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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Weeratunga, E.; Senadheera, C.; Hettiarachchi, M.; Ekanayaka, U.; Perera, B.(University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, 2020-03-04)
Coping strategies play an integral part in patients with cancer. This refers to the specific
efforts; both behavioural and psychological that minimizes negative effects of stressful
events. In Sri Lanka, validated ...
Rathnayake, N.; Imendra, K. G.; Abeygunasekara, T.; De Silva, K.; Karunanayake, S.(KDU, 2016)
Self-medication (SM) is a common practice among
university students as a part of self-care. Allied Health
Science (AHS) students may have different behaviors and
views on SM, as they expose to medication knowledge
more ...
Objective:
This community-based study evaluated the prevalence and associated risk factors of recurrent falls among middle-aged community-dwelling women in Southern-Sri Lanka.
Methods:
Randomly selected 285 middle-aged ...
Rathnayake, Nirmala; Alwis, Gayani; Lenora, Janaka; Mampitiya, Iresha; Lekamwasam, Sarath(Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences, 2021-06-30)
Abstract Menopause Specific Quality of Life (MENQOL) questionnaire assess the health related quality of life (HRQOL) of postmenopausal women (PMW). It includes 29 menopausal discomforts distributed among four main domains ...
Madushani, U.; Rathnayake, N.; Mampitiya, I.(University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2021-12-31)
Introduction: Understanding the antenatal mothers’ knowledge and attitude towards family planning
(FP) helps to enhance their family well-being. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and
factors associated ...
The knowledge and perception of falls facilitate a better pathway to improve the health status among the elderly. Knowledge and perception of falls among community dwelling elderly were assessed in 300 participants (175 ...
Health promotion through lifestyle education is an important measure to enhance health status of postmenopausal women (PMW). This study evaluated the effectiveness of health-promoting lifestyle education intervention (HPLEI) ...
Background
Menopause associated low serum estradiol marks varieties of derangements in muscle mass and functions leading to sarcopenia. This cross-sectional study was carried out to examine the factors associated with ...
Limited knowledge and negative attitudes about menopause among postmenopausal women (PMW) create a multitude of health-related issues leading to impaired quality of life (QOL) among them. This study evaluated the impact ...
Nandani, E.J.K.P.; Guan, Xi-Wen(Faculty of Scince, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, 2018-02-15)
The physics of ultracold Bose gases is a rapidly developing field due to the
recent remarkable achievement in the experiment and intensive theoretical
investigations. However, when understanding quantum correlations, ...
Background & objectives:
Attempts have been made to estimate appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASMM) using anthropometric indices and most of these are country specific. This study was designed to develop and cross-validate ...
Gunarathna, I.G.I.S.C.; Nandani, E.J.K.P.(Faculty of Scince, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, 2020-01-22)
Forecasting is the prediction of values of a variable based on known past
values of that variable or other related variables. Forecasts also may be based
on expert judgments which in turn are based on historical data ...
Nandani, E.J.K.P.(Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, 2022-07-06)
Trees are a natural resource linked to human existence. Different tree species provide timber with
varying properties such as strength, durability, resonance, color, scent, etc. Timber is transformed
into a wide range ...
Introduction
There is a scarcity of studies related to sarcopenia in Sri Lanka. This partly is due to lack of cutoff values to define muscle mass, strength and physical functions.
Objective
This cross-sectional ...
Chandrasekara, E.S.K; Kanchana, W.K.T; Nandani, E.J.K.P(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2021-12-06)
learn Diabetes or Diabetes mellitus is one of the major public health problems in the
world, and it arises at the pancreas does not supply sufficient insulin or the body unable
to use that insulin effectively. Although ...