Juniper Publishers- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

  JUNIPER PUBLISHERS - OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES Abstract The symptom of insomnia is one of the most common complaints among the elderly during their aging process. It is defined as the subjective reported insufficient quality or quantity of sleep despite adequate sleeping conditions. The prevalence of insomnia could reach 40%-50% among the elderly and significantly affect their quality of life. This paper aims to conduct systematic review on previous studies to evaluate the effectiveness and summarize the treatment characteristics of acupressure. Limitations and recommendation were provided as future directions of therapeutic garments development for the elderly. This new concept of acupressure therapeutic garment could help to identify the future development directions of therapeutic function garments and provide promising methods to improve the insomnia and life quality of the elderly. Keywords: Insomnia; Elderly; T...

  JUNIPER PUBLISHERS - OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES Abstract Mental disorder (MD) is significantly contributing to global burden of disease and this is the fourth leading cause of global disability. To overcome this concern, the World Health Organization recommended integration for mental health care into general health care facilities and nurses have an important role in the implementation of WHO recommendation about the integration. The objectives of this study are as follows: To describe stereotypical attitudes amongst urban nurses regarding persons with a mental disorder and to explore relationships between specific socio-demographic factors (age, gender, qualification, years of nursing experience and familiarity) and nurses' stigmatizing attitudes towards persons with a mental disorder in urban health centers of a selected district hospital in Rwanda. A quantitative, descriptive cross sectional study was conducted a...