Mrs SHALMINI JAYAKODY

Mrs SHALMINI JAYAKODY The University of Aberdeen School of Medicine & Dentistry Research Fellow work +44 (0)1224 438089 pref Contact Details: Tel: +44 (0)1224 43 Fax: +44 (0)1224 438198 Email: shalminijayakody@abdn.ac.uk

Research Fellow

MSc (Bio-statistics)

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Telephone: +44 (0)1224 438089
Email: shalminijayakody@abdn.ac.uk
Address: Contact Details:
Tel: +44 (0)1224 43
Fax: +44 (0)1224 438198
Email: shalminijayakody@abdn.ac.uk
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Biography

Shalmini Jayakody joined the Health Services Research Unit as a Research Fellow in September 2012. Prior to that, she worked as a Statistician at Health Sciences Department, University of York.

 Publications:

  1. 1.     Systematic Review on Exercise for Anxiety Disorders:  Kaushadh Jayakodv, Shalmini Gunadasa, Christian Hosker, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2012 - in press
  2. 2.     Zuclopenthixol acetate for acute schizophrenia and similar serious mental illnesses. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Jayakody K, Fenton M, da Silva Freire Coutinho E, Campbell C, Gibson RC, Kumar A, Gunadasa SU: 2012
  3. 3.     Cost-effectiveness of cryotherapy versus salicylic acid for the treatment of plantar warts: economic evaluation alongside a randomised controlled trial (EVerT trial). Eugena Stamuli,1 Sarah Cockayne,1 Catherine Hewitt,1 Kate Hicks,1 Shalmini Jayakody,1 Arthur Ricky Kang'ombe et.al: J Foot Ankle Res. 2012, 5: 4.
  4. 4.     Cryotherapy versus salicylic acid for the treatment of plantar warts (verrucae) a randomised controlled trial:  (National) University of York, Clinical Trial Unit. Sarah Cockayne, Catherine Hewitt, Kate Hicks, Shalmini Jayakody, Arthur Ricky Kang’ombe et al.: BMJ 2011;342:d3271
  5. 5.     EVerT: Cryotherapy versus salicylic acid for the treatment of plantar warts (verrucae) a randomised controlled trial: Cockayne S, Curran M, Denby G, Hashmi F, Hewitt C, Hicks K, Jayakody S, Kang'ombe AR, McIntosh C, McLarnon N, Stamuli E, Thomas K, Turner G, Torgerson DJ, Watt I. EVerT: cryotherapy versus salicylic acid for the treatment of verrucae - a randomised controlled trial. Health Technol Assess 2011; 15(32): 1-170
  6. 6.     Randomised controlled trial of food elimination diet based on IgG antibodies for the prevention of migraine like headaches:  (York) University of York, Clinical Trial Unit. Natasha Mitchell1, Catherine E Hewitt, Shalmini Jayakody, Muhammad Islam, Joy Adamson, Ian Watt and David J Torgerson: Nutrition Journal 2011, 10: 85
  7. 7.     Electronic reminders did not improve postal questionnaire response rates or response times: a randomized controlled trial: York) University of York, Clinical Trial Unit.  Mei-See  Man, Helen E. Tilbrook, Shalmini Jayakody, Catherine E. Hewitt, Helen Cox, Ben Cross, David J.Torgerson : Journal of Clinical Epidemiology  2011
  8. 8.     Yoga for chronic low back pain: a randomized trial: Helen E Tilbrook,  Helen Cox, Catherine E Hewitt,  Arthur Ricky Kang’ombe, Ling-Hsiang Chuang,  Shalmini Jayakody et.al: Annals of Internal Medicine 2011
  9. 9.     Prescribing practices following judicial review of NICE Technology Appraisal 111 of prescribing acetylcholinesterase inhibitors for cognitive impairment: Kaushadh Jayakody,  Dipankar Brandyopadhyay  Shalmini Jayakody. Kent Journal of Mental Health, 2011(7)winter: 8 -12
  10. A pragmatic multi-centred randomised controlled trial of yoga for chronic low back pain: Trial protocol: University of York, Clinical Trial Unit.  Helen Cox a, Helen Tilbrook , John Aplin , Ling-Hsiang Chuang , Catherine Hewitt , Shalmini Jayakody  et.al: Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice ,2009: 1–5

 


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Research Interests

 

Evidence synthesis

Meta Analysis

 


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Current Research

Shalmini is currently involved in two HTA Systematic reviews; Effectiveness of ablative therapy for men with localised prostate cancer, and Benefits of Incentives for Breastfeeding and Smoking cessation (BIBS).


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