NalakaGooneratneMD

PubMed

• Clinicians should not avoid prescribing CPAP in older adults with cognitive impairment.
  Kathy C Richards, Nalaka Gooneratne
  Sleep Medicine Reviews. 2024-02-01
• 1 citations
  Timed Activity to Minimize Sleep Disturbance in People With Cognitive Impairment.
  Nancy A Hodgson, Miranda V McPhillips, Darina V Petrovsky, Adriana Perez, Sonia Talwar
  Innovation in Aging. 2024-01-01
• 6 citations
  Predictors of Adherence to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Older Adults With Apnea and Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment.
  Kathy C Richards, Alicia J Lozano, Jennifer Morris, Stephen T Moelter, Wenyan Ji
  The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2023-10-09

Journal Articles

• The use of technology at night: impact on sleep and health  
  Grandner M.A., Gallagher R.A., Gooneratne N.S., J Clin Sleep Med, 1/1/2013
• The Development of a Questionnaire toAssess Sleep-Related Practices, Beliefs,and Attitudes  
  Grandner, M.A., Jackson, N., Gooneratne, N.S., Patel, N.P., Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 1/1/2013
• Sleep-related behaviors and beliefs associated with race/ethnicity in women  
  Grandner, M.A., Patel, N.P., Jean-Louis, G., Jackson, N.J., Gehrman, P.R., Perlis, M.L., and Gooneratne, N.S., Journal of the National Medical Association, 1/1/2013
• Exercise and social activity improve everyday function in long-term care residents  
  Lorenz, R.A., Cole, C.S., Kleban, M.H., Gooneratne, N.S., Kalra, G.K., Richards, K.C., Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, 1/1/2012
• Difficulties sleeping: A natural part of growing older?  
  Grandner, M.A., Patel, N.P., Gooneratne, N.S, Aging Health, 1/1/2012
• Commentary on: Effectiveness of Ramelteon for Insomnia Symptoms in Older Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Randomized Placebo- Controlled Pilot Study  
  Gooneratne NS, Gehrman P, Gurubhagavatula I, Schwab R, Best of Sleep Medicine, 1/1/2012
• Occult nighttime hypertension in daytime normotensive older patients with obstructive sleep apnea  
  Onen, S. H.; Lesourd, B.; Ouchchane, L.; Lin, J. S.; Dubray, C.; Gooneratne, N. S.; Onen, F., J Am Med Dir Assoc, 1/1/2012
• Single Slice vs Volumetric MR Assessment of Visceral Adipose Tissue - Reliability and Validity in overweight and obese males and females  
  Maislin G., Ahmed M.M., Gooneratne N.S., Thorne-Fitzgerald M., Victor U., Teff K., Arnardottir E. S., Benediktsdottir B., Einarsdottir H., Juliusson S., Pack A.I., Gis..., Obesity, 1/1/2012
• Perceived Racial Discrimination as an Independent Predictor of Sleep Disturbance and Daytime Fatigue  
  Grandner, M.A., Hale, L., Jackson, N., Patel, N.P., Gooneratne, N.S., Troxel, W.M., Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 1/1/2012
• Melatonin pharmacokinetics following two different oral surge-sustained release doses in older adults  
  Gooneratne, N.S., Edwards, Y.Z., Zhou, C., Cuellar, N., Grandner, M.A, Barrett, J.S., J Pineal Res, 1/1/2012
• Limits of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale in older adults  
  Onen, F., Moreau, T., Gooneratne, N.S., Petit, C., Falissard, B., Onen, S.H., Sleep Breathing, 1/1/2012
• Age and sleep disturbances among American men and women: Data from the US Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System  
  Grandner, M. A., Martin, J. L., Patel, N. P., Jackson, N. J., Gehrman, P. R., Pien, G. W., Perlis, M. L., Xie, D., Sha, D., Weaver, T., and Gooneratne, N. S., Sleep, 1/1/2012
• State and Regional Prevalence of Sleep Disturbance and Daytime Fatigue  
  Grandner, M. A., Jackson, N. J., Pigeon, W. R., Gooneratne, N. S. and Patel, N. P., J Clin Sleep Med, 1/1/2012
• Sleep and daily functioning during androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer  
  Hanisch, L.J., Gooneratne, N.S., Soin, K., Gehrman, P.R., Vaughn, D.J., Coyne, J.C., European Journal Cancer Care, 1/1/2011
• Rehabilitating Sleep: Commentary on Martin et al Poor self-reported sleep quality predicts mortality within one year of inpatient post-acute rehabilitation among olde...  
