Discuss The effect of physical activity on dyslipidemia
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 : Shows that the research in this area is reliable and consistent (1 reference)
B. X-sectional study: Good for prevalence and showing correlation with a comparison of PA vs. non-PA or good vs. poor diet on the outcome.(1 reference)
C. (Retrospective) case-control Good for prevalence differences, ultimately developing odds ratios (OR) (1 reference)
D. (Prospective) cohort : Good for incidence differences and developing relative risk (RR) (2 references)
E. RCTs (; 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 the mechanism (biological plausibility). Animal studies are allowed here. (2 references)
F. Negative study : Sometimes, data/research refutes positions. A good researcher acknowledges and reports this. (1 reference)
You will earn points to the extent you cover all the above adequately.
Remember to be brief and to the point, i.e., concise. A good job done here will help you write a decent paper.
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 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.
