Determinants: Review

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ARTICLE CRITIQUE

Table of Contents

ARTICLE CRITIQUE................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 1Source ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 1Introduction ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 1

Article Summary ................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 2Article Structure ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 2Article Critique ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 2

Authority ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 2Accuracy ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 3Currency................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 3Relevance ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............ 3Objectivity ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 3Stability ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 3

Analysis of Graph ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 4Conclusion ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ 5Reference ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ . 5The Annotated Bibliography ................................ ................................ .............................. 6

Source: ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................. 6Annotated Bibliography ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 6

Marking Criterion ................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 7MAT1008: ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................. 7CMS1008: ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 8

Source

Bishop, K 2010, Determinants: keys to prevention , in S Killion & P Magnus

(eds), Australias health 2010: the twelfth biennial health report of the Australian

Institute of Health and Welfare, AIHW, Canberra, viewed 9 March 2011,

.

Introduction

This review will critically analyse and review the article Determinants from the

report:Australias health 2010,Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

The review will begin the critique analysis of the article by summarizing the

article then itll concisely review the structure of the article, examine the layout

of information; in a format accessible by the user andinformation layout is

understood. The review will critique the article;cogitate the authority, currency,

accuracy, objectivityand its coverage. The review will also analyse a graph then

provide a judgment on the articles accessibility and credibility.


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Article Summary

The purpose of the article is to explore the various influences that may have an

impact on an individuals health outcomes throughout their life, the various

health influences are also known as health determinants. The article achievesthis by discussing what is determinants, determinants impacts on individuals;

present and discuss information on patterns and trends for selected

determinants.

Article Structure

The article document was in an accessible document format and was accessible

online and prints as a PDF documents. The article gave a table of contents on the

first page followed by a list of keynotes from the article; this had taken a whole

page. The article had a brief introduction with a small summary on the third

page that briefly summarized the purpose of the article by particular points and

facts from the preceding article then briefly explain how itll accomplish its goal

to explore various health determinants. The article had headings over most of its

paragraphs; the tables and graphs were clearly labeled this helped to better

understand the information being conveyed. Every subsection of the article

were clearly explained and titled as well as good use of the graphs that were

included as they were linked with relevant paragraphs showing the relevance of

the data within the graph such as: under the heading Prevalence the author

writes Figure 3.13 also shows that a large proportion of Australians with high

blood pressure were not receiving medication to lower their blood pressure.The

overall structure of how the information was compiled was logical, effective and

containing citations were useful though there was no clear conclusion however

the sentences and paragraphs layouts made it easy to understand andcomprehend the main point of the article.

Article Critique

Authority

The report, The Australias health 2010, is a publication from theAustralian

Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). The AIHW is an independent national

agency that provides reliable, regular and relevant information and statistics.

The author credibility can be established in a number of ways. The author works

in the Population Health Unit at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

and has a Degree of Biostatistics; currently completing a Masters through the

Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia.The author has also written and co-

written a number of articles and publications such as Chronic disease a leading

cause of premature death and mostly preventable, Bishop (2010), Risk factors

and participation in work, Bishop (2010). The feature of this article was found


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on the AIHW website which is credible as well as it is peer reviewed; in regards

to the article it has authority.

Accuracy

The sources of information contained within the article is currentas shown by itscomprehensive and recent reference list with the sources cited in-test to help

back-up the articles main idea to explore the various influences that may have

an impact on an individuals health outcomes throughout their life. The articles

strict editorial layout and referencing processes contributed to the articles

accuracy; this can be shown by the article having links to other expert sources

and utilizing in-text referencing such as the Tobacco Control in Australia:

making smoking history National Preventative Health Taskforce Tobacco

Working Group (NPHTTWG) (2009) this source was used in the article under the

section heading Children exposed to tobacco smoke first paragraph, third

sentence.

Currency

The report was published in 2010; Hon. Peter Collins presented the Minister for

Health and Ageing the article for publication on 12 May 2010. The article

included a reference list ranging from 1999 to 2009; therefore the article is

current.

Relevance

This article is part of a report on the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

website which is very creditable. This article was written to inform

professionals, researchers within the health sector. It would be relevant to these

groups as well as any particular academic interest in nursing innovations and

health generally. The article is easily understood the conveying idea and is

relevant to any professionals and students of the health field.

Objectivity

The information contained in the article was built on objectively, the article was

backed-up by a current research base with all evidence acknowledged and

referenced.

Stability

The article is from a report from The Australias health 2010, which is a

publication from theAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). The

AIHW isan independent national agency that is creditable and stable resource.


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Analysis of Graph

o Tittle: Proportion of adults with high -normal and high bloodpressure, 1990-2000.

o Labels: Percentage of Adults (Per cent) x-axis, Age group (years) y-axis.

o Units: The measurement of units on the X-axis is Percentage andon the Y-axis it is shown in Age (years).

o Scale: The scale on the Y-axishas a range from 0 to 80, and uses aninterval of units of 20. On the X-axis each bar represents an age range 25-

34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-74 and 75 - and over, which depends on the

colour of the bar.