  Braun, M., Gooneratne, N.S., Sleep, 1/1/2011
• A systematic review of CPAP adherence across age groups: clinical and empiric insights for developing CPAP adherence interventions  
  Sawyer, A.M., Gooneratne, N.S., Marcus, C.L., Ofer, D., Richards, K.C., Weaver, T.E., Sleep Medicine Reviews, 1/1/2011
• Sleep disturbances and nocturnal agitation behaviors in older adults with dementia  
  Rose, K.M., Beck, C., Tsai, P-F., Liem, P.H., Davila, D.D., Kleban, M., Gooneratne, N.S., Kalra, G., Richards, K.C., Sleep, 1/1/2011
• Perceived effectiveness of diverse sleep treatments in older adults  
  Gooneratne, N.S., Tavaria, A., Patel, N.P., Madhusudan, L., Nadaraja, D., Onen, F., Richards, K.C., Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1/1/2011
• The effects of a mindfulness-based stress management program on pre-sleep arousal and insomnia symptoms: a pilot study  
  Cincotta, A., Gehrman, P., Gooneratne, N.S., Baime, M., Stress and Health, 1/1/2011
• Sleep-disordered breathing with excessive daytime sleepiness is a risk factor for mortality in older adults  
  Gooneratne, N.S., Richards, K.C., Joffe, M., Lam, R.W., Pack, F., Staley, B., Dinges, D., Pack, A.I., Sleep, 1/1/2011
• Strength training and walking exercise and social activity improve sleep in nursing home and assisted living residents: Randomized controlled trial  
  Richards, K.C., Lambert, C., Beck, C., Bliwise, D., Evans, W., Kalra, G., Kleban, M., Lorenz, R., Rose, K., Gooneratne, N.S., Sullivan, D., Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1/1/2011
• Obesity, diabetes and exercise predict sleep-related complaints in the American population  
  Grandner, M.A., Patel, N.P., Gehrman, P.R., Xie, D., Sha, D., Michael L. Perlis, M.L., Weaver, T., Teff, K., Gooneratne, N.S., Journal of Public Health, 1/1/2011
• Effectiveness of ramelteon for insomnia symptoms in older adults with obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized placebo-controlled pilot study  
  Gooneratne, N.S., Gehrman, P., Gurubhagavatula, I., Al-Shehabi, E., Marie, E., Schwab, R., Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 1/1/2010
• Case-control study of subjective and objective differences in sleep patterns in older adults with insomnia symptoms  
  Gooneratne, N.S., Bellamy, S.L., Pack, F., Staley, B., Schutte-Rodin, S., Dinges, D.F., Pack, A.I, Journal of Sleep Research, 1/1/2010
• Sleep disparity" in the population: poor sleep quality is strongly associated with poverty and ethnicity  
  Patel, N.P., Grandner, M.A., Xie, D., Branas, C.C., Gooneratne, N.S., BMC Public Health, 1/1/2010
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Books/Book Chapters

• Encyclopedia of Sleep 
  Chapter: Sleep-related breathing disorders in the elderly 
  Page 547 - 554Gooneratne, N.S., Pien, G.W., Gurubhagavatula, I.Editors: Kushida, C.A..Elsevier, Inc2013
• Geriatrics Review Syllabus 
  Chapter: Respiratory Diseases: Questions and Critique 
  Gooneratne, N.S.Editors: Sullivan, G.M., Gazewood, J.D., Kennedy, G.J., Soriano, R.P..American Geriatrics Society, New York, NYEdition 8th,2013
• Sleep Medicine Clinics 
  Chapter: Hypersomnia in Older Patients 
  Page 365 - 378Braun, M., Cines, P., Gooneratne, N.S.Editors: Avidan, A.Elsevier, Inc.2012
• Therapy in Sleep Medicine 
  Chapter: Alternative therapeutics for sleep disorders 
  Page 126 - 139Juarascio, A., Cuellar, N., Gooneratne, N.S.Editors: Barkoukis, T., Matheson, J., Ferber, R., Doghramji, K..Elsevier, Oxford, England2012
• Sleep Apnea: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment 
