Emotional Dysregulation, Hopelessness and Dysmorphophobic Concerns Among Hospitalized Patients with Autoimmune, Inflammatory, and Metabolic Skin Disorders
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Aims
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Instruments
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Clinical and Research Implications
4.2. Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Frequency | % | |
---|---|---|
Overall | 120 * | 100.0 |
Age (median) | ||
<60 | 56 | 47.9 |
60+ | 61 | 52.1 |
Sex | ||
Female | 86 | 72.3 |
Male | 33 | 27.7 |
Smoke | ||
Yes | 74 | 61.7 |
No | 27 | 22.5 |
Ex-smokers | 19 | 15.8 |
Alcohol | ||
No | 74 | 62.7 |
Yes | 27 | 9.3 |
Occasionally | 19 | 28.0 |
Dermatological diagnosis | ||
Psoriasis | 30 | 25.0 |
Pemphigus vulgaris | 34 | 28.3 |
Skin ulcers | 11 | 9.2 |
Systemic sclerosis | 45 | 37.5 |
mean | SD | |
Disease duration (years) | 10.2 | (±10.4) |
Education levels (years) | 12.4 | (±4.2) |
BHS | 5.6 | (±4.8) |
EDs | 33.1 | (±16.7) |
QDC | 83.4 | (±42.1) |
NRS for pain | 5.2 | (±2.7) |
PGA | 2.9 | (±0.8) |
BHS Score | QDC Score | EDS Score | Sex | Age | Disease Duration | NRS | PGA | Marital Status | Education (Years) | BMI | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BHS score | -- | ||||||||||
QDC score | 0.29 ** | -- | |||||||||
EDS score | 0.45 ** | 0.30 ** | -- | ||||||||
Sex | −0.03 | −0.18 | −0.06 | -- | |||||||
Age | 0.23 * | −0.37 ** | −0.02 | 0.13 | -- | ||||||
Disease duration | 0.24 * | 0.09 | 0.06 | −0.12 | −0.11 | -- | |||||
NRS for pain | 0.38 ** | 0.17 | 0.30 ** | −0.13 | 0.26 ** | 0.10 | -- | ||||
PGA | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.26 * | 0.04 | 0.56 ** | -- | |||
Marital status | 0.03 | −0.14 | 0.03 | −0.08 | 0.42 ** | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.01 | -- | ||
Education (years) | −0.22 * | −0.05 | −0.12 | 0.11 | −0.27 ** | 0.02 | −0.37 ** | −0.12 | −0.18 * | -- | |
BMI | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.20 * | −0.05 | −0.02 | 0.03 | −0.11 | −0.05 | −0.04 | -- |
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Samela, T.; Cordella, G.; Antinone, V.; Pupa, M.B.; Vendoni Capitani, A.; Didona, D.; Di Girolamo, L.; Giampetruzzi, A.R.; Abeni, D. Emotional Dysregulation, Hopelessness and Dysmorphophobic Concerns Among Hospitalized Patients with Autoimmune, Inflammatory, and Metabolic Skin Disorders. Behav. Sci. 2025, 15, 354. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15030354
Samela T, Cordella G, Antinone V, Pupa MB, Vendoni Capitani A, Didona D, Di Girolamo L, Giampetruzzi AR, Abeni D. Emotional Dysregulation, Hopelessness and Dysmorphophobic Concerns Among Hospitalized Patients with Autoimmune, Inflammatory, and Metabolic Skin Disorders. Behavioral Sciences. 2025; 15(3):354. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15030354
Chicago/Turabian StyleSamela, Tonia, Giorgia Cordella, Valeria Antinone, Maria Beatrice Pupa, Alessandra Vendoni Capitani, Dario Didona, Luciana Di Girolamo, Anna Rita Giampetruzzi, and Damiano Abeni. 2025. "Emotional Dysregulation, Hopelessness and Dysmorphophobic Concerns Among Hospitalized Patients with Autoimmune, Inflammatory, and Metabolic Skin Disorders" Behavioral Sciences 15, no. 3: 354. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15030354
APA StyleSamela, T., Cordella, G., Antinone, V., Pupa, M. B., Vendoni Capitani, A., Didona, D., Di Girolamo, L., Giampetruzzi, A. R., & Abeni, D. (2025). Emotional Dysregulation, Hopelessness and Dysmorphophobic Concerns Among Hospitalized Patients with Autoimmune, Inflammatory, and Metabolic Skin Disorders. Behavioral Sciences, 15(3), 354. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15030354