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Prevalence and Severity of Menopausal Symptoms and the Quality of Life in Middle-aged Women: A Study from Sri Lanka

Rathnayake, N.; Lenora, J.; Alwis, G.; Lekamwasam, S. (Hindawi, 2019-07-01)

Menopausal symptoms and quality of life (QOL) of pre- and postmenopausal women in Sri Lanka have not been studied adequately. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and severity of menopausal symptoms and the QOL of ...
Quality of Life and Functional Independence of Hip Fracture Patients: Data from a Single Center Follow-Up Study in Sri Lanka

Abeygunasekara, T.; Lekamwasam, S.; Lenora, J.; Alwis, G. (Ann Geriatr Med Res., 2021-06)

Background Data on the functional outcomes of hip fracture patients in Sri Lanka are limited. As this information is required for the design of long-term care plans, we assessed the physical activities (activities of daily ...
Serial assessment of serum bone metabolism markers identifies women with the highest rate of bone loss and osteoporosis risk

Ivaska, Kaisa K.; Lenora, J.; Gerdhem, P.; Akesson, K.; Väänänen, H. Kalervo; Obrant, Karl J. (The Journal of clinical endocrinology & metabolism, 2008-07)

Context: One of the important challenges in the management of osteoporosis is to identify women who are at high risk of developing osteoporosis and fragility fractures. Objective: Our objective was to evaluate whether ...
Effect of Health-Promoting Lifestyle Modification Education on Knowledge, Attitude, and Quality of Life of Postmenopausal Women

Rathnayake, N.; Alwis, G.; Lenora, J.; Mampitiya, I.; Lekamwasam, S. (Hindawi, 2020-05-20)

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 ...
Development and Cross-Validation of Anthropometric Predictive Equations to Estimate Total Body Fat Percentage in Adult Women in Sri Lanka

Rathnayake, N.; Alwis, G.; Lenora, J.; Lekamwasam, S. (Hindawi, 2020-07-15)

Attempts have been made to estimate body fat using anthropometry, and most of them are country-specific. This study was designed to develop and cross-validate anthropometric predictive equations to estimate the total body ...
Assessment of the nutritional status of school children in Galle Municipality area: A comparison between different body mass index classification systems

De Silva, A.; Alwis, G.; Hewawasam, R. P.; Lenora, J. (Galle Medical Journal, 2023-06-09)

Introduction: Asian populations are at an increased risk of cardiometabolic disorders due to higher fat mass at a relatively lower body mass index (BMI). Several discrepancies have been reported in the BMI classification systems ...
Poor socioeconomic state, stress, stunting and fatness are negatively associated with cognitive performance of female adolescents

Madhushanthi, H. J. H.; Wimalasekara, S. W.; Goonewardena, C. S. E.; Amarasekara, A. A. T. D. (Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 2021-12-05)

Introduction: The brain undergoes dynamic structural and maturational changes during adolescence, producing significant changes in cognition and behaviour. Cognitive performance (CP) of an individual is influenced by many ...
Profile of stress among a group of female school children in their early adolescence in the Galle educational zone; a descriptive cross sectional study

Madhushanthi, H. J.; Wimalasekera, S. W.; Goonewardena, C. S. E.; Amarasekara, A. A. T. D.; Lenora, J. (Galle Medical Journal, 2021-08-14)

Introduction: Age ranging from 11 to 14 years is regarded as early adolescence. Females are p vulnerable to experience stress with rapid physical, psychological, cognitive and social changes accompanied in adolescence. ...
Prediction of bone loss in elderly women using bone turnover markers

Lenora, J. (Galle Medical Journal, 2015-07-15)

Osteoporosis related fractures are common in old age and over 40 % of the women above 50 years of age are at a risk of developing a fragility fracture. Biochemical markers of bone turnover (BTMs) have proven to be of some ...
Effects of multiparity and prolonged breast-feeding on maternal bone mineral density: a community-based cross-sectional study

Lenora, J.; Lekamwasam, S.; Karlsson, Magnus K. (BMC Womens Health, 2009-07-01)

