Journal of evaluation in clinical practice
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In 2018, a so-called crisis developed in the international network of systematic reviewers known as Cochrane. It was widely depicted in terms of two competing narratives-"bad behaviour" by one member of Cochrane's Governing Board and scientific and moral decline within Cochrane. ⋯ Polarizing Cochrane's "crisis" into two narratives, only one of which is true, is less fruitful than viewing it in terms of a duality consisting of tensions between the two positions, each of which has some validity. Having framed the conflict as primarily philosophical and political rather than methodological and procedural, we suggest how Cochrane and its supporters and critics might harness their tensions productively.
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The psychometrics of the Short-Form 36 Health Survey version 2 (SF-36v2) in female breast cancer patients remains unknown. This study aimed to test the reliability, validity, and sensitivity of the Chinese SF-36v2 in women with breast cancer. ⋯ Chinese SF-36v2 has acceptable psychometric properties and is suitable for women with breast cancer.
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers diagnosed worldwide, and rates are continuing to rise. Surgery is the primary treatment for CRC, and our aim was to examine clinical outcomes following major resection using a series of established quality indicators and to identify factors associated with poor clinical outcomes. ⋯ Overall, the risk of poorer clinical outcomes for CRC patients in Queensland, Australia, is low. There is however a subgroup of patients at particularly elevated risk of poorer outcomes following CRC. Strategies to reduce the poorer clinical outcomes this group of patients experience should be explored.