  Chapter: Sleep apnea in older adults 
  Page 399 - 417Gooneratne, N.S.Editors: Pack, A.I..Taylor and Francis Group, LLCEdition 2nd,2012
• Review of Sleep Medicine 
  Chapter: Sleep-related breathing disorders 
  Page 387 - 416Gooneratne, N.S., Patil, S., Rosen, I.Editors: Barkoukis, T. and Avidan, A..Elsevier Saunders, IncEdition 3rd,2012
• Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine 
  Chapter: Non-pharmacological treatment of insomnia in the elderly 
  Gehrman, P.R., Gooneratne, N.S.Editors: Pandi-Perumal, S.R., Monti, J.M., Monjan, A.A..Cambridge University Press2009
• Critical Care Nursing of Older Adults: Best Practices 
  Chapter: Understanding and managing sleep disorders in older adult patients in the intensive care unit 
  Marie, E., Patel, N.P., Gooneratne, N.S.Editors: Foreman, M., Milisen, K., Fulmer, T.T..Springer Publishing Company, New York, NYEdition 3rd,2009
• Geriatric Sleep Medicine 
  Chapter: Sleep-related breathing disorders in aging 
  Gooneratne, N.S.Editors: Avidan, A., Alessi, C..Informa Healthcare2008
• Textbook of Polysomnography 
  Chapter: Cardiopulmonary disorders affecting sleep in the elderly 
  Gooneratne, N.S.Editors: Shigley, L., Jones-Parker, M., and Lee-Chiong, T..Lippincott Williams & Wilkins2007
• Encyclopedia of Sleep Medicine 
  Chapter: Sleep disordered breathing in older adults 
  Gooneratne, N.S.Editors: Lee-Chiong, T..Wiley and Sons, LLP2005
• Geriatric Secrets 
  Chapter: Insomnia in the elderly 
  Gooneratne, N.S.Editors: Forciea, M.A., Lavizzo-Mourey, R., Schwab, E..Hanley & Belfus, Philadelphia, PAEdition 2nd,2001
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Abstracts/Posters

• Daytime sleepiness is a risk factor for falls in Parkinson's disease
  Spindler, M., Gooneratne, N.S., Siderowf, A., Duda, J.E., Cantor, C.R., Dahodwala, N., International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders (Movement Disorder Society), Toronto, Canada, 1/1/2011
• Prevalence rates for subjective sleep disturbance and daytime fatigue across the USA
  Patel, N.P., Grandner, M.A., Pigeon, W.R., Jackson, N.J., Gooneratne, N.S., Associated Professional Sleep Societies Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, 1/1/2011
• Sleep disturbance and daytime fatigue associated with perceived racial discrimination
  Grandner, M.A., Hale, L., Nicholas, J., Jackson, N.J., Patel, N.P., Gooneratne, N.S., Troxel, W.M., Associated Professional Sleep Societies Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, 1/1/2011
• Overweight, obesity, diabetes and exercise associated with sleep disturbance and daytime fatigue in the American population
  Gooneratne, N.S., Patel, N.P., Perlis, M.L., Gehrman, P.R., Xie, D., Sha, D., Pigeon, W.R., Teff, K., Weaver, T., Grandner, M.A., Associated Professional Sleep Societies Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, 1/1/2011
• Population pharmacokinetics modeling of melatonin and correlations to sleep outcome metrics in elderly with melatonin deficiency and insomnia
  Zhang, A.Y., Gooneratne, N.S., Barrett, J., American Conference on Pharmacometrics Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2011
• Clinical information followed by portable sleep studies identifies severe sleep apnea syndrome in outpatients with hypertension
  Morales, C., Hurley, S., Staley, B., Gooneratne, N.S., Maislin, G., Gurubhagavatula, I., Sleep and Breathing, 12th international conference, Barcelona, Spain, 1/1/2011
• Sleep-related attitudes, beliefs and practices in black and white adults
