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Adolescent Mental Wellbeing, Substance Use and Chronic Pain: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Vavuniya District of Sri Lanka
(2021)Adolescent mental health is under-investigated, especially in low-and middle-income countries. Mental health disorders that develop during adolescence often lead to behavioural problems, risky decision making, and may ... -
Translation and Validation of the Child Feeding Questionnaire by Birch et al., 2001 to Develop a Sinhala Version
(2021)The high prevalence of obesity, as well as growth failure among children, is of great concern, especially in developing countries. Environmental factors, especially familial factors, have a strong influence on the food ... -
Simple Reliable Alternative Methods to Detect Plasma Haemoglobin in Red Cell Concentrates for Calculating Percentage Haemolysis at Peripheral Blood Banks
(2021)Haemolysis is the major limiting factor in the lifespan of Red Cell Concentrate (RCC). It must be visually checked prior to transfusion. As a quality monitoring requirement, 1% of the monthly production of RCC must be ... -
Effects of Respiratory Muscle Training (RMT) on Ventilatory Parameters and Respiratory Muscle Strength (RMS) in Different Postures of the Rowing Stroke in Professional Male Rowers in Sri Lanka
(2021)Rowing places ‘extreme’ demands on ventilation due to the cramped body posture during the rowing stroke. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a 12-week respiratory muscle training (RMT) program on ... -
Relationship between Unexplained Infertility and Sedentary Lifestyle among Women in the Urban City of Colombo; Infertile Female vs. Fertile Female
(2021)Infertility is defined as the absence of conception after 12 months of regular, unprotected intercourse. The objective of this study was to identify the relationship between unexplained infertility and sedentary lifestyle ... -
Relationship between Unexplained Infertility and Sedentary Lifestyle among Women in the Urban City of Colombo; Infertile Female vs. Fertile Female
(2021)Infertility is defined as the absence of conception after 12 months of regular, unprotected intercourse. The objective of this study was to identify the relationship between unexplained infertility and sedentary lifestyle ... -
An Objective Assessment of Knee Jerk Reflex Using a Fibre Optic Goniometer in Professional Rugby Players
(2021)Rugby is identified as a high-intensity team sport that is played professionally worldwide. It is a contact and collision game that may result in the sudden application of forces on lower limb muscles which may excessively ... -
Comparison of Demographic, Clinical and Maternal Risk Factors between Neonatal Sepsis and Non-sepsis Patients in Colombo South Teaching Hospital Kalubowila and Castle Street Hospital for Women
(2021)Neonatal septicaemia is one of the commonest causes of mortality and morbidity among the neonatal population in the world. Clinical features alone may not be specific for the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis as they may mimic ... -
Relationship between Postural Balance and Falls in Elderly People in Two Selected Elders’ Homes in Colombo District
(2021)Aging is a natural process that results from the impact of the accumulation of various molecular and cellular changes over time at the biological level. This process leads to a gradual reduction in physical health. Falls ... -
Knowledge, Practice and Factors Affecting Healthcare-Associated Infection Control among Intensive Care Nurses at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka Colombo
(2021)Infection control is the discipline concerned with preventing health care associated infections and it can also affect at any time people receiving their medical treatments. Without controlling infections, it may lead to ... -
A Critical Review on Pulse Measuring Devices W.S.R. to A̅yurveda Na̅di Parikṣa̅ as a Non-invasive Diagnostic Method
(2021)Na̅di Parikṣa̅ is a non-invasive key diagnostic and prognostic method found in Aṣṭastha̅na Parikṣa̅ in A̅yurveda, which can be correlated with the palpation component of general patient examination in modern medicine. ... -
Determination of the Scatter Dose Received by Thyroid Region during Chest Wall Irradiation among Breast Cancer Patients Who Received Adjuvant Two Dimensional Conventional Radiotherap
(2021)Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer among women, and radiotherapy plays a major role in the treatment of breast cancer. The significant amount of scatter dose to the thyroid region during adjuvant radiotherapy ... -
Prevalence of Evidence Based Physiotherapy Interventions for Children with Cerebral Palsy in Colombo District, Sri Lanka: A Cross Sectional Study
(2021)Cerebral Palsy (CP) is one of the common causes of childhood disability. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of evidence-based physiotherapy interventions for children with CP. This descriptive cross-sectional ... -
Investigation of In-vitro Antibacterial Properties of Human Cerumen of Healthy Individuals Attending the National Hospital of Sri Lanka
(2021)Previous studies have revealed the prevalence of bacterial ear infections is moderately high in developing countries. Since the absence of human cerumen may lead to ear infections according to the literature, it is important ... -
Effect of Haemolytic Interference on Lactate Dehydrogenase Activity in Pooled Normal Serum
(2021)Measurement of serum Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) activity plays a pivotal part in the diagnosis and treatment of liver disease, myocardial infarction, anaemia, muscle trauma, and cancers. Meanwhile, haemolysis is one of ... -
Relationship between Hypothyroidism and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease among Patients Attending the Endocrinology Clinic, Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Sri Lanka
(2021)Hypothyroidism and Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have been identified as two major problems rising at a higher rate. Several studies have revealed the relationship between hypothyroidism and NAFLD. However, ... -
An Exploration of Mothers’ Experience of Children with Thalassemia Depending on Iron Chelation Therapy in Thalassemia Centre of Provincial General Hospital Badulla
(2021)Thalassemia is a genetic disorder characterized by insufficient production of haemoglobin. Regular blood transfusions are required for the survival of these children. Hence, this study aimed to explore the mothers’ experiences ... -
The Correlation between Incidence of Falls and Quadriceps Muscle Strength among Patients with COPD from Two Selected Government Hospitals in Colombo District
(2021)Skeletal muscle dysfunction is one of the extrapulmonary manifestations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD). Quadriceps muscle strength plays an important role in maintaining the postural stability ... -
Evaluation of Radiomics Analysis as a Tool in Differentiating Benign and Malignant Breast Masses Compared to Conventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(2021)Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women globally. Therefore, we investigated the diagnostic feasibility of feature parameters derived from Radiomics analysis and conventional Magnetic Resonance ... -
A Study on the Impact of Pharmacist Intervention in Patient Counselling on Medication Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
(2021)Patient counselling is an important task to improve medication management in non-communicable diseases. A prospective interventional pre-post study was conducted in the medical clinic at University Hospital- KDU to investigate ...