Table 1.
Reliability Measures for Single Items—Global Organizational Properties
| Item | ρx |
 at nj=N/J
|
 Needed for  =0.7 |
N, J | η2 | F Ratio (p-Value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinic priorities | ||||||
| High-quality clinical care | 0.105 | 0.298 | 19.8 | 325, 90 | 0.334 | 1.32 (.05) |
| Research to improve HIV care | 0.604 | 0.846 | 1.5 | 324, 90 | 0.719 | 6.73 (<.001) |
| Helping patients and families access resources | 0.133 | 0.357 | 15.2 | 325, 90 | 0.369 | 1.54 (.005) |
| Community outreach/prevention | 0.300 | 0.607 | 5.4 | 324, 90 | 0.490 | 2.53 (<.001) |
| Clinic barriers | ||||||
| Limited staff | 0.126 | 0.342 | 16.1 | 324, 90 | 0.372 | 1.56 (.004) |
| Limited funding | 0.036 | 0.120 | 62.1 | 325, 90 | 0.301 | 1.14 (.221) |
| Limited expertise | 0.172 | 0.427 | 11.2 | 323, 90 | 0.418 | 1.88 (<.001) |
| Limited travel resources | 0.101 | 0.288 | 20.8 | 325, 90 | 0.359 | 1.48 (.011) |
| Limited pt visit time | 0.281 | 0.586 | 6.0 | 325, 90 | 0.483 | 2.47 (<.001) |
| Clinical leadership and QI | ||||||
| Clarity of vision | 0.191 | 0.437 | 9.9 | 292, 89 | 0.433 | 1.76 (<.001) |
| Responsiveness to suggestions | 0.247 | 0.519 | 7.1 | 293, 89 | 0.474 | 2.09 (<.001) |
| Ability to implement QI | 0.208 | 0.462 | 8.9 | 292, 89 | 0.445 | 1.85 (<.001) |
| Supportiveness of collaborative* | 0.180 | 0.410 | 10.6 | 159, 52 | 0.431 | 1.59 (.023) |
| HIV clinical staff | ||||||
| Initiative | 0.210 | 0.486 | 8.8 | 320, 90 | 0.434 | 1.98 (<.001) |
| Collaboration | 0.311 | 0.599 | 5.2 | 295, 89 | 0.518 | 2.52 (<.001) |
| Education/training | 0.204 | 0.474 | 9.1 | 318, 90 | 0.423 | 1.88 (<.001) |
| Receptiveness | 0.248 | 0.522 | 7.1 | 295, 89 | 0.485 | 2.20 (<.001) |
| Clinic practices | ||||||
| Decentralization | 0.159 | 0.382 | 12.3 | 286, 88 | 0.416 | 1.62 (.003) |
| Specific quantifiable goals | 0.196 | 0.486 | 9.6 | 324, 90 | 0.415 | 1.86 (<.001) |
| Routine progress measurement | 0.060 | 0.167 | 36.5 | 276, 88 | 0.343 | 1.13 (.251) |
| Consultation of pts re QI | 0.184 | 0.426 | 10.4 | 293, 89 | 0.424 | 1.71 (.011) |
| Link pts/families to resources | 0.175 | 0.414 | 11.0 | 296, 89 | 0.440 | 1.85 (<.001) |
| Guidelines | 0.110 | 0.291 | 18.8 | 295, 89 | 0.365 | 1.35 (.044) |
| Computer available for pt care | 0.364 | 0.657 | 4.1 | 298, 89 | 0.552 | 2.93 (<.001) |
| QI experience | ||||||
| Was there a recent QI initiative? | 0.106 | 0.300 | 19.7 | 326, 90 | 0.368 | 1.54 (.005) |
| Was the initiative worthwhile?† | 0.083 | 0.201 | 25.8 | 228, 82 | 0.379 | 1.10 (.306) |
*
Item was asked only at intervention clinics.
†
Item was asked only when an initiative was reported.