  Grandner, M.A., Patel, N.P., Gehrman, P.R., Perlis, M.L., Jean-Louis, G., Gooneratne, N.S., Sleep; Associated Professional Sleep Societies National Conference, San Antonio, TX, 1/1/2010
• Self-treatment of insomnia in the elderly
  Tavaria, A., Gooneratne, N.S., Kwan, C., Patel, N.P., Madhusudan, L., Richards, K.C., Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology Retreat, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2010
• A novel method for the identification of the frailty syndrome using wrist activity monitors
  Banzhof, R., Burns, C., Liu, Z., Ratcliffe, S., Scattergood, T., Gooneratne, N.S., Cappola, A., Eastern Pennsylvania Geriatrics Society Research Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2010
• The correlation of activity and medical condition burden in hospitalized patients as assessed with wrist actigraphy
  Aguila, N., Gooneratne, N.S., Marie, E., Gehrman, P., Richards, K., Eastern Pennsylvania Geriatrics Society Research Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2010
• Who sleeps better? Demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with sleep disturbance
  Grandner, M.A., Patel, N.P., Gehrman, P.R., Xie, D., Sha, D., Weaver, T., Gooneratne, N.S., Sleep; Associated Professional Sleep Societies National Conference, Seattle, WA, 1/1/2009
• : Gender differences in sleep disturbance patterns associated with aging
  Grandner, M.A., Patel, N.P., Gehrman, P.R., Xie, D., Sha, D., Weaver, T., Gooneratne, N.S., Sleep; Associated Professional Sleep Societies National Conference, Seattle, WA, 1/1/2009
• Effects of ghrelin administration in frail and healthy older women
  Burns, C.M., Ratcliffe, S.J., Gooneratne, N., Scattergood, T., Waring, A.C., Cappola, A.R., The Endocrine Society 91st Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 1/1/2009
• Predictors of fatigue among prostate cancer patients on androgen deprivation therapy
  Hanisch, L.J., Palmer, S.C., Gehrman, P.R., Gooneratne, N.S., Vaughn, D.J. Coyne JC., Annals of Behavioral Medicine; Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2008
• Poverty effects on population sleep
  Patel, N.P., Gooneratne, N.S., Xie, D., Branas, C.C., Sleep; Associated Professional Sleep Societies National Conference, Baltimore, MD, 1/1/2008
• Poor sleep quality and mood disturbances in patients with advanced lung cancer
  Dean, G.E., Gooneratne, N.S., Rogers, A.E., Sleep; Associated Professional Sleep Societies National Conference, Baltimore, MD, 1/1/2008
• Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research National Conference
  Gooneratne, N.S., Patel, N.P.: Health disparities in sleep in older adults, Ann Arbor, MI, 1/1/2008
• Sleep disturbances among elderly cancer survivors
  Marie, E., Gooneratne, N.S., Palmer, S., Keddem, S., Barg, F., Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology Retreat, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2007
• Towards understanding the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea, insulin resistance and visceral fat
  Ahmed, M.M., Teff, K., Gooneratne, N.S., Tadesse, M., Schwab, R.J., Pack, A.I., Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology Retreat, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2007
• Subtyping self-reported insomnia in older adults
  Gehrman, P., Maislin, G., Goonerante, N.S., Dinges, D., Pack, A.I., Sleep; Associated Professional Sleep Societies National Conference, Denver, CO, 1/1/2005
• Sleep disruption in lung cancer survivors compared to noncancercontrols