The percentage of adults in the age group 25-34 years of age has a low combined

percentage of high blood pressure with or without medications compared to all

other age groups. The age group of 45-54 has a slightly higher high-normal

blood pressure compered to the age group 25-34 years.


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1. The graph was linked to the body in the article by introducing the graphas part of the sentence eg; Figure 3.13 also shows that a large proportion

of Australians with high blood pressure were not receiving medication to

lower their blood pressure.

2. The information within the graph was easily understandable, as it hadwell named labels, good grouping of data on y-axis and added notes

underneath the graph.

Conclusion

This article has been critically analysed and reviewed the article Determinants

from the report: Australias health 2010,Australian Institute of Health and

Welfare (AIHW). The authority, currency, accuracy, objectivity of the article had

been critique and reviewed as well as the articles content, structure, strengths

and its limitations. The article provides an insight on Australias health status by

exploring the various influences that may have an impact on an individuals

health outcomes throughout their life in Australia, which the article had

discussed what is determinants, how determinants may impact on individuals;

present and discussed information on patterns and trends for selected

determinants.

Reference

Bishop, K. Chronic disease a leading cause of premature death and mostly

preventable, AIHW media release, 15 December 2010, viewed 18/04/2011,

Bishop, K 2010, Determinants: keys to prevention , in S Killion & P Magnus

(eds), Australias health 2010: the twelfth biennial health report of the AustralianInstitute of Health and Welfare, AIHW, Canberra, viewed 9 March 2011,

.

Bishop, K. Risk factors and participation in work, March 2010, viewed

18/04/2011,

Mathers C 1994. Health differentials among older Australians. Health monitoring

series no. 2. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service.

NPHTTWG (National Preventative Health Taskforce Tobacco Working Group)

2009. Australia: the healthiest country by 2020. Technical report no. 2. Tobaccocontrol in Australia: making smoking history including addendum for October

2008 to June 2009. Canberra: National Preventative Health Taskforce. Viewed

18/04/2011,


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The Annotated Bibliography

Source:

Bishop, K. Risk factors and participation in work, March 2010, viewed

18/04/2011,

Annotated Bibliography

The purpose of this article is to explore the relationship between the risk factors

and labor force participation. Main driver for an economic productivity and

prosperity is a healthy population, governments and business are recognising

the important contribution from a healthy workforce to economic development

and continuing development; Poor health harms the economy through reducedworkforce participation (AIHW 2009; Jose et al. 2004; Mathers 1994). The author has

used data from various creditable sources in their research for the article, this is reflected

in their in text referencing and up to date succinct reference list. This article will be auseful reference article for another assignment in a NUR subject within the studies of

nursing, because the principles explored in the article can be adapted over to the nursingprofession.

WORD COUNT: 1,250


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Marking Criterion

MAT1008:

Mark Name: Kelly J WilsonStudent number:U1018742

1TOC is complete and correct and automatically

generated

2Headings (Level 1 for title; level 2 for sections; level

3 for article review critique

1

Header and Footer created with name, student

number in header and page number, and date in the

footer

1 Graph inserted

5A bulleted list with title, labels, units and scale (and

details of each)

4

Two key points are chosen from within the graph,

with at least two sentences explaining these two

points

3 Two numbered questions are created related to thegraph

1Word count is included at the end of your

assignment.

2Professional look no spelling errors, consistent font

type, size and colour and paragraph formatting

20 Total


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CMS1008:

Referencing skills

10 marks F C B A HD

Correctly set outbibliographic references

(Harvard style) with

appropriate web linkfor:

y the articlereview critiquereport section

y annotatedarticle

Not present forReport section or

annotated

bibliography

Links not included

Only onereference

provided

Many mistakes

in referencing

Did not follow

Harvard style

Only one link

provided

Both references/links provided

However mistakes

in setting out

evident

Minor mistakes inHarvard style

referencing for both

book section andannotated bibliography

No mistakes inHarvard

referencing for

both references

Both links

appropriately

provided

Summarising skills

20 marks F C B D HD

Summary of article

content Summary not

provided or far too

brief (only up to 5

lines)

Information

provided is

either very

limited (lacking

specific main

points) or has

far too much

detail(including

examples and

references and

additional

information)

Overly uses

sections own

words

Information

provided is either

limited (lacking

enough detail) or

has too much detail

(including examples

and references)

Summary of

information is

adequate but lacks

clarity

Summary depends

overly on articles own

phrases and words

Accurately

representing

the sections

content

Accurately

conveying the

content

Level of detail

appropriate to

the task

Information

provided is in

own words and

in enough

detail so that

the purpose,

main points

and conclusion

are clearly

understood

Structural analysis skills

20 marks F C B A HD

Understanding of the

structure of the sectionitems to be discussed

include:

Use of space

Presence of

columns, diagrams

Brief attempt made to

discuss structural itemsMinimum

discussion of

only a few of

the items

Some items discussed

No evaluation of

structural items or

accessibility made

Most items addressed

but not all of them

Evaluation re

accessibility lacks

evidence

All items

addressedaccurately and

concisely

Comprehensive

judgement

about

accessibility of

information


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tables etc

Presence of abstract,

introduction Body

(main points

logically organised

Headings/

subheadings

Methodological approach(report or literature review

and/or quantitative or

qualitative)

Use of references (both

in-text and reference listsection)

Use of Electronic format(PDF? Html?)

