Validation of effective factors in management of emerging infectious diseases with a focus on covid-19 pandemic

Risk reduction is one of the pillars of sustainable development of society. The aim of the research is Validation of effective factors in crisis management of emerging infectious diseases with a focus on covid-19 disease so that the managers of the organizations can gain benefits while having a systemic thinking and a suitable management model while passing along with health.

This is a survey-cross-sectional study. Data collection was done through questionnaires. The statistical population of the research includes all the informants on the issue of corona crisis management of the selected organizations of Khuzestan province in year 2022. According to Cochran's formula, the sample number is 384 people who tried to complete the questionnaire. Structural equation model with SmartPLS version 3 and SPSS version 23 software was used to validate the model.

The results, based on the opinion of experts, showed that causal factors have an impact on management of emerging infectious diseases. management of emerging infectious diseases has an impact on strategies. Contextual factors and intervening factors influence management of emerging strategies. Finally, strategies have an impact on the consequences of management of emerging. Also Q2, F2 ,  R2 (0.272) and GOF (0.440) indices showed that the fit of the measurement, structural and general models was appropriate and confirmed.

In the midst of a crisis, managers will be able to take advantage of a suitable management model by planning, organizing, coordinating and continuously monitoring in order to prevent and reduce the adverse consequences of crises; While passing along with health by learning lessons and designing a model for better management of these crises, they should take steps to design other crisis management models and models so that they can accumulate knowledge in the field of crisis management of such emerging diseases, and from this accumulation of knowledge and experience for the coming years and management to deal with possible new similar diseases and use better decisions.