  Dean, G., Gooneratne, N.S., Nkwuo, J.E., Rogers, A.E., Kaiser, L.R., Sleep; Associated Professional Sleep Societies National Conference, Denver, CO, 1/1/2005
• Self-Treatment of Sleep Disorders in Older Adults
  Gooneratne, N.S., Nadaraja, D., Nkwuo, J.E., Associated Professional Sleep Societies National Conference, 1/1/2004
• Coumadin and Fall-related Head Injury in a Nursing Home Population
  Draganescu, M., Kopardekar, S., Aumiller, L., Gooneratne, N.S., Schwab, E., American Geriatrics Society National Conference, 1/1/2004
• Dim light melatonin onset estimation in elderly individuals with and without difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep
  Maislin, G., Hachadoorian, R., Gooneratne, N.S., Dinges, D.F., Pack, A.I., American Society of Sleep Disorders Meeting 16th Annual Meeting, 1/1/2002
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Lectures

• Clinical Implications of Sleep Apnea in Older Adults 
  Hershey, PA - 1/1/2013
• OSA in the Elderly and Cognitive Function 
  Orlando, FL - 1/1/2013
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Sleep Disorders 
  Orlando, FL - 1/1/2013
• The Treatment of Insomnia Including Cognitive Behavior Therapy 
  Orlando, FL - 1/1/2013
• State of the Art for Clinical Practitioners--Sleep in the Elderly 
  Boston, MA - 1/1/2012
• Hypnotic Use in the Elderly 
  Phoenix, AZ - 1/1/2012
• Complementary and alternative medications for sleep disorders 
  Orlando, FL - 1/1/2011
• Diagnosis, consequences and treatment of insomnia 
  Orlando, FL - 1/1/2011
• Geriatric sleep apnea: What does it mean? 
  Orlando, FL - 1/1/2011
• Pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic (CBT) treatment of insomnia 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2011
• Diagnosis and clinical consequences of insomnia 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2011
• Why and when sleep apnea should be treated in the elderly? 
  Lyon, France - 1/1/2010
• Sleep recordings in the elderly. What is the best choice? 
  Lyon, France - 1/1/2010
• Falls and sleep in the elderly 
  Lyon, France - 1/1/2010
• Management of OSA in the Elderly: Whom to Treat, How to Treat? 
  Orlando, FL - 1/1/2010
• Complementary and Alternative Medicines (Herbal) for Sleep 
  Miami, FL - 1/1/2010
• Geriatric Sleep Disorders - Does Sleep Apnea Need to be Treated in the Elderly? 
  Miami, FL - 1/1/2010
• Insomnia and sleep logs 
  Miami, FL - 1/1/2010
• Insomnia and Circadian Rhythms 
  Glendale, AZ - 1/1/2009
• The Insomnias 
  Reston, VA - 1/1/2008
• Sleep Disorders in Alzheimer's Disease: Hidden Opportunities 
  Knoxville, TN - 1/1/2008
• Secondary Insomnia 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2008
• Changes in sleep with age 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2008
• Geriatric Issues in COPD Management 
  Jacksonville, FL - 1/1/2008
• Health Disparities in Sleep in Older Adults 
  Ann Arbor, MI - 1/1/2008
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Other

• Physiology and principles of use of vasopressors and inotropes. UpToDate. Barnes, P.J. 
  Gooneratne, N.S., Manaker, S., UpToDate, Inc
  1/1/2010
• New treatments for insomnia 
  Gooneratne, N.S., MedStar Video Productions
  1/1/2006
• Sleep in older people 
  Gooneratne, N.S., "Milestones Radio Show" 950 WPEN. Sponsored by the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
  1/1/2005
• Sleeping well. Host Martin Goldenson, segment on sleep disorders in the elderly 
  Gooneratne, N.S., Been There/Done That National Public Radio
  1/1/2001
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