The Impact of Environmental and Social Development on Sustainable Health Development during Crises: A Field Study during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This study examines the impact of environmental and social development on sustainable health development during crisis periods. A convenient sampling method was employed to conduct the study during the COVID-19 crisis, with data collected from a sample of 28 respondents, including doctors and paramedical assistants. Among them, 27 worked in a public hospital, while one was employed in a private hospital in a southwestern Algerian city. The study utilized the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) approach. Descriptive statistics were conducted using SPSS version 26, while Smart PLS 4 was used for discriminant validity tests, structural model assessments, and path analysis results. The findings indicate that environmental development has a significant impact on sustainable health development, whereas social development did not show a significant effect on sustainable health development