Research and publications

Present research interests

Chronic Kidney Diseases, Quality of Life, Patient Satisfaction, Depression, Musculoskeletal Health, Geriatric Health

Workshops / Training attended

• Computer Based Data Analysis, University of Sri Jayawardenepura
• Research workshop on Proposal writing and Research Methodology, University of Ruhuna

Published abstracts of oral presentations

• Dias MPHK, Weerathunga SMEB, Goonesinghe SK. “Quality of life and satisfaction with care among patients undergoing Dialysis treatment”. 9 th International Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University, Rathmalana, Sri Lanka (2016, September).
• N Rathnayake, G Alwis, J Lenora, N Priyadarshani, H Dias, S Lekamwasam. “Validation of Sinhala version of Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile- II for Postmenopausal women in Sri Lanka”. Annual Scientific Sessions of Physiological Society of Sri Lanka (2018).

Published abstracts of poster presentations

• Dias MPHK, Weerathunge EB, Goonesinghe SK. “Impact of consequences of chronic kidney disease on quality of life and level of depression among Hemodialysis patients”. Ceylon Medical Journal, 62 (2017).
• HK Dias, N Rathnayake, T Abeygunasekara, S Lekamwasam. “Burden of caregivers of hip fracture survivors: A Systematic Review”. World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases which was held on London (2021).
• H. Dias, N. Rathnayake, T. Abeygunasekara, S. Lekamwasam. “Effect of frailty on clinical outcomes of hip fracture patients; A systematic Review”. World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases which was held on Berlin, German (2022).

Membership of professional associations

• Ceylon Medical Collage Council