Dr Parimala Kanagasabai

2026

Journal - Research Article

Atkins, D., Kanagasabai, P., Battin, M., Desha, L., & Graham, F. (2026). Allied health provision of therapy in the neonatal units in New Zealand: A cross-sectional survey. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/jpc.70279

2025

Journal - Research Article

Perry, M. A., Kanagasabai, P., Devan, H., Ergler, C., Gray, L., & Boland, P. (2025). Belonging in urban park and playgrounds: Wellbeing perspectives of disabled children and their families. Wellbeing, Space & Society, 9, 100321. doi: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100321

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Kanagasabai, P., & Filoche, S. (2025, June). Know your period: A co-designed consumer resource about abnormal uterine bleeding. Plenary presentation at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) Aotearoa Annual Scientific Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2024

Journal - Research Article

Kanagasabai, P., Filoche, S., Henry, C., Ormandy, J., Te Whaiti, S., & Grainger, R. (2024). Women’s experience of participating in a storytelling intervention about abnormal uterine bleeding for medical student education. Focus on Health Professional Education, 25(3), 16-25. doi: 10.11157/fohpe.v25i3.783

Graham, F., Kessler, D., Nott, M., Bernie, C., Kanagasabai, P., & Barthow, C. A. (2024). A scoping review of coaching in occupational therapy: Mapping methods, populations and outcomes. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 71(6), 1106-1130. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12991

Kanagasabai, P., Ormandy, J., Filoche, S., Henry, C., Te Whaiti, S., Willink, R., Gladman, T., & Grainger, R. (2024). Can storytelling of women's lived experience enhance empathy in medical students? A pilot intervention study. Medical Teacher, 46(2), 219-224. doi: 10.1080/0142159x.2023.2243023

2022

Journal - Research Article

Kanagasabai, P. S., Filoche, S., Grainger, R., Henry, C., & Hay-Smith, J. (2022). Interventions to improve access to care for abnormal uterine bleeding: A systematic scoping review. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 160, 38-48. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14224

2021

Journal - Research Article

Kanagasabai, P., Filoche, S., Ekeroma, A., Grainger, R., Dowell, A., & Paterson, H. (2021). Relevance of Otago University postgraduate programmes in women's health to general practice: A case study. Journal of Primary Health Care, 13(4), 323-333. doi: 10.1071/HC20113

2019

Journal - Research Article

Kanagasabai, P., Mulligan, H., Devan, H., Mirfin-Veitch, B., & Hale, L. (2019). Environmental factors influencing leisure participation of children with movement impairments in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A mixed method study. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 47(2), 105-117. doi: 10.15619/NZJP/47.2.05

2018

Journal - Research Article

Kanagasabai, P. S., Mirfin-Veitch, B., Hale, L. A., & Mulligan, H. (2018). A child-centered method of interviewing children with movement impairments. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 38(3), 255-268. doi: 10.1080/01942638.2017.1365322

Kanagasabai, P. S., Mulligan, H., Hale, L. A., & Mirfin-Veitch, B. (2018). "I do like the activities which I can do..." Leisure participation experiences of children with movement impairments. Disability & Rehabilitation, 40(14), 1630-1638. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2017.1303093

2017

Journal - Research Article

Hoermann, S., Ferreira dos Santos, L., Morkisch, N., Jettkowski, K., Sillis, M., Devan, H., Kanagasabai, P. S., … Regenbrecht, H., Hale, L., & Cutfield, N. J. (2017). Computerised mirror therapy with Augmented Reflection Technology for early stroke rehabilitation: Clinical feasibility and integration as an adjunct therapy. Disability & Rehabilitation, 39(15), 1503-1514. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2017.1291765

Kanagasabai, P. S., Mulligan, H., Mirfin-Veitch, B., & Hale, L. (2017). Leisure participation patterns of children with movement impairments in New Zealand. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 29(1), 16-22. doi: 10.1097/pep.0000000000000334

2016

Journal - Research Article

Kanagasabai, P. S., Mohan, D., Lewis, L. E., & Rao, B. K. (2016). Behavioral responses to multisensory stimulation in preterm infants. Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society, 36(2), 110-114. doi: 10.3126/jnps.v36i2.14850

Awarded Doctoral Degree

Kanagasabai, P. S. (2016). Leisure participation of children with movement impairments in New Zealand (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/6709

2015

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Mulligan, H., Rowland, J. L., Sandlund, M., Potterton, J., & Kanagasabai, P. (2015). Emerging use of interactive technology in rehabilitation for young people. Physiotherapy, 101(Suppl. 1), (pp. e16-e17). doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.023

2014

Journal - Research Article

Kanagasabai, P. S., Mulligan, H., Mirfin-Veitch, B., & Hale, L. A. (2014). Association between motor functioning and leisure participation of children with physical disability: An integrative review. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 56(12), 1147-1162. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.12570

2013

Journal - Research Article

Kanagasabai, P. S., Mohan, D., Lewis, L. E., Kamash, A., & Rao, B. K. (2013). Effect of multisensory stimulation on neuromotor development in preterm infants. Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 80(6), 460-464. doi: 10.1007/s12098-012-0945-z