Javier Olazarán
Biographic Data
| ID | 6575658 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Javier Olazarán |
| GIVEN NAMES | Javier |
| FAMILY NAME | Olazarán |
| SIGNATURE | OLAZARÁN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7320-128X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Development of a brief scale to measure discrete positive emotions in dementia family caregiving
Although family dementia caregiving is a stressful situation, it can also involve positive experiences. Given the lack of brief instruments to measure discrete positive emotions towards the person with dementia (PwD), this study aimed at developing and analyzing a new measurement, the ‘Positive Emotions in Caregiving Scale’ (PEC-S), examining its relationship with key aspects of dementia caregiving. 313 family caregivers of PwD were administered …
Longitudinal effects of cognitive fusion in depressive and anxious symptoms of family caregivers of people with dementia
Associations Between Dysfunctional Thoughts, Leisure Activities, and IL-6 in Caregivers of Family Members With Dementia
OBJECTIVE: Dementia caregiving is associated with negative physical health consequences, including inflammation processes. The objective of this study was to analyze the associations between dysfunctional thoughts, frequency of leisure activities, and interleukin 6 (IL-6) in a sample of dementia family caregivers. METHODS: One hundred forty dementia caregivers participated in this cross-sectional study. The relationships among caregivers' dysfunc…
Syndrome-Based Prescription to Optimize Psychotropics
A variety of medical and social factors have contributed over the last decades to the overuse of psychotropic drugs in people with dementia. One social factor is probably the frequent failure to provide adequate person-centered care, be it in the community or in institutional settings. This unfortunate reality has been reacted upon with numerous guidelines to reduce prescriptions of the most dangerous drugs (e.g., neuroleptics). Each psychotropic…
Compassion in dementia caregiving
Compassion has been suggested as a relevant variable for understanding dementia caregivers' psychological distress. The objectives were to analyse the psychometric properties of the Caregiving Compassion Scale (CCS) and to explore the association between caregivers' compassion and their emotional health. Two hundred and thirty-six dementia caregivers were evaluated for compassion, depressive symptoms, guilt, ambivalence, care-recipient's function…
Compassion in dementia caregiving
Compassion has been suggested as a relevant variable for understanding dementia caregivers' psychological distress. The objectives were to analyse the psychometric properties of the Caregiving Compassion Scale (CCS) and to explore the association between caregivers' compassion and their emotional health. Two hundred and thirty-six dementia caregivers were evaluated for compassion, depressive symptoms, guilt, ambivalence, care-recipient's function…
Syndrome-Based Prescription to Optimize Psychotropics
A variety of medical and social factors have contributed over the last decades to the overuse of psychotropic drugs in people with dementia. One social factor is probably the frequent failure to provide adequate person-centered care, be it in the community or in institutional settings. This unfortunate reality has been reacted upon with numerous guidelines to reduce prescriptions of the most dangerous drugs (e.g., neuroleptics). Each psychotropic…
Compassion in dementia caregiving
Compassion has been suggested as a relevant variable for understanding dementia caregivers' psychological distress. The objectives were to analyse the psychometric properties of the Caregiving Compassion Scale (CCS) and to explore the association between caregivers' compassion and their emotional health. Two hundred and thirty-six dementia caregivers were evaluated for compassion, depressive symptoms, guilt, ambivalence, care-recipient's function…
Associations Between Dysfunctional Thoughts, Leisure Activities, and IL-6 in Caregivers of Family Members With Dementia
OBJECTIVE: Dementia caregiving is associated with negative physical health consequences, including inflammation processes. The objective of this study was to analyze the associations between dysfunctional thoughts, frequency of leisure activities, and interleukin 6 (IL-6) in a sample of dementia family caregivers. METHODS: One hundred forty dementia caregivers participated in this cross-sectional study. The relationships among caregivers' dysfunc…
Longitudinal effects of cognitive fusion in depressive and anxious symptoms of family caregivers of people with dementia
Development of a brief scale to measure discrete positive emotions in dementia family caregiving
Although family dementia caregiving is a stressful situation, it can also involve positive experiences. Given the lack of brief instruments to measure discrete positive emotions towards the person with dementia (PwD), this study aimed at developing and analyzing a new measurement, the ‘Positive Emotions in Caregiving Scale’ (PEC-S), examining its relationship with key aspects of dementia caregiving. 313 family caregivers of PwD were administered …
Dementia (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Disease (2 works) · Exploratory factor analysis (2 works) · Family caregivers (2 works)