User profiles for Nilanga Bandara

Nilanga Aki Bandara

Medical Student, University of British Columbia
Verified email at mail.ubc.ca
Cited by 83

The genitourinary impacts of electronic cigarette use: a systematic review of the literature

NA Bandara, XR Zhou, A Alhamam, PC Black… - World Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Electronic cigarette (e-cig) use is prevalent. The health implications of e-cig use on
the genitourinary (GU) system are uncertain. This systematic review aims to evaluate how e-…

A multi-faceted approach to communicate the risks associated with E-cigarette use to youth

NA Bandara, T Vallani, R Gamage, XR Zhou… - Youth, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of electronic cigarettes among young people has been increasing in recent years.
Electronic cigarettes are marketed in ways that attract young people and downplay the risks …

The Impact of Vaping on the Ocular Surface: A Systematic Review of the Literature

NA Bandara, B Burgos-Blasco, XR Zhou… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: The use of electronic cigarettes has become increasingly popular in recent
years. However, the impact that electronic cigarettes have on the ocular surface is not well …

Understanding the role of prosocial behavior in youth mental health: findings from a scoping review

S Hirani, E Ojukwu, NA Bandara - Adolescents, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Mental health during a person’s adolescence plays a key role in setting the stage
for their mental health over the rest of their life. Hence, initiatives that promote adolescents…

Understanding and mitigating the environmental barriers that patients with major depressive disorder face when transitioning to independent exercise

NA Bandara - Clinical child psychology and psychiatry, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Jarbin et al.’s (2021) study highlight the potential benefits of a group exercise program for
young patients with persistent major depression. When evaluating the exercise program’s …

[HTML][HTML] Pre-operative Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Prior to Radical Prostatectomy: Impacts on Mental Health

NA Bandara, D Lalkiya, P Khatami… - The Archives of …, 2024 - scientificarchives.com
Prostate cancer has a notable public health impact. One of the key treatment modalities for
prostate cancer is radical prostatectomy, which involves surgically removing the prostate. …

[HTML][HTML] Reflection on Covid-19's Impact on Physical Activity Levels

NA Bandara - orbitexercise.com
Regular physical activity (PA) has been shown to have numerous physical and psychological
benefits (Folk et al. 2021, 3674). However, Stults-Kolehmainen & Sinha (2014) suggest …

[HTML][HTML] A Lifestyle Communication Tool: Association of E-cigarette Use and Pre-diabetes

NA Bandara, T Vallani, XR Zhou… - Journal of Preventive …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The aim of this study was to present a framework for clinicians to use when discussing
electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use and its association with pre-diabetes. A communication tool …

Health policy narratives contributing to health inequities experienced by people with intellectual/developmental disabilities: New evidence from COVID-19

S Marquis, R O'Leary, NA Bandara… - Clinical …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper discusses three cultural narratives that threaten the health of people with
intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD) and which have become more evident during the …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabis Use and Its Multifaceted Impact on the Genitourinary System: A Scoping Review of the Literature

NA Bandara, D Lalkiya… - Journal of …, 2024 - xiahepublishing.com
Methods A scoping review search was undertaken on Embase, Medline, and Web of
Science. There were no date restrictions applied. Studies that included data from humans, …