Zhao Bo, Kim Mahyeon, Nam Eun Woo
Department of Health Administration, Graduate School, Yonsei University, 1 Yonseidae-gil, Gangwon-do, Wonju 26493, Korea.
Healthy City Research Center, Institute of Health and Welfare, Yonsei University, 1 Yonseidae-gil, Gangwon-do, Wonju 26493, Korea.
Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Nov 1;9(11):1487. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9111487.
Official responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have prioritized information disclosure. Timely and comprehensive information released by the authorities is conveyed mainly through dashboards, which can better inform the public and help them prepare for the pandemic. However, there is limited evidence regarding the COVID-19 dashboard data presentation for South Korea, China, and Japan. This study aimed to describe the current COVID-19 situation in the three countries and compare the information disclosure content on their COVID-19 dashboards. Based on the COVID-19 data released and updated by each country's official authorities, two dashboard websites used by many people in each country were selected. We conducted content analysis and developed a checklist (39 items in five categories: cases, testing, vaccines, health information, and additional items) based on the structure of each country's COVID-19 dashboard website to assess COVID-19 information disclosure. Japan experienced the worst outbreak among the three countries. They all provided basic dynamic data displayed on the dashboard, while the performance in key categories varied substantially between the countries (South Korea: 30/39 items; China: 25/39 items; Japan: 30/39 items). Moreover, as part of the publicly accessible information recorded by each nation, there were differences in the key indicators published and important facts disclosed. Improvement in reporting techniques and disclosure methods will help countries communicate more effectively with the public and conduct more efficient public health research.
各国对新冠疫情的官方应对措施都将信息披露放在了优先位置。当局及时、全面发布的信息主要通过数据仪表盘进行传达，这能更好地让公众了解情况并帮助他们为疫情做好准备。然而，关于韩国、中国和日本新冠数据仪表盘的数据呈现，相关证据有限。本研究旨在描述这三个国家当前的新冠疫情形势，并比较它们新冠数据仪表盘上的信息披露内容。基于各国官方机构发布和更新的新冠数据，我们在每个国家选取了两个被许多人使用的数据仪表盘网站。我们进行了内容分析，并根据每个国家新冠数据仪表盘网站的结构制定了一份清单（涵盖病例、检测、疫苗、健康信息和其他项目五类，共39项），以评估新冠信息披露情况。在这三个国家中，日本的疫情爆发最为严重。它们都提供了数据仪表盘上显示的基本动态数据，但各国在关键类别上的表现差异很大（韩国：39项中的30项；中国：39项中的25项；日本：39项中的30项）。此外，作为各国记录的公开可用信息的一部分，公布的关键指标和披露的重要事实也存在差异。报告技术和披露方法的改进将有助于各国与公众更有效地沟通，并开展更高效的公共卫生研究。
