RQ1: Volume, characteristics and content
Range pros cons per article and average (sd)
## [1] "The range of pros and cons per article is"
## [1] 1 54
## [1] "The mean is"
## [1] 4.074144
## [1] "The standard deviation is"
## [1] 5.045716
Frequencies pros and cons
Positive or negative
| procon_valence | n | perc |
|---|---|---|
| Negative | 1079 | 50.35 |
| Positive | 1064 | 49.65 |
Current or innovation
| procon_method | n | perc |
|---|---|---|
| Current | 1875 | 87.49 |
| Innovation | 268 | 12.51 |
Aspect type
| type_aspect | n | perc |
|---|---|---|
| Physical impact | 195 | 9.10 |
| Psychological context | 193 | 9.01 |
| Screening criteria | 1144 | 53.38 |
| Screening organization | 611 | 28.51 |
RQ2 Changes over time
Pros and cons
Per year
Per quarter
Type of arguments
Per year
Per quarter
RQ3: Contextualization
Pro/con vs. current/innov
Are current measures framed differently from screening innovations?
Freqs
| Con | Pro | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Current | 977 | 90.55 | 898 | 84.4 |
| Innovation | 102 | 9.45 | 166 | 15.6 |
Chi-square
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## Pearson's Chi-squared test with Yates' continuity correction
##
## data: df$procon_method and df$procon_valence
## X-squared = 17.95, df = 1, p-value = 2.267e-05
## df$procon_valence
## df$procon_method Negative Positive
## Current 1.072003 -1.079533
## Innovation -2.835498 2.855415
Pro/con vs. aspect type
Are pros more common for some types of arguments (e.g. effectivess) and cons for others (e.g. psychological)?
Freqs
| Con | Pro | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Physical impact | 148 | 13.72 | 47 | 4.42 |
| Psychological context | 150 | 13.90 | 43 | 4.04 |
| Screening criteria | 373 | 34.57 | 771 | 72.46 |
| Screening organization | 408 | 37.81 | 203 | 19.08 |
Chi-square
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## Pearson's Chi-squared test
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## data: df$type_aspect and df$procon_valence
## X-squared = 318.79, df = 3, p-value < 2.2e-16
## df$procon_valence
## df$type_aspect Negative Positive
## Physical impact 5.027654 -5.062969
## Psychological context 5.358676 -5.396316
## Screening criteria -8.458461 8.517875
## Screening organization 5.721996 -5.762188
RQ4: Differences between screening types
Pros and cons per screening
All screening types
Freqs
| Cervical | Breast | Colon | Lung | Prostate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Negative | 165 | 48.67 | 351 | 44.15 | 293 | 51.58 | 17 | 45.95 | 104 | 68.42 |
| Positive | 174 | 51.33 | 444 | 55.85 | 275 | 48.42 | 20 | 54.05 | 48 | 31.58 |
Chi-square
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## Pearson's Chi-squared test
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## data: df_ctype$procon_valence and df_ctype$cancer_type
## X-squared = 32.064, df = 4, p-value = 1.856e-06
## df_ctype$cancer_type
## df_ctype$procon_valence Baarmoederhalskanker Borstkanker Darmkanker Longkanker
## Negative -0.1333104 -2.0221003 0.8170437 -0.2805411
## Positive 0.1311426 1.9892184 -0.8037576 0.2759791
## df_ctype$cancer_type
## df_ctype$procon_valence Prostaatkanker
## Negative 3.3825756
## Positive -3.3275707
BVO only
Freqs
| Cervical | Breast | Colon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Negative | 165 | 48.67 | 351 | 44.15 | 293 | 51.58 |
| Positive | 174 | 51.33 | 444 | 55.85 | 275 | 48.42 |
Chi-square
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## Pearson's Chi-squared test
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## data: df_current$procon_valence and df_current$cancer_type
## X-squared = 7.5613, df = 2, p-value = 0.02281
## df_current$cancer_type
## df_current$procon_valence Baarmoederhalskanker Borstkanker Darmkanker
## Negative 0.3045131 -1.3828720 1.4007793
## Positive -0.2898375 1.3162261 -1.3332704
BVO vs. new
Freqs
| BVO | Under debate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Negative | 809 | 47.53 | 121 | 64.02 |
| Positive | 893 | 52.47 | 68 | 35.98 |
Chi-square
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## Pearson's Chi-squared test with Yates' continuity correction
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## data: df_binary$procon_valence and df_binary$cancer_binary
## X-squared = 17.851, df = 1, p-value = 2.389e-05
## df_binary$cancer_binary
## df_binary$procon_valence BVO Under debate
## Negative -0.9694930 2.9093339
## Positive 0.9537279 -2.8620245
Current vs. innovation per screening
All screening types
Freqs
| Cervical | Breast | Colon | Lung | Prostate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Current | 325 | 95.87 | 679 | 85.41 | 508 | 89.44 | 32 | 86.49 | 134 | 88.16 |
| Innovation | 14 | 4.13 | 116 | 14.59 | 60 | 10.56 | 5 | 13.51 | 18 | 11.84 |
Chi-square
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## Pearson's Chi-squared test
