Research and publications

Present research interests

Rehabilitation nursing, Neurorehabilitation, Quality of life and chronic diseases

Special awards and prizes

• Best Oral presentation - Proceedings of 5th Biennial Conference of South Asian Association of Physiologists, Nepal

Research publications(full paper)

• Kariyawasam PN, Pathirana KD, Hewage DC, “Factors associated with health related quality of life of patients with stroke in Sri Lankan context”, BMC Health and quality of life outcomes, 2020 (18);129, Available at; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-020-01388-y.
• Kariyawasam PN, Pathirana KD, Hewage DC, Dissanayake RDA. “Cultural Adaptation and Preliminary Validation of the Proxy-Rated Sinhala Version of the Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Generic Scale–39”. Journal of Central Nervous System Disease. 2020 May;12:1179573520924953. Available at; https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1179573520924953.
• Mylvaganam A. Prasanna, Vijitha De Silva, Pramudika Kariyawasam, Prevalence and the Correlated Factors of Chronic Widespread Pain Among Loaders in Pettah, Sri Lanka, Article, Rheumatology 55(suppl_1):i186- i186, April 2016, DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kew164.

Published abstracts of oral presentations

• Kariyawasam PN, Pathirana KD and Hewage DC (2016), Validation of the Sinhala version of Mississippi Aphasia Screening Test (MAST), Proceedings of 5th Biennial Conference of South Asian Association of Physiologists, Nepal, pp. 138, 10- 12 November, 2017. (Best oral presentation).
• Kariyawasam PN, Pathirana KD, Hewage DC and Dissanayake RDA (2017), Validation of Sinhala version of Stroke Aphasia Quality of Life -39 generic (SAQOL- 39g) scale, Proceedings of academic sessions (IPURSE), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, November, 2017
• Kariyawasam PN, Pathirana KD and Hewage DC (2018), Comparison of quality of life of patients with aphasia and without aphasia following stroke attending Teaching Hospital, Karapitiya, Proceedings of annual academic sessions, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, March 2018.
• Kariyawasam PN, Pathirana KD and Hewage DC (2018), Factors associated with HRQOL of patients with stroke, Proceedings of Faculty of Medicine Annual Sessions, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka,15 November 2018.
• Kariyawasam PN, Susumu Yoshida, Shinya Suzuki, Motor cortex plasticity induced by volitional muscle activity triggered transcranial magnetic stimulation, Proceedings of 24^th Japanese society of Physical therapists association (JSPT), Nigata, Japan, December 2019.
• MWK Gamage, Sundarapperuma SMTD, HJH Madushanthi, KKPMK De Silva, Kariyawasam PN, Caregivers’ perception on barriers and facilitators for provision of care for residents in aged care homes in Galle district- a qualitative study, 4^th research symposium of Faculty of Allied health Sciences, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, 26^th August 2021.
• HJH Madushanthi, KKPMK De Silva, MWK Gamage, Sundarapperuma SMTD, Kariyawasam PN, Perceived quality of health care among residents in aged care homes in Galle district- a qualitative study, 4^th research symposium of Faculty of Allied health Sciences, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, 26^th August 2021.

Published abstracts of poster presentations

• Kariyawasam PN, Pathirana KD and Hewage DC (2017), Quality of life of patients with stroke attending a Teaching Hospital in Southern Sri Lanka, proceedings of annual academic sessions of Association of Sri Lankan Neurologists, Sri Lanka, 21 November 2017.
• Kariyawasam PN, Pathirana KD and Hewage DC (2018), Level of dependence on activities of daily living of patients with stroke, proceedings of annual academic sessions of Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Sri Lanka, 8 November 2018.
• Sundarapperuma SMTD, Madushanthi HJH, Gamage MWK, Kariyawasam PN, Fonseka NHDP, Lenora RSJ, Determinants of compliance to life style modifications of patients with diabetes mellitus attending diabetic clinic in THK, Proceedings of academic sessions (IPURSE), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, November, 2017.
• Dissanayake L, Liyanage GC, Kariyawasam PN, Knowledge, practices and attitudes regarding antibiotic usage among nursing students- as a co-author, poster presentation Faculty of Medicine, Annual Academic sessions, 2016.
• Sewwandi EAW, Hewawasam SP, Kariyawasam PN, Knowledge, practices and attitudes regarding inhaler usage among mothers’ of paediatric asthma patients - as a co-author, poster presentation, Annual scientific sessions, Physiological society of Sri Lanka, 2016.
• Lakmali BDD, Alwis G, Kariyawasam PN, Influence of physical activity pattern on NonCommunicable Diseases among adults in Beruwala MOH area, International Research Conference, Kothalawala Defense University, 2017.
• Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding postpartum contraception among postnatal mothers, Dilhani BWGI, Dasanayake L, Kariyawasam PN, The Scientific sessions of University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, 2017.