Chin, D. L., Nam, S., & Lee, S.-J. (2016). Occupational factors associated with obesity and leisure-time physical activity among nurses: A cross sectional study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 57, 60–69. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.01.009.

Instructions
1. As you read this article, go through and answer all questions that are posted below in this reading guide.
○ For questions with asterisks (*) next to them, you must prepare written answers in complete sentences.
2. Once you have all your answers, save and upload this document onto Canvas through the link called “Week 3 Online Activity & Discussion – Part 1”.
3. Once you submit this document, move on to Part 2, where you will post your own answer and review one of your classmate’s.

Remember:
★ Do not quote answers and do not plagiarize! Always paraphrase your answers.
★ Provide citations appropriately if necessary.
★ You just need to answer all questions below to the best of your ability. Your answers will not be graded for “correctness”, but only for “Complete/Incomplete”.

1. Start with the article title. Does it tell you the topic of the article, including the E, D/O, and P? Why do you think the title of any research article should not be “fancy” or vague?

2. Next, read the abstract. What is the format of the abstract – structured or unstructured? (hint: see page 287 of your textbook). What do you think are the important information that an abstract must have?

3. Then, read the Introduction section which starts on page 2 of this file. There are 4 paragraphs under Introduction.
Paragraph 1:
a. * What are the two health issues discussed in Paragraph 1?

b. * In Paragraph 1, did the authors provide statistics for each of these health issues, and if so, what are those statistics and where did they come from?

c. * Throughout Paragraph 1, the authors described what we currently know and understand about these two health issues. Did the authors provide evidence of what they’re saying by using appropriate citations in this paragraph? If yes, in what format are these in-text citations?

Paragraph 2:
a. * In Paragraph 2, what did the authors suggest as possible risk factors for the two health issues they had described in Paragraph 1?

b. * In Paragraph 2, did the authors provide proof or evidence of what they’re saying by using appropriate citations in this paragraph? If yes, what are the sources of those evidence (i.e., Are they published studies? Websites?) Why do you think so many citations are necessary?

Paragraph 3:
a. * What was different about the information presented in Paragraph 3 of Introduction compared to Paragraph 2? (Hint: the information in Paragraph 3 was more specific about something in particular.)

Paragraph 4:
a. * In your own words, tell us what is Paragraph 4 of Introduction saying?

4. With as much detail as possible, can you state this research article’s:
a. Exposures:
b. Outcomes:
c. Population:

5. Now, move on to the Methods section.
a. There are 3 major subsections under Methods. What are those 3 major subsections?

b. They are further subdivisions under the second subsection (2.2). Can you tell what they are? (hint: Write them all out to visualize it yourself)