Nirmala Rathnayake
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Recent Articles
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Sundarapperuma T, Gamage M, Rathnayake N, Weeratunga E, Jagodage H
BMC Public Health
. 2025 Mar;
25(1):954.
PMID: 40065256
Background: The novel coronavirus disease, which is a global public health issue, changed the regular lifestyle of public globally causing multitude of stressors. This study aimed to describe the perception...
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Rathnayake N, Abeygunasekara T, Liyanage G, Subasinghe S, De Zoysa W, Palangasinghe D, et al.
BMC Geriatr
. 2025 Feb;
25(1):129.
PMID: 40000973
Objective: The "Strength, Assistance with walking, Rise from a chair, Climb stairs, and Falls" (SARC-F) is a simple, five-item tool used to identify individuals with suggestive signs of sarcopenia. This...
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De Zoysa W, Mendis S, Rathnayake N, Liyanage A, Palangasinghe D, Silva S, et al.
Sci Rep
. 2025 Feb;
15(1):6233.
PMID: 39979482
This study was aimed to examine the prevalence and associations between multimorbidity, polypharmacy, Falls Risk Increasing Drugs use (FRIDs), Anti Cholinergic Burden (ACB), and adverse health outcomes in older adults...
4.
Mudalige T, Pathiraja V, Delanerolle G, Cavalini H, Wu S, Taylor J, et al.
BJUI Compass
. 2025 Jan;
6(1):e464.
PMID: 39877583
Background: Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) occurs when one or more pelvic organs (uterus, bowel, bladder or top of the vagina) descend from their normal position and bulge into the vagina....
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Rathnayake N, Kannangara W, Abeygunasekara T, De Zoysa W, Palangasinghe D, Lekamwasam S
BMC Geriatr
. 2025 Jan;
25(1):32.
PMID: 39815204
Background: Caring for older people has become a significant public health concern in Sri Lanka due to the growing aging population. This has placed a heavy burden on family caregivers,...
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Delanerolle G, Phiri P, Elneil S, Talaulikar V, Eleje G, Kareem R, et al.
Lancet Glob Health
. 2024 Dec;
13(2):e196-e198.
PMID: 39708829
No abstract available.
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De Zoysa W, Rathnayake N, Palangasinghe D, Silva S, Jayasekera P, Mettananda C, et al.
BMC Geriatr
. 2024 Oct;
24(1):864.
PMID: 39443852
Objective: Falls take a high priority among the prevalent medical conditions in old age. Despite this, a history of falls or the risk of future falls is not routinely assessed...
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Rathnayake N, Karunadasa R, Abeygunasekara T, De Zoysa W, Palangasinghe D, Lekamwasam S
Dialogues Health
. 2024 Mar;
2:100134.
PMID: 38515463
Purpose: This study evaluated the reliability and validity of the Sinhala version of Katz index of activities of daily living (ADL) in assessing the functional status of older people aged...
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Rathnayake N, Alwis G, Lenora J, Lekamwasam S
J Health Popul Nutr
. 2023 Oct;
42(1):110.
PMID: 37848999
Background: Menopause transition is a critical phase of women's life since body composition and cardiovascular risk factors begin to change during this period. This study investigated the associations between body...
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Sundarapperuma T, Gamage M, Rathnayake N, Weeratunga E, Jagodage H
BMC Psychiatry
. 2023 Jun;
23(1):452.
PMID: 37344813
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is a serious global health concern, posing a greater risk of psychological vulnerabilities for frontline healthcare workers (HCWs), military professionals and the general public around the...