Dr. Nirmala Rathnayake

Dr. Nirmala Rathnayake

University of Ruhuna

H-index: 10

Asia-Sri Lanka

About Dr. Nirmala Rathnayake

Dr. Nirmala Rathnayake, With an exceptional h-index of 10 and a recent h-index of 10 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Ruhuna, specializes in the field of Sarcopenia, Frailty, Menopause, Health promotion, Nursing education.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Psychological disturbances encountered by the healthcare professionals, military professionals and general public in Sri Lanka during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

Specialized Education Programme on Neurodegenerative Diseases Care of Older Adults in Sri Lanka: The Necessity and Possibility

Global stability of a delayed HIV-1 dynamics model with saturation response with cure rate, absorption effect and two time delays

Katz index of activities of daily living in assessing functional status of older people: Reliability and validity of Sinhala version

Perception of Nursing Undergraduates on Usefulness of Nursing Research in Sri Lanka

An Exploration of the Mental Health impact among Menopausal Women: The MARIE Project Protocol (International Arm)

Associations between body composition and cardiovascular disease risk in pre-and postmenopausal women

Student Perception on Learning Environment and Its Impact on Academic Performance in Medical and Allied Health Science Undergraduates: A Systematic Review

Dr. Nirmala Rathnayake Information

University

Position

Lecturer in Nursing Department of Nursing Faculty of Allied Health Sciences

Citations(all)

292

Citations(since 2020)

291

Cited By

50

hIndex(all)

10

hIndex(since 2020)

10

i10Index(all)

10

i10Index(since 2020)

10

Email

University Profile Page

University of Ruhuna

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Dr. Nirmala Rathnayake Skills & Research Interests

Sarcopenia

Frailty

Menopause

Health promotion

Nursing education

Top articles of Dr. Nirmala Rathnayake

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Psychological disturbances encountered by the healthcare professionals, military professionals and general public in Sri Lanka during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

BMC psychiatry

Thamudi Darshi Sundarapperuma

Madushika Wishvanie Kodagoda Gamage

Nirmala Rathnayake

Eranthi Bimalee Weeratunga

Hemamali Madhushanthi Hirimbura Jagodage

2023/6/21

Specialized Education Programme on Neurodegenerative Diseases Care of Older Adults in Sri Lanka: The Necessity and Possibility

N Rathnayake

SMTD Sundarapperuma

KGP Nirmani

BI Wickramarachchi

KKPMK De Silva

...

2023/12/31

Global stability of a delayed HIV-1 dynamics model with saturation response with cure rate, absorption effect and two time delays

Commun. Math. Biol. Neurosci.

NS Rathnayaka

JK Wijerathna

BGSA Pradeep

2023/2/13

Katz index of activities of daily living in assessing functional status of older people: Reliability and validity of Sinhala version

Dialogues in Health

Nirmala Rathnayake

Ruvini Karunadasa

Thilina Abeygunasekara

Warsha De Zoysa

Dhammika Palangasinghe

...

2023/12/1

Perception of Nursing Undergraduates on Usefulness of Nursing Research in Sri Lanka

C Narasinghe

N Rathnayake

T Sundarapperuma

2023/11/10

An Exploration of the Mental Health impact among Menopausal Women: The MARIE Project Protocol (International Arm)

medRxiv

Gayathri Delanerolle

Heitor Cavalini

Julie Taylor

Sharron Hinchliff

Vikram Talaulikar

...

2023

Associations between body composition and cardiovascular disease risk in pre-and postmenopausal women

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Nirmala Rathnayake

Gayani Alwis

Janaka Lenora

Sarath Lekamwasam

2023/10/17

Student Perception on Learning Environment and Its Impact on Academic Performance in Medical and Allied Health Science Undergraduates: A Systematic Review

H Dias

N Rathnayake

I Kotapola

2023/9/21

Validation of Fear of COVID-19 Scale and Assessment of Fear of COVID-19 Among People Living in High-risk Zones in Sri Lanka During the First and Second Waves of the Pandemic

N Rathnayake

S Lekamwasam

CS Lokanwaththa

2022/12/31

Age-dependent assessment thresholds to optimize patient care in a resource-limited setting: an analysis based on the Sri Lankan FRAX model

Archives of Osteoporosis

Sarath Lekamwasam

Thilina Abeygunasekara

Nirmala Rathnayake

Gayani Liyanage

Sewwandi Subasinghe

2022/12

Stability of a delayed HIV-1 dynamics model with Beddington-DeAngelis functional response and absorption effect with two delays

Commun. Math. Biol. Neurosci.

NS Rathnayaka

JK Wijerathna

BGSA Pradeep

PDN Silva

2022/10/17

Performance-based and Self-reported Physical Functions and Associated Co-morbidities among Community-dwelling Older People in Embilipitiya MOH Area

R Karunadasa

N Rathnayake

2022/8/26

Menopause Specific Quality of Life of Post-menopausal Women in Kotapola Medical Officer of Health Area

SBM Kandambi

N Rathnayake

2022/8/26

Knowledge regarding Human Papilloma Virus, Related Diseases and Preventive Measures Among Female Undergraduates of a Selected University in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Journal of Nursing

KDSS Kumari

N Rathnayake

S Kularatne

2022/12/31

Knowledge on Medico-legal and Ethical Duties Related to Child Abuse among Paediatric Nursing Officers: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

JBCL Jothirathna

J Warushahennadi

N Rathnayake

2022/8/26

Prediction of appendicular skeletal muscle mass of older women using anthropometry-based equations

Nirmala Rathnayake

Sarath Lekamwasam

Hasanga Rathnayake

2021/7/30

Knowledge, Attitude and Associated Factors on Family Planning Practices among Antenatal Mothers Attending a Teaching Hospital in Sri Lanka

Journal of Health Sciences and Innovative Research

U Madushani

N Rathnayake

I Mampitiya

2021/12/31

Linguistic and psychometric validation of Sinhala version of Menopause Specific Quality of Life questionnaire

Nirmala Rathnayake

G Gayani Alwis

Janaka Lenora

Iresha Mampitiya

Sarath Lekamwasam

2021

Factors associated with measures of sarcopenia in pre and postmenopausal women

BMC Women's Health

Nirmala Rathnayake

Gayani Alwis

Janaka Lenora

Sarath Lekamwasam

2021/12

Fear of COVID-19 among People Living in High Risk Zones in Sri Lanka; Preliminary Data

N Rathnayake

C Lokanwaththa

S Lekamwasam

2021/3/3

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