Physical Inactivity & Cardiovascular Disease in Australian Adults

This report investigates the impact of physical inactivity on cardiovascular disease (CVD) among adults aged 15-60 in Australia, focusing on how a lack of physical activity, rather than an unhealthy diet, affects health. It references a study evaluating the effectiveness of behavioral counseling by healthcare specialists to promote physical activity in individuals with peripheral arterial disease, highlighting the benefits of physical activity for improving walking ability, quality of life, and pain reduction in PAD patients. The report uses the PICO framework and includes an annotated bibliography to support its analysis of the relationship between physical inactivity and CVD.

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Essay Criteria Student
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1. Introduction
Does it contain a thesis statement? Yes
Does it state the significance of the topic? Yes
Does it contain a content map (summary of the main arguments/points
made in the essay in the order they will appear)? Yes
2. Body
Do the paragraphs follow the order of the introduction? Yes
Does each paragraph start with a topic sentence (i.e. explain what the paragraph will
discuss with a key sentence)? Yes
Do the paragraphs have a logical flow within each other and the essay? Yes
Have you provided evidence for all your claims? Yes
3. Conclusion
Does it contain no new material? Yes
Does it summarise the main points of the essay? Yes
Does it provide recommendations? Yes
4. Referencing
Have you looked at the university’s plagiarism policy on the web?
(http://www.uow.edu.au/about/policy/UOW058648.html) Yes
Have you used your own words to make your points or, when using the words of
others, used quotation marks and acknowledged your source including page numbers?yes
Does the referencing conform to the Harvard Standard? see
https://webapps.library.uow.edu.au/refcite/style-guides/html/ Yes
Is the material in the reference list cited in the essay and vice versa? Yes
5. Presentation
Did you check spellingand grammar? Yes
Is your paragraphing clear (indented first line or line space left)? Yes
Are the font size, line spacing, margins appropriate (or as required by the subject)? Yes