Abstract
The following article has been retracted at the request of the Journal Editor and Sage:
Yang L, Hao S, Tu D, et al. The Efficacy of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Patients With Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Integrative Cancer Therapies. 2024;23. doi:10.1177/15347354241293449
A reader contacted the journal with the following concerns about the article:
A) Errors in the reporting of the FCIT-F scores of three of the references [1][2][3].
Sage contacted the authors for comments. The authors acknowledged that there was an error in the data extraction and requested a correction.
The Journal Editor and Sage assessed the authors response and found that they were unable to alleviate the concerns raised. Due to concerns about the errors in the data which impact the article findings, the article has been retracted.
The authors disagreed with the decision to retract when informed.
References:
1. Amidi A, Buskbjerg CR, Damholdt MF, et al. Changes in sleep following internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia in women treated for breast cancer: a 3-year follow-up assessment. Sleep Med. 2022;96:35-41
2. Ferguson RJ, Sigmon ST, Pritchard AJ, et al. A randomized trial of videoconference-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for survivors of breast cancer with self-reported cognitive dysfunction. Cancer. 2016;122:1782-1791.
3. Zachariae R, Amidi A, Damholdt MF, et al. Internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia in breast cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2018;110:880-887