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RETRACTION: The Effects of Virtual Reality Technology on Reducing Pain in Wound Care: A Meta‐Analysis and Systematic Review

TL;DR
This retracted paper claimed virtual reality reduces pain in wound care, but it was accepted due to a flawed peer review process.
Contribution
The paper was retracted after being found to have bypassed proper peer review, with no new valid findings presented.
Findings
The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
No new scientific contributions or valid conclusions were established.
Abstract
RETRACTION: HeZ.‐H. , YangH.‐M. , Dela RosaR. D. , De AlaM. B. , “The Effects of Virtual Reality Technology on Reducing Pain in Wound Care: A Meta‐Analysis and Systematic Review,” International Wound Journal 19, no. 7 (2022): 1810–1820, 10.1111/iwj.13785.35318806 PMC9615291 The above article, published online on 23 March 2022, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Following an investigation by the publisher, all parties have concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.
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Taxonomy
TopicsPressure Ulcer Prevention and Management · Wound Healing and Treatments · Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases
RETRACTION:
Z.‐H. He , H.‐M. Yang , R. D. Dela Rosa , M. B. De Ala , “The Effects of Virtual Reality Technology on Reducing Pain in Wound Care: A Meta‐Analysis and Systematic Review,” International Wound Journal 19, no. 7 (2022): 1810–1820, 10.1111/iwj.13785.35318806 PMC9615291
The above article, published online on 23 March 2022, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Following an investigation by the publisher, all parties have concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.