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## data: df_ctype$procon_method and df_ctype$cancer_type
## X-squared = 26.585, df = 4, p-value = 2.412e-05
## df_ctype$cancer_type
## df_ctype$procon_method Baarmoederhalskanker Borstkanker Darmkanker Longkanker
## Current 1.39440233 -0.99592598 0.17722822 -0.14526538
## Innovation -3.91376077 2.79533099 -0.49743811 0.40772590
## df_ctype$cancer_type
## df_ctype$procon_method Prostaatkanker
## Current -0.07567762
## Innovation 0.21240936
BVO only
Freqs
| Cervical | Breast | Colon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Current | 325 | 95.87 | 679 | 85.41 | 508 | 89.44 |
| Innovation | 14 | 4.13 | 116 | 14.59 | 60 | 10.56 |
Chi-square
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## Pearson's Chi-squared test
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## data: df_current$procon_method and df_current$cancer_type
## X-squared = 26.536, df = 2, p-value = 1.729e-06
## df_current$cancer_type
## df_current$procon_method Baarmoederhalskanker Borstkanker Darmkanker
## Current 1.3739721 -1.0254400 0.1517044
## Innovation -3.8759398 2.8927395 -0.4279542
BVO vs. new
Freqs
| BVO | Under debate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Current | 1512 | 88.84 | 166 | 87.83 |
| Innovation | 190 | 11.16 | 23 | 12.17 |
Chi-square
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## Pearson's Chi-squared test with Yates' continuity correction
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## data: df_binary$procon_method and df_binary$cancer_binary
## X-squared = 0.08629, df = 1, p-value = 0.7689
## df_binary$cancer_binary
## df_binary$procon_method BVO Under debate
## Current 0.04403388 -0.13214048
## Innovation -0.12359280 0.37088737
Type of aspect per screening
All screening types
Freqs
| Cervical | Breast | Colon | Lung | Prostate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Physical impact | 19 | 5.60 | 92 | 11.57 | 45 | 7.92 | 2 | 5.41 | 20 | 13.16 |
| Psychological context | 47 | 13.86 | 48 | 6.04 | 48 | 8.45 | 6 | 16.22 | 31 | 20.39 |
| Screening criteria | 130 | 38.35 | 425 | 53.46 | 315 | 55.46 | 23 | 62.16 | 92 | 60.53 |
| Screening organization | 143 | 42.18 | 230 | 28.93 | 160 | 28.17 | 6 | 16.22 | 9 | 5.92 |
Chi-square
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## Pearson's Chi-squared test
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## data: df_ctype$type_aspect and df_ctype$cancer_type
## X-squared = 118.66, df = 12, p-value < 2.2e-16
## df_ctype$cancer_type
## df_ctype$type_aspect Baarmoederhalskanker Borstkanker Darmkanker
## Physical impact -2.28541744 1.98443073 -1.15780194
## Psychological context 2.59329832 -3.18127895 -0.82505510
## Screening criteria -3.50540523 0.53532777 1.11247569
## Screening organization 4.51590600 -0.02543333 -0.35876385
## df_ctype$cancer_type
## df_ctype$type_aspect Longkanker Prostaatkanker
## Physical impact -0.79455027 1.50486011
## Psychological context 1.32044223 4.34609340
## Screening criteria 0.84898722 1.44132489
## Screening organization -1.44216368 -5.28086426
BVO only
Freqs
| Cervical | Breast | Colon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Physical impact | 19 | 5.60 | 92 | 11.57 | 45 | 7.92 |
| Psychological context | 47 | 13.86 | 48 | 6.04 | 48 | 8.45 |
| Screening criteria | 130 | 38.35 | 425 | 53.46 | 315 | 55.46 |
| Screening organization | 143 | 42.18 | 230 | 28.93 | 160 | 28.17 |
Chi-square
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## Pearson's Chi-squared test
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## data: df_current$type_aspect and df_current$cancer_type
## X-squared = 57.784, df = 6, p-value = 1.267e-10
## df_current$cancer_type
## df_current$type_aspect Baarmoederhalskanker Borstkanker Darmkanker
## Physical impact -2.16563548 2.24136252 -0.97862421
## Psychological context 3.46974234 -2.29969003 0.04014394
## Screening criteria -3.28814845 0.92392410 1.44718948
## Screening organization 3.57534029 -1.20181966 -1.34028995
BVO vs. new
Freqs
| BVO | Under debate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Physical impact | 156 | 9.17 | 22 | 11.64 |
| Psychological context | 143 | 8.40 | 37 | 19.58 |
| Screening criteria | 870 | 51.12 | 115 | 60.85 |
| Screening organization | 533 | 31.32 | 15 | 7.94 |
Chi-square
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## Pearson's Chi-squared test
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## data: df_binary$type_aspect and df_binary$cancer_binary
## X-squared = 58.601, df = 3, p-value = 1.17e-12
## df_binary$cancer_binary
## df_binary$type_aspect BVO Under debate
## Physical impact -0.3325658 0.9979905
## Psychological context -1.4934850 4.4817717
## Screening criteria -0.5559051 1.6682055
## Screening organization 1.7907809 -5.3739215
Pro or con: BVO vs. debated screening
Screening criteria
Freqs
| BVO | Under debate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Negative | 248 | 28.51 | 58 | 50.43 |
