RETRACTED:Comprehensive Analysis of Empathy by Using Jefferson Scale of Empathy – Student Version Among Undergraduate Medical and Dental Students
Article submitted to the Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences has been retracted due to several serious mentioned by JSE: 1. Failure to Request Permission: No prior permission was obtained from Thomas Jefferson University for the use of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE).2. Misrepresentation of Scale Version: The HP-version of the JSE was used, but the article claims the S-version was applied.3. Alteration of Scoring Scale: The 7-point Likert scale was changed to a 5-point scale, making the results incomparable to other studies.4. Unclear Scoring and Missing Data Handling.5. Unauthorized Modifications: The wording of items was changed without permission. These issues compromise the study’s integrity, therefore PJHS decision committee is to retract your article.
Authors
- A. Bakir Ihsan
- Sana Noor
- Faryal Arif
- Iqra Siddiqui
- Anusha Nauroz Ali
- Aneeqa Ravail
Institutions
- Nishtar Medical College and Hospital (PK)
- CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry (PK)
- Jinnah Medical & Dental College (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences
- Published
- 2024-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v5i09.2009
- Primary Topic
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00