Nirmala Rathnayake - Nursing Science

Author Information

Nirmala Rathnayake is affiliated with the Department of Nursing, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka. She is a prolific researcher with a focus on various aspects of women's health, body composition, and health-promotion behaviors.

Research Contributions

Nirmala Rathnayake has made significant contributions to the field of nursing and women's health. Her research spans a variety of subjects including age-related trends in body composition, factors influencing recurrent falls and sarcopenia in women, and the development of predictive equations for body fat percentage. Notably, she has also engaged in community-based health promotion initiatives and has contributed to understanding health-promoting behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her work has been published in reputable journals, showcasing her dedication to advancing healthcare knowledge and practice.

Aliases

Nirmala Rathnayake is also known by the following aliases: N Rathnayake, N. Rathnayake.

Publication and Citation Metrics

Metric	Value
Citation Count	164
h-index	8
Paper Count	26

Publications:

Age-Related Trends in Body Composition among Women Aged 20–80 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study

DOI: 10.1155/2022/4767793

Year: 2022

Prevalence and factors associated with recurrent falls among middle-aged community-dwelling women

DOI: 10.22540/JFSF-06-092

Year: 2021

Factors associated with measures of sarcopenia in pre and postmenopausal women

DOI: 10.1186/s12905-020-01153-9

Year: 2021

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

DOI: 10.4038/sljss.v44i1.7959

Year: 2021

Prediction of Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass of older women using anthropometry-based equations.

DOI: 10.4038/cmj.v66i1.9357

Year: 2021

Engaging a Disadvantaged Community in Identifying Determinants of Child Neglect using Health Promotion Approach: An Experience from a Sri Lankan Study

DOI: 10.21276/apjhs.2020.7.2.1

Year: 2020

Review for "Health‐promoting behaviour during the COVID‐19 pandemic among Saudi Adults: A cross‐sectional study"

DOI: 10.1111/JAN.14863/V1/REVIEW1

Year: 2020

Optimal Cutoff Values for Anthropometric Adiposity Measures of Sri Lankan Adult Women

DOI: 10.1155/2020/5748720

Year: 2020

Effect of Health-Promoting Lifestyle Modification Education on Knowledge, Attitude, and Quality of Life of Postmenopausal Women

DOI: 10.1155/2020/3572903

Year: 2020

Development and Cross-Validation of Anthropometric Predictive Equations to Estimate Total Body Fat Percentage in Adult Women in Sri Lanka

DOI: 10.1155/2020/2087346

Year: 2020

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