PUB 104 Task 2 Evaluate and summarise the articles

Task 2 - Information

Description

• Find at least two relevant and recent (published in the last six years) peer-reviewed full-text original research articles on a given topic. Please use articles that have participants. Please do not use reviews or meta-analyses for this task.
• Evaluate and summarise the articles in a Word document (template provided below). Upload the completed document to Blackboard before due date/time (Week 9 Friday, May 1 at 2 pm). 
• Evaluationsmust demonstrate a good understanding (via an in-depth analysis) of the articles selected. 
• Summaries must provide the reader with a concise overview of the topic, methods, participants, and resultsof the articles selected. 
• Based on the evidence available in the articles selected you must propose at least three practical recommendations(i.e. effective strategies/interventions, schedules of intervention, delivery methods, etc). 
• The APA style of referencing must be usedfor this task - https://libguides.usc.edu.au/c.php?g=508697&p=3480021. 

Topic: Behavioural strategies/interventions that can improve the Wellbeing/Quality of Life for people over 65 years of age with chronic conditions (please select one of the following chronic conditions - osteoporosis, asthma, type 2 diabetes or dementia).

Resources

• Task 2 templatein Word format - docx  
• Task 2 example(to use as a guide only as it is on a different topic) - docx   
• Module on evaluating sources - http://libguides.usc.edu.au/c.php?g=508697&p=3479905
• Online academic supportservice to get additional support with the drafts and revisions
• Scopus database - https://libguides.usc.edu.au/scopus
  
• Google Scholar - http://scholar.google.com/