Knowledge & Attitudes towards Genomic Medicine & Research This ongoing cross sectional qualitative study aims to explore the understanding, knowledge and attitudes towards genomic research and medicine among research participants in district of Colombo, Sri Lanka. As this study is the first of its kind in Sri Lanka, it will make a platform to consider…
DetailsIllness Perceptions & Explanatory Models in People with Type 2 Diabetes & Co-morbid Depression This ongoing study aims to explore, capture and understand models of personal illness belief and cognition among diabetics, while also assessing the presence or absence of depressive cognitions. The participants will be divided into 6 sub-groups; newly diagnosed diabetics with and…
DetailsIntroduction Background & Rationale: Perinatal depression is depression that occurs during or after pregnancy. It has negative impacts on the health of the mother and the child. Perinatal depression, though prevalent a neglected health issue in Sri Lanka. No psychosocial interventions have been introduced to the Maternal and Child Health Programme to address perinatal depression…
DetailsDementia 10/66 Study The 10/66 Dementia Research Group is a collective of researchers carrying out population-based research into dementia, non-communicable diseases and ageing in low- and middle-income. “10/66” refers to the two-thirds (66%) of people with dementia living in low- and middle-income, and the 10% or less of population-based research that has been carried out…
DetailsCOVID-19 Lived Experience Study Background Study Title ශ්රී ලංකාවේ කොරෝනා (COVID-19) ආසාදනය නිසා රෝහල් ගත වී සුවය ලැබූ පුද්ගලයන්ගේ ජීවන අත්දැකීම් පිළිබඳ පර්යේෂණය COVID-19 உடன் மருத்துவமனையில் அனுமதிக்கப்பட்ட இலங்கையர்களின் அனுபவங்கள்: ஒரு கலவைமுறை ஆய்வு Lived experience of Sri Lankans hospitalized with COVID-19: A mixed methods study Introduction The novelty of the COVID-19 pandemic and scarcity of research on it,…
DetailsCOVID-19 Diary Study Background Study Title COVID-19 පැතිරීම, ස්වයං හුදෙකළාව සහ සමාජ දුරස්ථභාවය වයස මාස 18 සිට අවුරුදු 5 දක්වා වූ දරුවන්ගේ සහ ඔවුන් රැක බලා ගන්නන්ගේ ජීවිතවලට බලපාන අයුරු ප්රධාන රැක බලා ගන්නාගේ දිනපොත තුළින් තේරුම් ගැනීම Understanding the impact of COVID-19 global pandemic (including self-isolation and quarantine measures) on the lives of young…
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