The trend and ripple effects of retractions in primary health care: A bibliometric analysis.

Autor:	Lin KC; Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC., Chen YC; Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.; Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.; Institute of Hospital and Health Care Administration, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.; Big Data Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC., Lin MH; Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.; Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC., Chen TJ; Taipei Veterans General Hospital Hsinchu Branch, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA [J Chin Med Assoc] 2024 Oct 01; Vol. 87 (10), pp. 927-932. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 13.
DOI:	10.1097/JCMA.0000000000001149
Abstrakt:	Background: In primary health care, the dissemination of retracted publications through literature reviews, guidelines, and recommendations can have a significant and lasting impact. Despite this potential threat, the retraction consequences and patterns in this domain have not been extensively explored. Therefore, this study investigates the characteristics and ripple effects of retracted papers in primary health care literature. Methods: Retracted publications indexed in PubMed from 1984 to 2022 in primary health care journals underwent bibliometric analysis. The dataset included detailed publication information, from which we derived annual retraction rates and examined trends by journal, authorship, and geographic origin. We further evaluated the extent of influence exerted by retracted papers through postretraction citation analysis. Results: In 44 primary health care journals, 13 articles were retracted over the study period, representing a retraction rate of 0.01%-notably lower than the aggregate rate for all PubMed journals. Despite this, we observed a recent surge in retraction frequency, especially in the last decade. The median interval to retraction was 15 months, with scientific misconduct, specifically fabrication, and plagiarism, as the predominant reasons. After retraction, the articles continued to exert considerable influence, averaging 25 citations per article with a 78.1% postretraction citation prevalence. Conclusion: Retractions resulting from scientific misconduct in primary health care are increasing, with a substantial portion of such work continuing to be cited. This trend underscores the urgent need to improve research ethics and develop mechanisms that help primary care physicians discern reliable information, thereby reducing the reliance on compromised literature. Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest: Dr. Yu-Chun Chen and Dr. Tzeng-Ji Chen, editorial board members at Journal of the Chinese Medical Association, have no roles in the peer-review process of or decision to publish this article. The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest related to the subject matter or materials discussed in this article. (Copyright © 2024, the Chinese Medical Association.)
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