1. Definitions (possibly several references). You don’t need a formatted AB for this, but you do need to identify the terms and their definitions. What you need is an overarching body’s (e.g., American Heart Association, Centers for Disease Control) statement with agreed upon definitions for what you are reporting. For instance, you need a definition for hypertension, and any other associated terms if that are for your area.
2. Magnitude of the problem (several refs probably). You don’t need a formatted AB for this, either. However, you need references that clarify the size of the populations affected and costs of the disease you are reporting on. Include data on prevalence, incidence, economic cost to the US/world directly and indirectly, etc.
3. You will need a formatted AB (as per the Early AB) for these:
A. Meta-Analysis (1 ref): Shows that the research in this area is reliable and consistent.B. X-sectional study (1): Good for prevalence and showing correlation with comparison of PA vs. non-PA or good vs. poor diet on outcome.C. (Retrospective) case-control (1): Good for prevalence differences ultimately developing odds ratios (OR)D. (Prospective) cohort (2): Good for incidence differences and developing relative risk (RR)E. RCTs (2 refs; experiments that manipulate a variable): Good for causation and showing differences between those who are involved in the factor (e.g., good diet) and those who are not. This is good for helping to describe mechanism (biological plausibility). Animal studies are allowed here.F. Negative study (1): Sometimes data/research refutes positions. A good researcher acknowledges and reports this.The general form of this assignment is:NameResearch Area1. Definitions.*APA style reference(s) (see below)Terms defined2. Magnitude of the problem*APA Reference(s) (see below)Describe the magnitude of the problem3. Annotated Bibliographies of specific studiesA. Study 1 (X-sect): *APA style reference(Annotation: ABs, as stated above, will contain the following for each article)1. aim of the study2. hypothesis(es)3. participants (age, gender, status, N)4. study design (X-sect, retro, prospective, or RCT) – detail why you conclude this5. data collection, reduction, and analyses6. results7. your conclusions8. the authors’ conclusions9. the studies major strengths and weaknesses.Repeat Annotated Bibliographies for each study type (case control, cohort1, cohort 2, experiment 1, experiment 2, negative study). E.g.,
B. Study 1 (case control): *APA style reference
(Annotation: ABs, as stated above, will contain the following for each article)
1. aim of the study
2. hypothesis(es)
3. participants (age, gender, status, N)
4. study design (X-sect, retro, prospective, or RCT) – detail why you conclude this
5. data collection, reduction, and analyses
6. results
7. your conclusions
8. the authors’ conclusions
9. the studies major strengths and weaknesses.
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I will not (need to) approve articles at this stage.
*APA style reference: Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number (issue number), pages. http://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyyy
More on APA style can be found at: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html
The general form of this assignment is:
Name
Research Area
1. Definitions.
*APA style reference(s) (see below)
Terms defined
2. Magnitude of the problem
*APA Reference(s) (see below)Describe the magnitude of the problem
3. Annotated Bibliographies of specific studies
A. Study 1 (X-sect): *APA style reference(Annotation: ABs, as stated above, will contain the following for each article)
1. aim of the study2. hypothesis(es)3. participants (age, gender, status, N)4. study design (X-sect, retro, prospective, or RCT) – detail why you conclude this5. data collection, reduction, and analyses6. results7. your conclusions8. the authors’ conclusions9. the studies major strengths and weaknesses.
Repeat Annotated Bibliographies for each study type (case control, cohort1, cohort 2, experiment 1, experiment 2, negative study). E.g.,
B. Study 1 (case control): *APA style reference
(Annotation: ABs, as stated above, will contain the following for each article)
1. aim of the study2. hypothesis(es)3. participants (age, gender, status, N)4. study design (X-sect, retro, prospective, or RCT) – detail why you conclude this5. data collection, reduction, and analyses6. results7. your conclusions8. the authors’ conclusions9. the studies major strengths and weaknesses.
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