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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 ... -
Age and Gender-Related Variations of Adult Human Ocular Volumes in Sri Lankan Population: An Evaluation Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(2021)Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) can be treated as one of the best modalities for volume determination of soft tissue structures. As age and sex show a conspicuous influence upon the ocular volume, this study was aimed ... -
An Analysis of Changes in Patterns of Substance Usage among Substance Users during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period in Gampaha, Ampara, Mannar, Anuradhapura, Badulla, Vavuniya and Kandy Districts, Sri Lanka
(2021)The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting people, including substance users’ patterns of usage and associated complications. The objective of this study was to assess the changes in the pattern of substance usage in a selected ... -
Assessment of Treatment Adherence Behaviours and their Predictors among Patients Receiving Haemodialysis in Kurunegala Teaching Hospital, Sri Lanka
(2021)The success of haemodialysis is dependent on adherence to a complex therapeutic regimen. As the reported prevalence of non-adherence varies widely, the aim of the study was to assess selected treatment adherence behaviors ... -
Association between Ankle Dorsiflexion and Non-contact Low Back Pain among Adolescent Fast Bowlers in Division 1 Boys’ Schools in Colombo
(2021)Despite the popularity of Sri Lankan cricket, there are a drastically low number of studies related to school level fast bowlers. This study aimed to investigate the association of ankle dorsiflexion with non-contact low ... -
The Association of High Sensitive C-reactive Protein and Microalbuminuria with HbA1c Level among Type 2 Diabetes Patients in National Hospital of Sri Lanka
(2021)Diabetic nephropathy is a long-term outcome of diabetes, which eventually leads to End-Stage Renal Disease. Inflammatory marker C-reactive protein may play a role as an indicator of low-grade inflammation in the development ... -
An attempt to Detection of Iron Overload and Its Complications in Beta Thalassemia Major Patients at Thalassemia Unit Kurunegala by Investigating Some of the Laboratory Parameters
(2021)Thalassemia is the commonest single gene disorder in Sri Lanka that causes an overwhelming weight of suffering on families and a large financial cost to the health service. The aim of the study was to detect organ related ... -
Awareness and Attitudes of Older Adults in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka towards the Practice of Donning Facemasks during the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2021)The increase in the number of patients with COVID-19 has led to the public donning facemasks. The aged population is more prone to suffer from severe complications due to COVID- 19. As a country with a rapidly ageing ... -
Birth Weight, Weight Gain and Feeding Pattern as Predictors for the Onset of Obesity in School Children
(2021)Obesity is a global health issue. Early identification is essential to plan interventions and to intervene than to reduce the worsening of obesity and its consequences on the health of ndividuals. The present study was ... -
Brachytherapy in Cervical Cancer: Accuracy in Point Dose Demarcation
(2021)Brachytherapy dose specification point A, located 2 cm superior to the external cervical orifice and 2 cm lateral to the cervical canal, is a geometrical concept that represents the anatomic position where the uterine ... -
Classification of Patients with Epilepsy and Healthy Subjects Using Structural MRI; A Tensor-Based Morphometry Study
(2021)Computational neuroanatomy using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been used extensively in studies of epilepsy to detect morphological abnormalities (Grey matter and White matter volumes) of the brain. However, ... -
Classification of Patients with Mild Depression and Healthy Controls Using Nodal Brain Network Topology
(2021)The potential to use functional brain network topology in classification of patients with mild depression and healthy subjects using machine learning is poorly studied. The resting-state fMRI data of 51 patients with ... -
Comparative Evaluation of Metformin Hydrochloride Brands Available in Sri Lanka
(2021)Metformin, being noteworthy, is used in the management of Type 2 Diabetes. It is available in different brands in Sri Lanka. Several studies have shown that different brands of the drug varied qualities, which could impact ... -
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 ... -
Comparison of Lower Extremity Intrinsic Factors Between Non-Contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injured and Non-Injured Elite Football Players of the Super League in Sri Lanka
(2021)Non-contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries are one of the commonest types of knee injuries among elite football players, which has a negative impact on the overall performance and quality of life of players. ... -
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 ... -
A Counselling Intervention to Improve Treatment Adherence of Ischemic Heart Disease Patients: The Development of a Protocol
(2021)Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) is classified as one of the world's major cardiovascular diseases and has become the leading cause of deaths in Sri Lanka. Poor treatment adherence plays a significant role in re-hospitalization ... -
Critical Results Management Practices of the Medical Laboratory Technologists in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka
(2021)Critical results are laboratory measurements that require urgent clinical action and should be communicated to a clinician urgently. The study aimed to assess the practices of Medical Laboratory Technologists (MLTs) in ... -
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. ... -
Detection of the Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations for Meropenem in Resistant Coliform Isolates at National Cancer Institute Maharagama
(2021)Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae is a health problem worldwide due to overuse and misuse of antibiotics. The determination of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) using broth micro dilution (BMD) is the gold ...