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Assessment of knowledge on the disease, its complications and management strategies among hypertensive patients attending medical clinics at Teaching Hospital, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

Kisokanth, G.; Ilankoon, I. M. P. S.; Arulanandem, K.; Goonewardena, C. S. E.; Sundaresan, K. T. (2016)

Background Hypertension is an important public health challenge and is a major risk factor for many other diseases. Lack of knowledge on the dangers of untreated hypertension, the benefits of better control and poor ...
Awareness towards COVID-19 and preventive strategies practiced during the COVID-19 pandemic among employees in four divisional secretariats in Matara district, Sri Lanka

Bandara, D.M.O.T.K.; Shavindi, J.M.L.; Herath, H.M.H.I.; Uyangoda, U.K.; Mudalige, W.M.D.U.L.; Rupasinghe, H.N.I.G.; Abeywikrama, H.S.; Kumarasinghe, R.L.; Priyadarshani, U.G.N.; Kisokanth, G. (University of Colombo, 2023)

Introduction: COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It is an important and urgent threat to global health. Public awareness on COVID-19 and its prevention is one of the feasible strategies to ...
Batticaloa Medical Journal

Vamadevan, C.; Rajasekaran, V.; Arulanandem, K.; Kisokanth, G.; Sukunan, G.; Kartheepan, K.; Santharooban, S.; Thurairatnem, K.; Paramakurunathan, S (The Batticaloa Medical Association, 2016)
The burden experienced by elders and family care givers in caring for the elderly in Batticaloa District

Arulanandem, K.; Jayawickramaraja, P. T.; Hettige, S.; Ramanayake, R. P. J. C.; Kisokanth, G. (2019)

Healthy ageing is a desirable expectation of all communities in the world as well as in Sri Lanka. Elders receive both formal and informal care and is often a mix of both in a complementary relationship to each other. ...
Comparison of Cognition between obese and lean groups in middle-aged adult: Result from selected MOH area, Colombo District, Sri Lanka

Ariyasinghe, P.K; Kumara, K.P.D.R; Alexander, H.D.D; Senarathna, S. A. H. L.; Kasthuri, K. S. M.; Karunathilaka, R. D. N.; Warnakulasuriya, S. S. P (2019)
COVID - 19 : Impact on undergraduate nursing education in Sri Lanka

Ilankoon, I. M. P. S.; Kisokanth, G.; Warnakulasuriya, S. S. P. (2020)

e spreading all around the world that has a globally significant morbidity and mortality at present. Nurses as frontline care providers in hospitals and community are exposed to a major risk. This brief report aims at ...
COVID-19: Impact on undergraduate nursing education in Sri Lanka

Ilankoon, I. M. P. S.; Kisokanth, G.; Warnakulasuriya, S. S. P. (2020)

“Novel Corona Virus” (COVID-19) is a new infectious disease spreading all around the world that has a globally significant morbidity and mortality at present. Nurses as frontline care providers in hospitals and community ...
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of Sinhala version of quality of nursing work life scale

Pathmakanthi, A.M.; Warnakulasuriya, S.S.P. (University of Colombo, 2023)

Introduction: The quality of work life refers to the quality of the relationship between employees and total work environment of an organization. As there is no scale to determine the work-life quality of Sri Lankan nurses, ...
The CUPID (Cultural and Psychosocial Influences on Disability) Study: Methods of Data Collection and Characteristics of Study Sample

Coggon, D; Ntani, G; Palmer, K.T.; Felli, V.E.; Harari, R.; Warnakulasuriya, S. S. P. (2012)

Background: The CUPID (Cultural and Psychosocial Influences on Disability) study was established to explore the hypothesis that common musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and associated disability are importantly influenced ...
Descriptive Epidemiology of Somatising Tendency :Findings from the CUPID Study

Unknown author (2016)

Somatisingtendency,definedasapredispositiontoworry aboutcommonsomaticsymptoms,isimportantly associatedwithvariousaspectsofhealthandhealth-relatedbehaviour, includingmusculoskeletalpainandassociateddisability.Toexploreits ...
Diet related factors for good glycaemic control among patients with diabetes mellitus in the Teaching Hospital, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