| Positive | 622 | 71.49 | 57 | 49.57 |
Chi-square
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## Pearson's Chi-squared test with Yates' continuity correction
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## data: df_criteria_bin$procon_valence and df_criteria_bin$cancer_binary
## X-squared = 21.796, df = 1, p-value = 3.032e-06
## df_criteria_bin$cancer_binary
## df_criteria_bin$procon_valence BVO Under debate
## Negative -1.3548717 3.7265665
## Positive 0.9095446 -2.5016970
Screening organization
Freqs
| BVO | Under debate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Negative | 343 | 64.35 | 11 | 73.33 |
| Positive | 190 | 35.65 | 4 | 26.67 |
Chi-square
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## Pearson's Chi-squared test with Yates' continuity correction
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## data: df_org_bin$procon_valence and df_org_bin$cancer_binary
## X-squared = 0.19675, df = 1, p-value = 0.6574
## df_org_bin$cancer_binary
## df_org_bin$procon_valence BVO Under debate
## Negative -0.07061044 0.42090773
## Positive 0.09538272 -0.56857488
Physical impact
Freqs
| BVO | Under debate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Negative | 114 | 73.08 | 17 | 77.27 |
| Positive | 42 | 26.92 | 5 | 22.73 |
Chi-square
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## Pearson's Chi-squared test with Yates' continuity correction
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## data: df_physical_bin$procon_valence and df_physical_bin$cancer_binary
## X-squared = 0.025482, df = 1, p-value = 0.8732
## df_physical_bin$cancer_binary
## df_physical_bin$procon_valence BVO Under debate
## Negative -0.07550132 0.20105066
## Positive 0.12604954 -0.33565430
Psychological context
Freqs
| BVO | Under debate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Negative | 104 | 72.73 | 35 | 94.59 |
| Positive | 39 | 27.27 | 2 | 5.41 |
Chi-square
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## Pearson's Chi-squared test with Yates' continuity correction
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## data: df_psychological_bin$procon_valence and df_psychological_bin$cancer_binary
## X-squared = 6.7962, df = 1, p-value = 0.009135
##
## BVO Under debate
## Negative -0.6116763 1.2025104
## Positive 1.1262561 -2.2141361
Pro or con: BVO
Screening criteria
Freqs
| Cervical | Breast | Colon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Negative | 23 | 17.69 | 120 | 28.24 | 105 | 33.33 |
| Positive | 107 | 82.31 | 305 | 71.76 | 210 | 66.67 |
Chi-square
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## Pearson's Chi-squared test
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## data: df_criteria$procon_valence and df_criteria$cancer_type
## X-squared = 11.076, df = 2, p-value = 0.003934
## df_criteria$cancer_type
## df_criteria$procon_valence Baarmoederhalskanker Borstkanker Darmkanker
## Negative -2.30924129 -0.10442875 1.60479329
## Positive 1.45814248 0.06594027 -1.01332731
Screening organization
Freqs
| Cervical | Breast | Colon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Negative | 92 | 64.34 | 139 | 60.43 | 112 | 70 |
| Positive | 51 | 35.66 | 91 | 39.57 | 48 | 30 |
Chi-square
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## Pearson's Chi-squared test
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## data: df_org$procon_valence and df_org$cancer_type
## X-squared = 3.7634, df = 2, p-value = 0.1523
## df_org$cancer_type
## df_org$procon_valence Baarmoederhalskanker Borstkanker Darmkanker
## Negative -0.002542522 -0.740692597 0.890462885
## Positive 0.003416134 0.995195179 -1.196426660
Physical impact
Freqs
| Cervical | Breast | Colon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Negative | 15 | 78.95 | 59 | 64.13 | 40 | 88.89 |
| Positive | 4 | 21.05 | 33 | 35.87 | 5 | 11.11 |
Chi-square
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## Pearson's Chi-squared test
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## data: df_physical$procon_valence and df_physical$cancer_type
## X-squared = 9.794, df = 2, p-value = 0.007469
## df_physical$cancer_type
## df_physical$procon_valence Baarmoederhalskanker Borstkanker Darmkanker
## Negative 0.2993352 -1.0038213 1.2408006
## Positive -0.4931573 1.6538045 -2.0442301
Psychological context
Freqs
| Cervical | Breast | Colon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Negative | 35 | 74.47 | 33 | 68.75 | 36 | 75 |
| Positive | 12 | 25.53 | 15 | 31.25 | 12 | 25 |
Chi-square
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## Pearson's Chi-squared test
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## data: df_psychological$procon_valence and df_psychological$cancer_type
## X-squared = 0.57962, df = 2, p-value = 0.7484
## df_psychological$cancer_type
## Baarmoederhalskanker Borstkanker Darmkanker
## Negative 0.1399433 -0.3231152 0.1846372
## Positive -0.2285265 0.5276449 -0.3015113