Chun Hae-Ryoung, Yoon Kyuhyun, Kim Hana, Cheon Eunsil, Ha Jaeyoung, Tak Sangwoo, Cho Sung-Il
Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
Institute of Health & Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2021 Nov 25;14:4765-4774. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S336425. eCollection 2021.
As the global coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues, many countries have implemented public health policies, such as lockdowns and physical distancing measures, to prevent its spread. South Korea's response to COVID-19, which prevented an increase in confirmed cases and increased resilience, has been considered very effective.
To analyze Korea's response to COVID-19 in 2020 and develop a logic model to evaluate performance effectiveness in follow-up studies.
By content analysis of Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) press releases, we defined the problems and identified the causes of the health and social effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. Next, we created a problem tree and developed a logic model that comprised inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes, and impacts. Finally, we held expert consultations to obtain expert opinions regarding the logic model and to ensure the model's validity.
South Korea's COVID-19 response policy mitigated the social and health impacts. The 2020 COVID-19 responses had four outcomes (identifying cases on time, preventing transmission of coronavirus infection, effective treatment of COVID-19 cases, protecting public resilience and well-being) and 12 outputs; South Korea conducted 32 activities.
The results can be a practical reference for managing problems faced in other countries. Korean policy may be of interest in the future for international decision-makers in charge of policy enforcement and those who may be called on to respond to new infectious diseases.
随着全球2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行的持续，许多国家实施了公共卫生政策，如封锁和保持社交距离措施，以防止其传播。韩国对COVID-19的应对措施被认为非常有效，该措施防止了确诊病例的增加并增强了应对能力。
分析韩国在2020年对COVID-19的应对措施，并建立一个逻辑模型，以评估后续研究中的绩效有效性。
通过对韩国疾病控制与预防机构（KDCA）新闻稿的内容分析，我们确定了问题，并找出了COVID-19疫情对健康和社会产生影响的原因。接下来，我们创建了一个问题树，并开发了一个逻辑模型，该模型包括投入、活动、产出、成果和影响。最后，我们进行了专家咨询，以获取有关逻辑模型的专家意见，并确保模型的有效性。
韩国的COVID-19应对政策减轻了社会和健康影响。2020年的COVID-19应对措施有四个成果（及时识别病例、防止冠状病毒感染传播、有效治疗COVID-19病例、保护公众应对能力和福祉）和12项产出；韩国开展了32项活动。
研究结果可为应对其他国家面临的问题提供实际参考。韩国的政策可能会引起未来负责政策执行的国际决策者以及可能被要求应对新传染病的人员的兴趣。
