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Coping Strategies among Patients with Cancer: A Cross-sectional Study done in Teaching Hospital Karapitiya, Southern Sri Lanka

Weeratunga, Eranthi; Hettiarachchi, Manjula; Senadheera, Chandanie; Perera, Bilesha (Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ruhuna, 2021-08-31)

Background: Coping strategies used by cancer patients to handle the disease contribute to the quality of their remaining life. The literature presents different coping styles and their effects on cancer patients; constructive ...
Effectiveness of a Health Education Programme Designed for Public Health Midwives(PHMs) on Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism(CH), Southern Sri Lanka

Wickramarachchi, Bimba; Hettiarachchi, Manjula; Perera, Bilesha (University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2014-03-19)

Background: Congenital Hypothyroidism (CH) is an inborn error in thyroid hormone production among newborns. CH causes mental retardation which can be prevented by early detection and treatment. The Nuclear Medicine Unit ...
Efficacy of rice flour fortification in Sri Lanka

Hettiarachchi, Manjula; Liyange, Chandrani; Hilmers, David C.; Abrams, Steven A (University Of Ruhuna, 2004)

Rice flour has been proposed as a vehicle fo r iron and zinc fortification in Sri Lanka. Although widely consumed, rice flour has not been previously evaluated as a fortifiedfood. We conducted a mini efficacy trial on ...
Long term zinc supplementation in improving growth of adolescents: zinc alone or with iron?

Hettiarachchi, Manjula; Liyanage PHN Suranga1, Chandrani LAS Dharmapriya1; Suranga, PHN; Dharmapriya, LAS (University of Ruhuna, Wellamadama, Matara, Sri Lanka., 2007-01-29)

Multi-micronutrient supplementation has beneficial effects on the improvement o f nutritional status, work productivity, health and diseases. A long term supplementation is needed to better understand the biological basis ...
Psychological experiences of healthcare professionals in Sri Lanka during COVID-19

Perera, Bilesha; Wickramarachchi, Bimba I.; Samanmalie, Champika; Hettiarachchi, Manjula (BMC, 2021-03-24)

Background: The upsurge of COVID-19 has caused numerous psycho-social challenges for healthcare professionals because of its ability to spread rapidly in the community and high mortality rate. The seriousness of the ...
Psychosocial Factors Associated with Quality of Life of Patients with Cancer in Southern Sri Lanka

Weeratunga, Eranthi; Senadheera, Chandanie; Hettiarachchi, Manjula; Ekanayaka, U.; Perera, Bilesha (Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ruhuna, 2019-12-05)

Introduction:MethodsResultsConclusions:Key WordsStress in cancer patients directly affects the outcome of treatment.Aim of the study was to assessstress levels in cancer patients.A sample of cancer patients (N=210) were ...
Quality of life of Breast cancer patients treated at Teaching Hospital Karapitiya, Sri Lanka

Weeratunga, Eranthi; Hettiarachchi, Manjula; Ekanayaka, Upul (University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, 2018-03-07)

Background: Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world. Breast cancer (BC) is the second most common cancer among women globally as well as in Sri Lanka. Quality of Life (QOL) is a subjective perception a ...

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