. Information management | 8 | 0.49–0.61 | 0.83 | 0.80–0.82 |
Total | 48 | 0.96 |