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Chandima Karunanayake

Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan
Verified email at mail.usask.ca
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[HTML][HTML] Perceived causes of stress among a group of western Canadian dental students

A Hayes, JN Hoover, CP Karunanayake, GS Uswak - BMC research notes, 2017 - Springer
Objective The demanding nature of dental education, both academically and clinically,
results in higher levels of perceived stress among its students. The aim of this study was to …

Rural caregivers for a family member with dementia: Models of burden and distress differ for women and men

…, DG Morgan, CP Karunanayake… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Forecasts of increasing prevalence of dementia in rural settings, coupled with reliance on
family caregiver support, indicate that a greater understanding of caregiver distress in these …

The importance of organizational commitment in rural nurses' intent to leave

…, J Olynick, KL Penz, CP Karunanayake… - Journal of Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To examine determinants of intention to leave a nursing position in rural and remote
areas within the next year, for Registered Nurses or Nurse Practitioners (RNs/NPs) and …

Stressful life events antedating chronic childhood arthritis

KM Neufeld, CP Karunanayake, LY Maenz… - The Journal of …, 2013 - jrheum.org
Objective. To investigate associations between antecedent stressful life events and
occurrence of juvenile arthritis (JA). Methods. The study population comprised patients with JA …

Hodgkin lymphoma and pesticides exposure in men: a Canadian case-control study

CP Karunanayake, JJ Spinelli… - Journal of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this study was to investigate the putative associations of specific pesticides
with Hodgkin lymphoma. A population-based, case-control study of Hodgkin lymphoma was …

[HTML][HTML] Access to specialist care in rural Saskatchewan: The Saskatchewan rural health study

CP Karunanayake, DC Rennie, L Hagel, J Lawson… - Healthcare, 2015 - mdpi.com
The role of place has emerged as an important factor in determining people’s health experiences.
Rural populations experience an excess in mortality and morbidity compared to those …

Multiple myeloma and exposure to pesticides: a Canadian case-control study

P Pahwa, CP Karunanayake, JA Dosman… - Journal of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this study was to investigate the putative associations of specific pesticides
with multiple myeloma. A matched, population-based, case-control study was conducted …

Prevalence, risk factors, and clinical outcomes of atopic and nonatopic asthma among rural children

…, L Hagel, CP Karunanayake, P Pahwa… - Annals of Allergy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Because of time and cost constraints, objective classification of atopic and
nonatopic asthma has been limited in large epidemiologic studies. However, as we try to better …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and associated risk factors of chronic bronchitis in First Nations people

P Pahwa, CP Karunanayake, DC Rennie… - BMC pulmonary …, 2017 - Springer
Background Inadequate housing, low family income, household smoking, personal smoking
status, and poor schooling are some of the conditions that have been significantly …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of excessive daytime sleepiness in two First Nation communities

I Van der Spuy, CP Karunanayake, JA Dosman… - BMC pulmonary …, 2017 - Springer
Background Excessive daytime sleepiness may be determined by a number of factors including
personal characteristics, co-morbidities and socio-economic conditions. In this study we …