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RETRACTION: Effects of Massage Therapy on Pain and Anxiety Intensity in Patients With Burns: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

International wound journal
March 1, 2025
Journal ArticleRetraction NoticeHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to evaluate the effects of massage therapy on pain and anxiety intensity in patients with burns.

Results Summary

The study was retracted due to compromised peer review and excessive self-citations, so no valid results can be reported.

Population

Patients with burns.

Effective Dosage

Not Assessed

Duration

Not Assessed

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (2)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
Massage Therapy
decrease
Pain intensity
Patients With Burns
-
Effects
#1
Massage Therapy
decrease
Anxiety intensity
Patients With Burns
-
Effects
#2
Abstract

S. Miri, S. J. Hosseini, P. G. Vajargah, M. Firooz, P. Takasi, A. Mollaei, S. Ramezani, M. Tolouei, A. E. Zeydi, J. Osuji, R. Farzan, and S. Karkhah, "Effects of Massage Therapy on Pain and Anxiety Intensity in Patients With Burns: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis," International Wound Journal 20, no. 6 (2023): 2440-2458, https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.14089. The above article, published online on 21 January 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. A third party reported to the journal that they had found evidence of excessive self-citations in the reference list of this article. The publisher confirmed multiple instances of redundant self-citations. Upon further investigation, the publisher also concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. In view of the clear evidence of compromised peer review, the parties agreed that the paper must be retracted. The authors disagree with the retraction.

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Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Quality10/10
0
Research Impact Scores
0
Weight Score1.00
Normalized Score0.42
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