Any links & their

usefulness

Comprehensive

judgement about

accessibility of

information

provided.

provided.

Critical analysis skills

Section critique (5

marks for each section)

Subtotal 30

F C B A HD

Who wrote it and werethey credible?

(Authority)

Authors credentials notdiscussed

and report author/authoritys credentials

not discussed

Discussion ofauthor and report

authority brief

Discussion of

author and journal

adequate.

Overall evaluation ofauthority either not made

or not well argued

Good discussion of

both author and

journal

Overall evaluation ofauthority adequately

made

Excellentdiscussion of both

author and author

Overall evaluation

of authority made

and well argued.

Is it data or opinion

based?

(Accuracy)

Discussion of reliability

Methodology

provided

Links to verify

information,

Editorial /refereeing

process provided

Reference list evaluated

Inadequate discussion of

itemsDiscussion of a few

items but not all

No overall

evaluation ofaccuracy made

Discussion covers some

of the items following:

Overall evaluation

of accuracy eithernot made or not

well argued

Discussion covers most

of the items

Overall evaluation

of not well argued

Excellent

discussion of items

Overall

evaluation ofaccuracy well

made and well

argued

Is it up-to-date or Inadequate discussion ofitems

Discussion

adequate but

Adequate discussion Items discussed but

evaluation of overall

Excellent

discussion of items


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not?

(Currency)

Discussion of items

includes:

The year ofpublication

Currency of

reference list

Dates of submission,acceptance covered in

peer review process, etc

limited in

detail.

Not all items

discussed

currency not made of currency:

Overall

evaluation of

currency made

and well

argued.

Who is it targeted at

and why?

(Relevance)

Target audience

provided

Purpose discussed

Coverage of topic

provided

Inadequate

discussion and

limited critique of

relevance of article

No mention of

articles target

audience made

Discussion

adequate but

limited in detail

Limited mention of

target audience

made

Relevance only

briefly covered.

Limited mention of

target audiencemade

Good discussion of

purpose, audience

and coverage.

Overall evaluationof relevance

discussed but only

brief.

Excellent

discussion of

purpose,

audience and

coverage.

Overall

evaluation of

relevance made

and well

argued.

Is it a balanced

account or not?

(Objectivity)

Literature reviewprovided

Sources of

information

provided

More than one

viewpoint presented

Inadequate

discussion and

limited critique

provided

Discussion

adequate but

limited in detail

Articles objectivity

only briefly

covered.

Limited mention of

articles overallobjectivity made

Sources of

information and

any biases detected

discussed.

Overall evaluationof objectivity only

briefly made.

Excellent

discussion on

sources of

informationand of any

biases detected.

Overall

evaluation ofobjectivity

made and well

argued.

How easily availablewill it be in the

future

(Longevity and stability)

Discussion of data base

presence

Inadequatediscussion and

limited critique

Discussion ofstability

adequate but

limited and

brief

Limited discussion

of articles stability.

No overall

evaluation ofstability made

Good discussion of

articles stability.

No overall

evaluation ofstability made

Excellentdiscussion of

articles

stability

Overallevaluation of

stability made

and well

argued.

Research skills

Annotated F C B A HD


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bibliography

10 marks

Annotated bibliography

of database article you

find for yourself (5-10

lines)

An informative summary

and evaluation of the

article is made:

Accuracy of summary isprovided

Own words used

Assessment about

whether it was helpful toyou?

How can you use

this source in yourassignment?

Annotated bibliography

is not present or every

limited in its content.

A brief

summary of the

article is

provided but innot enough

detail of a

judgement of itsquality to be

made

Either a brief

summary of the

content of the

article is providedor a far too detailed

summary is

presented

A summary of the

article is provided

but an evaluation of

its quality,credibility,

currency, etc is not

made

An informative

summary and

evaluation of the

article is made

Communication skills

10 marks F C B A HD

Spelling grammar

expression

Spelling/

grammar/expressionpoor

Expression/spelling/

grammar needsmuch more care and

attention

Expression/spelling/

grammar needsmore care and

attention

Generally careful

expression/spelling/grammar

Sound/good/

excellentpresentation in

all areas

Total /100 marks

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