RESUMEN
The Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) is a new virus responsible for a global pandemic and significant impacts on communities. However, the full extent of the impact on biopsychosocial well-being has not been captured. The present study investigated the Epidemic-Pandemic Impact Inventory (EPII), a newly developed measure designed to capture a person's experience of the pandemic across multiple domains of life, and a demographic questionnaire in a long-term care (LTC) sample. Healthcare work is considered essential during the pandemic and therefore healthcare workers must enter environments that place them at an increased risk for contracting and passing infectious diseases. COVID-19 has a unique impact on healthcare workers in LTC due to the nature of the setting (e.g., high likelihood of contracting or passing the virus, risk to patients, low access to resources). Additional exploratory analyses were performed to understand whether job title and self-identified race impacted response to the EPII. Fifty participants from three different long-term care facilities in Southern Colorado completed the EPII. Results indicated that LTC workers endorsed the greatest number of adverse experiences related to work and employment, infection, and quarantine. The EPII did not capture potential difference based on job title. However, White participants endorsed a greater number of problems with mental health and wellbeing compared to participants of color. This pilot study provided evidence for the utility of the EPII among a LTC population and identified potential areas to improve the psychometric properties of the assessment tool moving forward. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)