2019
Feasibility of incorporating mindfulness based mental health promotion to the pregnancy care program in Sri Lanka: a pilot study
Agampodi T, Katumuluwa S, Pattiyakumbura T, Rankaduwa N, Dissanayaka T, Agampodi S. Feasibility of incorporating mindfulness based mental health promotion to the pregnancy care program in Sri Lanka: a pilot study. F1000Research 2019, 7: 1850. PMID: 32226605, PMCID: PMC7096187, DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.17049.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal mental healthMindfulness-based interventionsAntenatal careMental healthPilot studyPregnancy care programsRoutine antenatal careMental health promotionCultural appropriatenessInterventional studyHealth promotionANC programCare programSemi-structured questionnaireMBI programSense of calmnessMindful movementLack of studiesParticipantsHealthDaily lifeMindfulnessAnger managementStudySri Lanka
2018
Feasibility of incorporating mindfulness based mental health promotion to the pregnancy care program in Sri Lanka: a pilot study
Agampodi T, Katumuluwa S, Pattiyakumbura T, Rankaduwa N, Dissanayaka T, Agampodi S. Feasibility of incorporating mindfulness based mental health promotion to the pregnancy care program in Sri Lanka: a pilot study. F1000Research 2018, 7: 1850. DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.17049.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMindfulness-based interventionsAntenatal carePregnancy care programsRoutine antenatal careMaternal mental healthMental health promotionCultural appropriatenessHealth promotionANC programCare programSemi-structured questionnaireMBI programMental healthPilot studySense of calmnessMindful movementLack of studiesParticipantsSystematic assessmentDaily lifeMindfulnessAnger managementSri LankaCare
2015
Moving Beyond Routine Antenatal Exercises: Incorporating Mindful Movement into Antenatal Care in Sri Lanka
Pattiyakumbura T, Agampodi S, Agampodi T, Katumuluwa S, Rankaduwa N. Moving Beyond Routine Antenatal Exercises: Incorporating Mindful Movement into Antenatal Care in Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura Medical Journal 2015, 9: 30. DOI: 10.4038/amj.v9i2supp.7579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPregnant womenPain/discomfortAntenatal care systemPilot feasibility studyResults Most womenMindful movementSelf-administered questionnaireAntenatal exercisesAntenatal careAntenatal clinicPregnant populationPrenatal yogaPregnant mothersPostnatal periodPhysical activityMost womenGood sleepCare systemWomenMovement trainingPregnancyPossible benefitsMovement seriesStress reductionBeneficial approach