Damiano Abeni
Biographic Data
| ID | 2509846 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Damiano Abeni |
| GIVEN NAMES | Damiano |
| FAMILY NAME | Abeni |
| SIGNATURE | ABENI D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0167-7617 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Living with systemic sclerosis
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune disease that significantly impacts physical and psychosocial health. This study assessed skin symptoms in 126 SSc patients from a dermatological hospital Italy, using the items from the Skindex-29 for all symptoms and psychosocial variables. Multivariate logistic regression and attributable risk among the exposed (ARexp) were used for analysis. Pain (74.0%), burning (62.1%), and water irritation (5…
Assessing a measure for Quality of Life in patients with severe Alopecia Areata
Objective The prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients diagnosed with Alopecia Areata (AA) is very high and this significant burden of psychological symptoms threatens the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of affected patients. Indeed, AA often does not produce significant physical symptoms, but it nonetheless disrupts many areas of mental health. Clinical assessment of disease severity may not reliably predict patient's HRQoL, nor m…
Item-specific patterns of the Skindex-17 in individuals with different levels of Hidradenitis Suppurativa severity
Background: Recent studies are stressing the idea that the level of Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) severity does not always correspond to the same illness load. In fact, it was found that there was no significant association between Skindex-17 and clinical severity of HS, and that some items of the Skindex-17 might be more related to HS severity than others. Objective: The aim of the current study was to explore the associations between different …
Does Guided Written Disclosure Reduce Distress and Improve Psychological Functioning in Patients with Skin Diseases
Background. Skin diseases (e.g., psoriasis and systemic sclerosis) are generally associated with negative psychosocial outcomes. Although different psychological interventions have been used to improve the quality of life of dermatological patients, the effects of the guided written disclosure (GWD) protocol have not been previously examined in these patients. Moreover, little attention has been paid to positive psychology constructs. Methods. Th…
Sexuality in Persons With Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) is a chronic skin disease involving intimate and sensitive areas and affecting physical and mental health. We investigated the prevalence of sexual desire and functioning impairment, and their associations with quality of life, anxiety, depression, minor psychiatric disorders (MPD), and clinical features (e.g., disease severity) in 77 patients with HS who completed self-report measures and answered to questions asses…
Association Between Poorer Quality of Life and Psychiatric Morbidity in Patients With Different Dermatological Conditions
OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between skin-related quality of life and psychiatric morbidity in patients with different skin conditions. METHODS: We recruited all adults attending the outpatient clinics of the Dermatological Institute IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy, during 14 predetermined days. Eligible patients, who gave their informed consent, completed the Skindex-29 and the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). We used a stringen…
Assessing effectiveness of home care for persons with Aids
The aim of this paper is to assess the methodological problems of an unsuccessful randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted to evaluate the effectiveness, in terms of survival and quality of life, of the early offer of home care (HC) to persons with AIDS (PWA). The study carried out was an intention-to-treat RCT. Persons in the treatment group (TG) received the offer of HC at the moment of AIDS diagnosis; those in the control group (CG) receive…
Heterogeneity of home care assistance needs of people with Aids
A multidisciplinary home care service for people with AIDS (PWAs) was started in Rome in September 1990. This paper describes the features of the home care service offered by the Associated Health Care Workers' Co-operative (OSA), an example of the integration of private and state systems. We detail the types and numbers of visits that PWAs have needed, and we explore the possible correlation between demographic and clinical variables and the car…
The changing distribution of HIV infection
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to describe the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) surveillance system in Lazio, Italy, and to analyze exposure patterns and time trends of HIV serodiagnoses from January 1985 to December 1994. METHODS: A linkage procedure made it possible to identify newly diagnosed HIV cases. Anonymous information was collected on demographic and exposure factors for each individual. RESULTS: Of 35,425 reports, 13,660 were newly di…