Background Studies conducted in Western countries have shown that bone loss associated with pregnancy and breast-feeding is recovered after weaning. However, it is not clear whether recovery takes place after repeated ...
Tooth loss and bone mineral density among women: a cross-sectional survey

Lekamwasam, S.; Lenora, J. (Ceylon Medical Journal, 2009-10-29)

Objective: We examined the association between total tooth loss and bone mineral density to determine whether the former can be used as a surrogate marker of the latter. Design: A community based cross-sectional ...
Knowledge, attitude and practices on insulin therapy among patients with type 1 diabetes

Jagodage, H.; Sandamali, P.; Lenora, J. (2023-01-04)

Introduction: The incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is increasing worldwide. Daily administration of multi-dose or single-dose Insulin therapy is the cornerstone in the treatment of T1DM. The recent studies ...
Socioeconomic status is apredictor of neurocognitive performance of early female adolescents

Madhushanthi, H. J.; Wimalasekara, S. W.; Goonewardena, C. S. E.; Amarasekara, A. A. T. D.; Lenora, J. (De Gruyter, 2018-06-13)

Objective: Previous studies have shown that high socioeconomic status (SES) is significantly associated with inhibitory control, working memory, verbal comprehension and IQ. However, in the Asian setting, with its prevailing ...
Autonomic functions and gastric motility in children with functional abdominal pain disorders

Karunanayake, A.; Rajindrajith, S.; De Silva, H. A.; Gunawardena, S.; Devanarayana, N. M. (Baishideng, 2019-01-07)

Background: Abdominal pain-predominant functional gastrointestinal disorders (AP-FGIDs) are the most common cause of recurrent abdominal pain in children. Despite its high prevalence, the underlying pathophysiology of this ...
Medical problems detected during Pre-participation Physical Evaluation of school athletes in the Galle District

De Silva, Y. H. S.; De Silva, O. L.; Thebuwanaarachchi, S. T.; Gunawardena, S.; Mendis, H. (Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, 2017-03-28)

In Sri Lanka, four athletic deaths were reported in 2013. All four deaths took place while participating in school marathon competitions and the victims were teenaged school children. The Ministry of Health and Ministry ...
Use of fiber optic goniometer to objectively assess the angle and reflex time of knee jerk in professional rugby players

Senavirathna, C. S.; Gunawardena, S.; Karunanayake, A. L.; Mallawaarachchi, A. P. (Edizioni Minerva Medica, 2022-11)

BACKGROUND: Rugby, being a contact and collision game, results in sudden application of forces on lower limb muscles which may injure them unless an immediate reflex contraction of the muscle occurs. This study aimed to ...
The effect of 6-week core stability training on core endurance and physical performance in professional rugby players: A randomized controlled pilot study

Senavirathna, C. S.; Mallawaarachchi, A. P.; Karunanayake, A.; Gunawardena, S. (Nepal journals online, 2021-11)

Background: Core stability training (CST) is used to enhance sports performance. The relationship between core endurance and physical performance in rugby players had not been evaluated before in Asia. Aims and Objectives: ...
The relationship between platelet count and the onset of leaking phase in dengue patients

Nishshanka, P.; Kodikararachchi, R. W.; Karunanayake, A. (Galle Medical Journal, 2021-09-15)

Introduction: The complications of dengue are related to reduced intravascular volume following plasma leakage. Thrombocytopenia or platelet dysfunctions are detected in all stages of the illness and are related to the ...
The prevalence of colour vision deficiency, parent-reported, and child reported difficulties among 10- to 16-year-old school children in the Galle education zone, Sri Lanka

Karunanayake, A.; Weerasooriya, M. A.; Wijekoon, W. M. C. D. (Galle Medical Journal, 2021-12-30)

Introduction Colour vision deficiency (CVD) is an X-linked recessive disease. The prevalence of CVD varies from race to race. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of CVD among school children (ages 10-16) ...
Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial on Value of Domperidone in Functional Abdominal Pain in Children

Karunanayake, A.; Devanarayana, N. M.; De Silva, Asita; Gunawardena, S.; Rajindrajith, S. (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2018-05)

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the therapeutic effect of domperidone on children with abdominal pain predominant functional gastrointestinal disorders (AP-FGIDs). Methods: One hundred children (aged ...

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