Ishanka Weerasekara
Lecturer, Physiotherapy
Campus
Biography
With a background in Physiotherapy and a particular research interest in Evidence Synthesis into Health & Health Education, Ishanka currently works as a Lecturer at Federation University, Churchill, VIC, Australia and as an Adjunct Associate Lecturer to The University of Newcastle, NSW and The University of Adelaide, SA, Australia.
#evidencebasedresearch #systematicreview #scopingreview #ResearchMethods #physiotherapy
- Publications
Reporting guidelines can be used to foster reporting of evidence-based research principles: a cross-sectional study
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.112008
Use of Digital Health Technologies for Dementia Care: Bibliometric Analysis and Report
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.2196/64445
Painful considerations in exercise-management for rotator cuff related shoulder pain: a scoping review on pain-related prescription parameters
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1186/s12891-025-08411-7
Quality and sources of food and water consumed by people with chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka: a systematic review
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s40620-024-02174-5
Physical exercise therapy for chronic non-specific neck pain: protocol for a meta-analysis of individual participant data
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1186/s13643-025-02789-0
Transforming women's health, empowerment, and gender equality with digital health: evidence-based policy and practice
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.landig.2025.01.014
Global, regional, and national trends in routine childhood vaccination coverage from 1980 to 2023 with forecasts to 2030: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01037-2
Birth weight and prematurity for predicting type 2 diabetes mellitus: a prognostic review
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1002/14651858.CD016154
Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 19902023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01917-8
An Overview of Reviews on Telemedicine and Telehealth in Dementia Care: Mixed Methods Synthesis
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.2196/75266
Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 19902023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01637-X
Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors in 204 Countries and Territories, 1990-2023
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.jacc.2025.08.015
Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease in adults, 1990-2023, and its attributable risk factors: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01853-7
Physical Exercise for Healthy Older Adults and Those with Frailty: What Exercise Is Best and Is There a Difference? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1155/2024/5639004
The Effects of Various Types of Physical Exercise on Health Outcomes in Older Adults with Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1155/2024/9363464
The role of digital health technologies in women's health, empowerment and gender equality Project report
Development of a core domain set for ankle osteoarthritis: An international consensus study of patients and health professionals
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.joca.2024.07.004
Minimizing blood sampling in preterm infants
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1002/14651858.CD016077
Frequency of use and adequacy of Cochrane risk of bias tool 2 in non-Cochrane systematic reviews published in 2020: Meta-research study
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1002/jrsm.1695
The secretor status of blood group antigens in the saliva in people with oral cancers: a systematic review
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1186/s13643-023-02399-8
Investigating the Effects of Intraprofessional Learning in Nursing Education: Protocol for a Longitudinal Study
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3390/nursrep13020065
Biomechanical and clinical relationships between lower back pain and knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1186/s13643-022-02164-3
Telemedicine-Based Management of Oral Anticoagulation Therapy: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.2196/45922
Agreement Between Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry and Bioelectric Impedance Analysis for Assessing Body Composition in Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000001136
Patient-reported outcome measures for rehabilitation hospitals: a scoping review
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1080/10833196.2023.2272400
Instruments evaluating the quality of the clinical learning environment in nursing education: An updated systematic review
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103732
Exercise-induced hypoalgesic effects of different types of physical exercise in individuals with neck pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1111/papr.13150
Is Maternal Carbohydrate Intake Having an Impact on Newborn Birth Weight? A Systematic Review
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3390/nu15071649
Relationships Between the Physical Work Environment, Postures and Musculoskeletal Pain During COVID-19: A Survey of Frequent Computer Users
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002698
Feasibility of Using Detuned Laser as a Placebo In Manual Therapy Research: An Analysis of Participant Perceptions
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2022.04.001
Adherence to literature search reporting guidelines in leading rheumatology journals' systematic reviews: umbrella review protocol
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s00296-022-05194-1
Safety and efficacy of therapeutic taping in primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1038/s41598-022-11034-w
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicidal attempts and death rates: a systematic review
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1186/s12888-022-04158-w
Adverse Perinatal Outcomes in COVID-19 Infected Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3390/healthcare10020203
Health screening questionnaires used in the management of mental distress acquired during an injured worker's return to work: A scoping review
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3233/WOR-205027
COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.puhe.2022.09.001
What do stroke survivors’ value about participating in research and what are the most important research problems related to stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA)? A survey
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1186/s12874-021-01390-y
Is the fibula positioned anteriorly in weight-bearing in individuals with chronic ankle instability? A case control study
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1080/10669817.2020.1844852
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic: an overview of systematic reviews
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1186/s12879-021-06214-4
Injuries in Netball-A Systematic Review
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1186/s40798-020-00290-7
Factors Associated for Mortality of Older People With COVID 19: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1177/23337214211057392
Investigating the rigour of research findings in experimental studies assessing the effects of breaking up prolonged sitting – extended scoping review
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.bjpt.2020.04.007
Impact of big data analytics on people's health: Overview of systematic reviews and recommendations for future studies
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.2196/27275
Investigating the Measurement of Resilience Engineering for Improving Organisational Safety
- Conference Proceedings
- DOI reference: 10.1007/978-3-030-58282-1_40
Effect of Mobilisation with Movement (MWM) on clinical outcomes in lateral ankle sprains: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.foot.2019.101657
Hippotherapy in adults with acquired brain injury: A systematic review
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1080/09593985.2018.1494233
Pain Level, Range of Motion, and Foot Volume Do Not Differ in Recurrent and First-Time Ankle Sprains
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1177/1938640019843331
Clinical, laboratory and radiological characteristics and outcomes of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection in humans: A systematic review and series of meta-analyses
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239235
Novel coronavirus infection (Covid-19) in humans: A scoping review and meta-analysis
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3390/jcm9040941
Effects of mobilisation with movement (MWM) on anatomical and clinical characteristics of chronic ankle instability: A randomised controlled trial protocol
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1186/s12891-019-2447-x
What is the effect of interrupting prolonged sitting with frequent bouts of physical activity or standing on first or recurrent stroke risk factors? A scoping review
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217981
Exorotated radiographic views have additional diagnostic value in detecting an osseous impediment in patients with posterior ankle impingement
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1136/jisakos-2019-000272
Clinical Benefits of Joint Mobilization on Ankle Sprains: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.07.019
Is the inclinometer a valid measure of thoracic kyphosis? A cross-sectional study
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.bjpt.2018.02.005
Chronic musculoskeletal ankle disorders in Sri Lanka
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1186/s12891-017-1580-7
Contrast Therapy and Heat Therapy in Subacute Stage of Grade I and II Lateral Ankle Sprains
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1177/1938640016640885