Kisokanth, G.; Prathapan, S.; Indrakumar, J.; Ilankoon, I. M. P. S. (2018)

Ideal dietary practices and diet patterns for the better self-management of diabetes mellitus (DM) remains to be determined. This study was aimed at determining the diet related factors for good glycaemic control among ...
Does Nurse Case Management Improve the Health Care Outcomes of Patients with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)! - A Narrative Review

Kisokanth, G.; Prathapan, S.; Indrakumar, J.; Joseph, J. (2015)

Purpose: Nurses play a major role in providing support to individual patients with long term illnesses. However, it is notable that the effectiveness of nurses providing care in improving the health outcomes on patients ...
Drivers of international variation in prevalence of disabling low back pain: Findings from the Cultural and Psychosocial Inﬂuences on Disability study

Coggon, D.; Ntani, G.; Palmer, K. T.; Warnakulasuriya, S.S.P (2018)

Background: Wide international variation in the prevalence of disabling low back pain (LBP) among working populations is not explained by known risk factors. It would be useful to know whether the drivers of this variation ...
Epidemiological Differences Between Localised And Non-Localised Low Back Pain

Coggon, D.; Ntani, G.; Walker-Bone, K.; Palmer, K. T.; Felli, V. E.; Harari, R.; Warnakulasuriya, S.S.P (2017)

Study design—Cross-sectional survey with longitudinal follow-up Objectives—To test the hypothesis that pain which is localised to the low back differs epidemiologically from that which occurs simultaneously or close in ...
Factors influencing self-management of Diabetes Mellitus; a review article

Kisokanth, G.; Prathapan, S.; Indrakumar, J.; Joseph, J. (2013)

To review recent data to identify the factors influencing the effective self-management of Diabetes Mellitus (DM). A review of the published literature on self-management of diabetes was performed. This involved searching ...
Glycemic control and its determinants among patients with diabetes mellitus in the Teaching Hospital, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

Kisokanth, G.; Prathapan, S.; Indrakumar, J.; Ilankoon, I. M. P. S.; Arulanandem, K. (2018)

This study aimed to identify the determinants of good glycemic control among patients with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) in Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka. A case control study was conducted among 339 patients with DM in medical ...
Glycosylated Haemoglobin Levels among Overweight and Obese Children in Urban Schools

Kisokanth, G; Indrakumar, J; Arulpragasam, AN; Ilankoon, IMPS (2021)

Childhood overweight and obesity related insulin resistance can be evaluated with glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) which would be helpful to prevent the progression from impaired glucose tolerance to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ...
Health care needs and services available for elders in the Batticaloa district

Arulanandem, K.; Jayawickramaraja, P. T.; Hettige, S.; Ramanayake, R. P. J. C.; Kisokanth, G. (2018)

The global and national ageing population led to much health, social and economic concerns. Thus, present study aimed at addressing the health care needs of elders and assessing the availability of health, social services ...
How Much Do Tamil Patients With Diabetes Know About Complications of Diabetes? A Descriptive Study

Kisokanth, G.; Prathapan, S.; Indrakumar, J.; Joseph, J.; Arulanandem, K. (2017)

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common non-communicable disease (NCD) with numerous short and long term complications. Treatment of diabetes-related complications is costly to the patient and also to the national ...
Knowledge and attitudes regarding Basic life support among the final yearundergraduates in selected faculties of the University of Colombo (UOC)

Nishara, M.G.S.; Hettiarachchi, K.U.W.; Weerasinghe, W.M.M.U.S.; Lakmali, J.K.S.; Sivanathan, P.; Samarakkodi, L.P.T.G.; Hulangamuva, P.W.R.M.D.M.; Balasooriya, M.B.; Prathapage, A.M.; Nettasinghe, N.A.R.; De Silva, H.R.T (University of Colombo, 2023)

Background: Globally sudden cardiac arrest is an outstanding public health concern for morbidity. For the client's survival in an out-of-hospital setting, early intervention of Basic Life Support (BLS) with Cardiopulmonary ...

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