The Relationship between the Severity of the COVID-19 Disease, Temperament and Psychological Factors.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic negatively affects public mental health around the world. Individuals' reactions to COVID-19 vary depending on their temperament, individual differences, and personality traits. Therefore, the current study is conducted to assess the association of demographical features, Persian temperament, and psychological characteristics with the severity of COVID-19.

Changes in psychological and cognitive variables as well as cortisol levels in recovered Covid-19 patients: a longitudinal study.

Background: Decreased psychological and cognitive functioning is one of the complications of Covid-19 disease. We aimed to evaluate mental health, cognitive functioning, and salivary cortisol levels in Covid-19 patients with different disease severities in three 45-day intervals after recovery.

Methods: 258 Covid-19 patients were assigned into three groups based on their disease severity: 112 patients in mild group, 67 patients in moderate group and 79 patients in severe group.

Evaluation of Appropriateness Admission and Hospital Stay at Educational Hospital.

Background: Appropriate admissions and patients' length of stay are two of the most important indicators of efficient health care delivery in hospitals. Paying due attention to these indicators may lead to optimal use of hospital resources as well as provision of ambulatory services to a larger population of patients. The purpose of the current study is to quantify the rate of inappropriate hospital admissions and days of hospital stay to identify factors affecting them.

Organ yield from deceased donors: initial experience of an organ procurement unit in Iran.

To promote organ transplantation in Iran, organ procurement from deceased donors should be supported. For this policy, some organ procurement units have been established in university hospitals. Further researches in these activities are warranted to better elucidate the role of cadaveric organ transplantation in Iran.