Kim KyungWoo, Andrew Simon A, Jung Kyujin
Department of Public Administration, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA.
Social Disaster & Safety Management Center, College of Liberal Arts, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Sep 15;14(9):1064. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14091064.
Following the 2015 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in South Korea, this research aims to examine the structural effect of public health network explaining collaboration effectiveness, which is defined as joint efforts to improve quality of service provision, cost savings, and coordination. We tested the bonding and bridging effects on collaboration effectiveness during the MERS outbreak response by utilizing an institutional collective action framework. The analysis results of 114 organizations responding during the crisis show a significant association between the bonding effect and the effectiveness of collaboration, as well as a positive association between risk communication in disseminating public health information and the effectiveness of collaboration.
在2015年韩国中东呼吸综合征（MERS）疫情爆发之后，本研究旨在检验公共卫生网络在解释协作有效性方面的结构效应，协作有效性被定义为为提高服务质量、节省成本和协调而做出的共同努力。我们利用一个制度性集体行动框架，测试了在应对MERS疫情期间联系效应和桥梁效应对协作有效性的影响。对危机期间做出回应的114个组织的分析结果表明，联系效应与协作有效性之间存在显著关联，以及在传播公共卫生信息方面的风险沟通与协作有效性之间存在正相关。
