• An evaluation of tele therapy services during the COVID-19 pandemic at a university-clinic in Sri Lanka; a preliminary study 

  Parththeepan, V.; Bakmeewewa, D.A. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2022)

  Background: Tele therapy is really the delivery of a large variety of therapeutic interventions through the use of telecommunications technology to connect clinicians and clients. Tele therapy typically employs webcams, ...
• Knowledge and attitudes toward children with specific learning disabilities among primary school teachers in the Mathugama Educational Zone; a preliminary study 

  Kumari, H.R.G.M.; de Silva, M.D.K. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2022)

  Background: The teachers’ role in identifying Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) in primary grades is significant, and teachers play a unique role in this process. To make the education for the students with SLD successful, ...
• Teachers’ knowledge on symptoms, attitudes, and classroom teaching strategies for Specific Learning Disabilities: A study among Tamil speaking primary school teachers in the Nuwara Eliya Educational Zone, Sri Lanka 

  Kanagendran, K.; Caldera, A.V. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2022)

  Background: A learning disability is a condition that is characterized by difficulties with listening, speaking, reading, writing or mathematics. Dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia are the most common learning disabilities. ...
• Mobile applications for auditory verbal therapy: review of content and quality 

  Dharmawardana, M.G.N.W.; de Silva, M.D.K. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2022)

  Background: The number of mobile health (mHealth) applications has been rapidly increasing recently (apps). Finding high-quality apps that are therapeutically beneficial is a challenge for health professionals and their ...
• Translation and adaptation of a dysarthria assessment tool to be used in the Sri Lankan clinical context 

  Perera, W.M.K.; Rathnayake, S.P. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2022)

  Background: Dysarthria is one of the commonest communication disorders that arise due to neuromuscular damage. Diagnosing dysarthria requires careful assessments. In the absence of a formal dysarthria assessment tool in ...
• Communicative effectiveness and speech intelligibility among ageing adult population in the Kandy District 

  Madapathage, M.T.; Rathnayake, S.P. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2022)

  Background: With typical ageing, specific communication skills change due to the physical changes and cognitive changes, which is one of the most common problems among ageing adults. The communicative changes consist of ...
• Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the autism family experience questionnaire into the sinhala language 

  Thilakarathna, M.K.D.N; Danthanarayana, N.D. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2022)

  Objectives: The general objective of the study is to translate and cross-culturally adapt the Autism Family Experience Questionnaire into the Sinhala language. The specific objectives of the study consists of cross – ...
• Effectiveness of vocal hygiene education among undergraduate music students with self-reported voice problems at University of Visual Performing Arts and University of Kelaniya 

  Nagahawatta, W.M.M.D.; Jayasena, B.N. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2022)

  Background: Voice is the fundamental source of communication and plays an important role in daily life. Voice can indicate personal information such as the speaker’s social status, personal characteristics, and emotional ...
• Physiological parameters of breast-feeding in pre-term and full-term infants with feeding disorders 

  Prasangi, N.T.P.G.B.; Dharmarathna, N.I. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2022)

  Background: Breastfeeding is the most effective technique of supplying nutrients to young infants for proper growth and development. This method uses a variety of instruments and procedures, but they all rely on factual ...
• Speech therapy interventions for acquired apraxia of speech: An updated systematic review 

  Umesha, M.A.T.; Ariyasena,W.A.A.D.K.; Siriwardhana,D.D. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2022)

  Background: Apraxia of speech (AOS) is a motor speech disorder following brain damage, typically the dominant hemisphere, mostly due to a stroke. This results in impaired planning and programming of sensorimotor commands ...
• Speech and Language Therapy interventions for dysarthria in Parkinson’s Disease: An Updated systematic review 

  Ariyasena,W.A.A.D.K.; Umesha, M.A.T.; Siriwardhana,D.D. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2022)

  Background: Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder in the world. Also, Parkinson’s Disease Collaborators emphasized that it has become the fastest growing neurological disorder in the ...
• Evidence-based practice among speech therapists in Sri Lanka 

  Wanigasooriya, I.G.; Colonne, U.T. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2022)

  Background: Evidence-based practice (EBP) is essential to providing quality health care. Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the process of providing high-quality health care through research findings, practical knowledge, ...
• Primary caregivers’ satisfaction on the provision of Speech and Language Therapy services for adults via telehealth in Sri Lankan Clinical Context 

  Ginigaddara, S.N.; Panterliyon, N.A.; Dharmarathna, N.I. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2022)

  Background: With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth services became prominent as the main mode of service delivery, though it was not promptly practiced in Sri Lanka before. Therefore, speech and language ...
• Central Auditory Processing Skills in children with a history of early-onset Otitis Media: A scoping review 

  Damayanthi, T.G.J.L.; Umesha, T.; de Silva, M.D.K.; Jayasena, B.N. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2022)

  Background: Central auditory processing is characterized by the perception and processing of neural information related to the auditory inputs through the human ears and it is vital for speech perception, language skills, ...
• Awareness of noise-induced hearing loss and usage of hearing protective devices among 18 to 35 years old residents in Puttalam, Sri Lanka 

  Fathima, I.F.; Ileperuma, L.D. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2022)

  Background: Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is the most common and preventable type of hearing loss. Exposure to NIHL contributes to causing hypertension, sleep disturbance, fatigue, and annoyance in addition to hearing ...
• Self-ear cleaning and associated risk of ear injuries and ear related symptoms among students in the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka 

  Ranathunaga, R.M.L.C; Ileperuma, L.D. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2022)

  Background: Self-ear cleaning (SEC) is recognized as a common habit where it tends to remain a hidden healthcare complication with respect to its potential ability to compromise the integrity of the ear by causing damage ...
• A Survey on current knowledge and practices of teleaudiology among audiology professionals in Sri Lanka 

  Prabodani, G.V.; Jayasena, B.N. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2022)

  Background: With the advancement of technology and resources, telehealth is becoming a prominent method of filling the gaps in conventional audiology services across the world. Teleaudiology services in Sri Lanka are ...
• Experiences of mothers of children with hearing loss-a qualitative analysis 

  Madushani, K.D. I; Ileperuma, L.D. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2022)

  Background: If the professional can determine what the mother thinks, feels and how to adapt to the child's condition, it can predict how effectively the treatments can be implemented. This study aimed to explore the ...
• Working with and learning from children with disabilities: Experiences of speech and hearing sciences undergraduates at the University of Kelaniya 

  Chandramali, S.P.D.; Athauda, L. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2022)

  Background: Undergraduate Speech and Hearing Sciences students work closely with children with disabilities in their clinical training. When working with children with disabilities, there are many experiences that can be ...
• Identifying Sri Lankan mothers’ lived experiences of supporting a child with dyslexia: A pilot study 

  Yasora, C.A.W.H.; Perera, B.M.R.K. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2022)

  Background: Dyslexia is a pattern of learning difficulties characterized by problems with accurate or fluent word recognition, poor decoding, and poor spelling abilities. Having a reading difficulty can affect children’s ...

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