Evidence for validity of the epidemic-pandemic impacts inventory (brief healthcare module): Internal structure and association with other variables. Issue 2 (7th February 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Young, John Q.; McCann-Pineo, Molly; Rasul, Rehana; Malhotra, Prashant; Jan, Sophia; Friedman, Karen; Corley, Samantha S.; Yacht, Andrew C.; Barone, Stephen; Bellehsen, Mayer; Parashar, Nidhi; Schwartz, Rebecca M.
• Is Part Of: Archives of environmental & occupational health. Volume 78:Issue 2(2023)
• Page Start: 98
• Page End: 107
• Publication Date: 2023-02-07
• Subjects: COVID-19 -- epidemic -- healthcare workers -- measurement -- occupational health -- pandemic -- psychometric properties -- stress -- validity -- wellness; Medicine, Preventive -- Periodicals; Medicine, Industrial -- Periodicals; Environmental health -- Periodicals; Occupational diseases -- Periodicals; Environmental Health -- Periodicals; Occupational Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.9803
• DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2022.2093823
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1933-8244

Abstract

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has subjected healthcare workers to enormous stress. Measuring the impact of this public health emergency is essential to developing strategies that can effectively promote resilience and wellness. The Epidemic-Pandemic Impacts Inventory Supplemental Healthcare Module-Brief Version (EPII-SHMb) was developed to measure impacts among occupational cohorts serving on the front lines of healthcare. While this instrument has been utilized in COVID-19 related studies, little is known about its psychometric properties. This study collects evidence for validity of the EPII-SHMb by evaluating its internal structure and how its scores associate with other variables. Physicians and nursing staff across a large New York health system were cross-sectionally surveyed using an online questionnaire between June and November 2020. Exploratory factor analysis resulted in a 3-factor solution, identifying factors Lack of Workplace Safety (7 items), Death/Dying of Patients (3 items), and Lack of Outside Support (2 items). Internal consistency was high overall and within physician/nursing and gender subgroups (Cronbach's alpha: 0.70 − 0.81). Median scores on Death/Dying of Patients were higher among those who directly cared for COVID-19 patients or worked in COVID-19 hospital units. These results are promising. Additional studies evaluating other dimensions of validity are necessary.