A5015223748- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Corporate Finance and Governance
- Healthcare Systems and Challenges
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Peacebuilding and International Security
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- International Development and Aid
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Corporate Insolvency and Governance
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiency
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
University of Technology Sydney
2019-2021
UNSW Sydney
1989-2017
Since 1950, cardiovascular disease (CVD) has emerged as a leading cause of mortality in Sri Lanka, especially men. In 2014, survey Kalutara to assess CVD and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) risk factors adults aged 25 64 years (n = 1011), associations with sex socioeconomic status (SES), found similar both sexes, except for daily tobacco smoking at 19% men nil women, higher body mass index (BMI) women than With increasing SES men, there were significant linear increases mean BMI, waist...
Abstract Objective: Overweight and obesity are universal health challenges. Recent evidence emphasises the potential benefits of addressing psychological factors associated with in dietary programmes. This pilot study investigated efficacy acceptability a combined online face-to-face intervention that used self-compassion, goal-setting self-monitoring to improve behaviour, as well behaviour. Design: Embedded mixed methods including 4-week before-after trial one-on-one interview. Quantitative...
Abstract Background The effectiveness of a 2015–17 community intervention to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) risk factors is assessed in Sri Lanka adult population, using before-and-after study design. Methods Four contiguous Public Health Midwife (PHM) areas Kalutara district (Western Province) were exposed Lankan designed health promotion initiatives (without screening) lower CVD T2DM factors. Pre- post-intervention surveys (2014, n =1,019; 2017, =908) 25–64...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Existing tools for evaluating mobile health apps (MHAs) are not well equipped to assess the quality of designed healthcare professionals (HCPs) from their perspectives. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> Therefore, we developed a new tool based on Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS), named pMARS, and conducted psychometric analysis this tool. <title>METHODS</title> Phase 1 adapted MARS use as pMARS. We established judgment validity pMARS through face content validity....
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic has had disproportionate effects on economically and socially marginalized people. We explore the low-wage migrant workers (migrant workers) in three countries: Singapore, South Korea Brazil, through lens of social determinants health. Our analysis shows that governments missed key opportunities to mitigate risks for workers. Government measures demonstrate potential effective sustainable policy reform, including universal...
During the ceasefire agreement in Sri Lanka between 2002 and 2006, a number of countries provided overseas development aid under aegis human security – most notably, Japan Norway. Evaluations such projects are essential identifying good practice providing an evidence base for future funding. However, insights evaluations to be seriously considered, their approach methodology ought scrutinised. This paper therefore examines determine how well they were able answer questions regarding...
Introduction: Various frameworks and tools are available to evaluate the quality of mobile health apps (MHA). However, there no assess MHAs developed for use by healthcare professionals (HCPs) from perspective HCPs themselves. We a tool based on app rating scale (MARS) MHA HCPs. also carried out psychometric analysis newly MARS (pMARS) its utility.Methods: Phase 1 involved process adapting as pMARS. The judgement validity pMARS was established employing face content validity. included...