A persistent rise in mortality among injection drug users in Rome, 1980 through 1992
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the study was to analyze overall and cause-specific mortality among injection drug users in Rome. METHODS: A cohort of 4200 injection drug users was enrolled in drug treatment centers from 1980 through 1988 and followed up until December 1992. RESULTS: The age-adjusted mortality rate from all causes increased from 7.8/1000 person-years in 1985/86 to 27.7/1000 in 1991/92. The rise was mainly attributable to acquired immu…
HIV risk-related behaviors among injection drug users in Rome
Temporal differences in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk-related behaviors among injection drug users in Rome, Italy, were analyzed in 487 drug users recruited in 1990 and 450 recruited in 1992. Sharing of syringes decreased among self-reported HIV-positive drug users between 1990 and 1992, but there was no change in their sexual behavior. Fewer HIV-seronegative drug users reported passing on used syringes in 1992 than in 1990; however, th…
Longitudinal and cross sectional mortality studies in injecting drug-users
Mortality of intravenous drug users in Rome
A historical cohort study was carried out in Rome to examine overall and cause-specific mortality among intravenous drug users (IVDUs). A total of 4200 IVDUs (3411 men and 789 women) enrolled in methadone treatment centers between 1980 and 1988 were studied. There were 239 deaths during the follow-up period. The overall SMR was 10.10 in the entire cohort (95% confidence interval, 8.86-11.47), 9.30 in males and 18.07 in females. A large excess of …
Mortality of intravenous drug users in Rome
A historical cohort study was carried out in Rome to examine overall and cause-specific mortality among intravenous drug users (IVDUs). A total of 4200 IVDUs (3411 men and 789 women) enrolled in methadone treatment centers between 1980 and 1988 were studied. There were 239 deaths during the follow-up period. The overall SMR was 10.10 in the entire cohort (95% confidence interval, 8.86-11.47), 9.30 in males and 18.07 in females. A large excess of …
A persistent rise in mortality among injection drug users in Rome, 1980 through 1992
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the study was to analyze overall and cause-specific mortality among injection drug users in Rome. METHODS: A cohort of 4200 injection drug users was enrolled in drug treatment centers from 1980 through 1988 and followed up until December 1992. RESULTS: The age-adjusted mortality rate from all causes increased from 7.8/1000 person-years in 1985/86 to 27.7/1000 in 1991/92. The rise was mainly attributable to acquired immu…
The changing distribution of HIV infection
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to describe the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) surveillance system in Lazio, Italy, and to analyze exposure patterns and time trends of HIV serodiagnoses from January 1985 to December 1994. METHODS: A linkage procedure made it possible to identify newly diagnosed HIV cases. Anonymous information was collected on demographic and exposure factors for each individual. RESULTS: Of 35,425 reports, 13,660 were newly di…
Mortality of intravenous drug users in Rome
A historical cohort study was carried out in Rome to examine overall and cause-specific mortality among intravenous drug users (IVDUs). A total of 4200 IVDUs (3411 men and 789 women) enrolled in methadone treatment centers between 1980 and 1988 were studied. There were 239 deaths during the follow-up period. The overall SMR was 10.10 in the entire cohort (95% confidence interval, 8.86-11.47), 9.30 in males and 18.07 in females. A large excess of …
Longitudinal and cross sectional mortality studies in injecting drug-users
HIV risk-related behaviors among injection drug users in Rome
Temporal differences in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk-related behaviors among injection drug users in Rome, Italy, were analyzed in 487 drug users recruited in 1990 and 450 recruited in 1992. Sharing of syringes decreased among self-reported HIV-positive drug users between 1990 and 1992, but there was no change in their sexual behavior. Fewer HIV-seronegative drug users reported passing on used syringes in 1992 than in 1990; however, th…
Heterogeneity of home care assistance needs of people with Aids
A multidisciplinary home care service for people with AIDS (PWAs) was started in Rome in September 1990. This paper describes the features of the home care service offered by the Associated Health Care Workers' Co-operative (OSA), an example of the integration of private and state systems. We detail the types and numbers of visits that PWAs have needed, and we explore the possible correlation between demographic and clinical variables and the car…
The changing distribution of HIV infection
