Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, a plethora of modeling studies related to COVID-19 have been released. While some models stand out due to their innovative approaches, others are flawed in their methodology. To assist novices, frontline healthcare workers, and public health policymakers in navigating the complex landscape of these models, we introduced a structured framework named MODELS. This framework is designed to detail the essential steps and considerations for creating a dependable epidemic model, offering direction to researchers engaged in epidemic modeling endeavors. Graphical Abstract Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40249-024-01195-3.
【저자키워드】 epidemic models, Model construction, MODELS framework,