Background In addition to physical problems, patients with COVID-19 suffer from considerable stress throughout the disease crisis. It is important to address mental health needs and not to ignore the psychological dimension in this group of patients. In this regard, the first practical step is to have a clear understanding of patients’ psychological issues. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the psychological disturbances of COVID-19 survivors throughout the disease crisis. Method This qualitative study was conducted using a phenomenological approach through 14 individual semi-structured in-depth interviews with patients recovered from COVID-19. Data were analyzed using Colaizzi’s seven-step method. Results Three themes of “living in limbo”, “psychological distress behind the wall” and “psychological burden of being a carrier” were extracted as the psychological disturbances of COVID-19 survivors throughout the disease crisis. Conclusion This study portrayed a better understanding of psychological disturbances of COVID-19 survivors throughout the disease crisis based on their lived experiences. Given the ambiguity in the time of the disease eradication and its continuing course, a deep understanding of these experiences in the current critical situation can help healthcare officials to make appropriate decisions and take measures to assess and identify psychological traumas and perform interventions to improve the mental state of these patients.

Purpose This study was conducted to explain the psychological reactions of COVID‐19 patients to the stress caused by the disease crisis from the perspective of the survivors. Design and Methods A phenomenological approach was adopted to the qualitative study of 14 COVID‐19 survivors selected through purposive sampling. Findings Two themes extracted as the psychological reactions of the patients to the COVID‐19‐induced stress included “self‐moderating effect of stress” and “psychological maladaptation.” Practice Implications The present findings appear effective in laying the foundations for performing interventions to improve constructive psychological reactions such as using self‐moderating mechanisms of the COVID‐19‐induced stress and reducing or eliminating maladaptive psychological reactions such as depression, anger, self‐blaming, and regret.

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Background: Nurses' adherence to ethical values in the field of patient care is affected by various factors, especially moral intelligence. The role of moral intelligence on professional commitment is an issue leading to improving the quality of services and health promotion. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive power of moral intelligence on professional commitment of nurses. Method and Materials:This descriptive-analytical study was carried out on 100 nurses and 300 patients selected by stratified random sampling. Data were collected using the Lenik & Kiel moral Intelligence Questionnaire and Nurse Professional Commitment Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and regression. Results:The results showed that there was a significant statistical relationship between moral intelligence and professional commitment (P=0.001). There was a significant relationship between demographic variables, age and work experience with moral intelligence and two variables of gender and professional commitment (P <0.05). In addition, regression showed that dimensions of nurses 'moral intelligence account for 41% of the variance of nurses' professional commitment. of the four dimensions of nurses' moral intelligence, compassion had the most significant effect (P=0.03, β=0.32). Conclusion:The results of this study showed that moral intelligence is associated with professional commitment and is able to predict it. Therefore, it is recommended that nursing managers and authorities to put the Strengthening nurses' moral intelligence in the list of their priorities.