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to describe the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) surveillance system in Lazio, Italy, and to analyze exposure patterns and time trends of HIV serodiagnoses from January 1985 to December 1994. METHODS: A linkage procedure made it possible to identify newly diagnosed HIV cases. Anonymous information was collected on demographic and exposure factors for each individual. RESULTS: Of 35,425 reports, 13,660 were newly di…
A persistent rise in mortality among injection drug users in Rome, 1980 through 1992
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the study was to analyze overall and cause-specific mortality among injection drug users in Rome. METHODS: A cohort of 4200 injection drug users was enrolled in drug treatment centers from 1980 through 1988 and followed up until December 1992. RESULTS: The age-adjusted mortality rate from all causes increased from 7.8/1000 person-years in 1985/86 to 27.7/1000 in 1991/92. The rise was mainly attributable to acquired immu…
Assessing effectiveness of home care for persons with Aids
The aim of this paper is to assess the methodological problems of an unsuccessful randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted to evaluate the effectiveness, in terms of survival and quality of life, of the early offer of home care (HC) to persons with AIDS (PWA). The study carried out was an intention-to-treat RCT. Persons in the treatment group (TG) received the offer of HC at the moment of AIDS diagnosis; those in the control group (CG) receive…
Association Between Poorer Quality of Life and Psychiatric Morbidity in Patients With Different Dermatological Conditions
OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between skin-related quality of life and psychiatric morbidity in patients with different skin conditions. METHODS: We recruited all adults attending the outpatient clinics of the Dermatological Institute IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy, during 14 predetermined days. Eligible patients, who gave their informed consent, completed the Skindex-29 and the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). We used a stringen…
Sexuality in Persons With Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) is a chronic skin disease involving intimate and sensitive areas and affecting physical and mental health. We investigated the prevalence of sexual desire and functioning impairment, and their associations with quality of life, anxiety, depression, minor psychiatric disorders (MPD), and clinical features (e.g., disease severity) in 77 patients with HS who completed self-report measures and answered to questions asses…
Does Guided Written Disclosure Reduce Distress and Improve Psychological Functioning in Patients with Skin Diseases
Background. Skin diseases (e.g., psoriasis and systemic sclerosis) are generally associated with negative psychosocial outcomes. Although different psychological interventions have been used to improve the quality of life of dermatological patients, the effects of the guided written disclosure (GWD) protocol have not been previously examined in these patients. Moreover, little attention has been paid to positive psychology constructs. Methods. Th…
Item-specific patterns of the Skindex-17 in individuals with different levels of Hidradenitis Suppurativa severity
Background: Recent studies are stressing the idea that the level of Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) severity does not always correspond to the same illness load. In fact, it was found that there was no significant association between Skindex-17 and clinical severity of HS, and that some items of the Skindex-17 might be more related to HS severity than others. Objective: The aim of the current study was to explore the associations between different …
Assessing a measure for Quality of Life in patients with severe Alopecia Areata
Objective The prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients diagnosed with Alopecia Areata (AA) is very high and this significant burden of psychological symptoms threatens the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of affected patients. Indeed, AA often does not produce significant physical symptoms, but it nonetheless disrupts many areas of mental health. Clinical assessment of disease severity may not reliably predict patient's HRQoL, nor m…
Living with systemic sclerosis
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune disease that significantly impacts physical and psychosocial health. This study assessed skin symptoms in 126 SSc patients from a dermatological hospital Italy, using the items from the Skindex-29 for all symptoms and psychosocial variables. Multivariate logistic regression and attributable risk among the exposed (ARexp) were used for analysis. Pain (74.0%), burning (62.1%), and water irritation (5…
Medicine (13 works) · Internal Medicine (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Dermatology (4 works) · Disease (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works)