2024

• Mathieu, E., Noguchi, N., Li, T., Barratt, A., Hersch, J., de Bock, G., Wylie, E., Houssami, N. (2024). Health benefits and harms of mammography screening in older women (75+ years)—a systematic review. British Journal of Cancer, 130(2), 275-296. [More Information]
• Scherer, L., Smyth, H., Schapira, M., Lewis, C., McCaffery, K., Hersch, J., Cappella, J., Tate, C., Morse, B., Arnett, K., et al (2024). Mammography Screening Preferences Among Screening-Eligible Women in Their 40s. Annals of Internal Medicine, 177(8), 1069-1077. [More Information]
• Copp, T., Pickles, K., Smith, J., Hersch, J., Johansson, M., Doust, J., McKinn, S., Sharma, S., Hardiman, L., Nickel, B. (2024). Marketing empowerment: how corporations co-opt feminist narratives to promote non-evidence based health interventions. BMJ, 384, e076710. [More Information]
• Ackermann, D., Hersch, J., Janda, M., Bracken, K., Turner, R., Bell, K. (2024). Using the Behaviour Change Wheel to identify barriers and targeted strategies to improve adherence in randomised clinical trials: The example of MEL-SELF trial of patient-led surveillance for melanoma. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 140, 107513. [More Information]

2023

• Scherer, L., Suresh, K., Lewis, C., McCaffery, K., Hersch, J., Cappella, J., Morse, B., Tate, C., Mosley, B., Schmiege, S. (2023). Assessing and Understanding Reactance, Self-Exemption, Disbelief, Source Derogation and Information Conflict in Reaction to Overdiagnosis in Mammography Screening: Scale Development and Preliminary Validation. Medical Decision Making, 43(7-8), 789-802. [More Information]
• Pandya, T., Liu, Z., Dolan, H., Hersch, J., Brennan, M., Houssami, N., Nickel, B. (2023). Australian Women's Responses to Breast Density Information: A Content Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(2). [More Information]
• Irish, G., Weightman, A., Hersch, J., Coates, P., Clayton, P. (2023). Do patient decision aids help people who are facing decisions about solid organ transplantation? A systematic review. Clinical Transplantation, 37(4). [More Information]
• Nickel, B., Dolan, H., Houssami, N., Cvejic, E., Brennan, M., Hersch, J., Dorrington, M., Verde, A., Vaccaro, L., McCaffery, K. (2023). Factors associated with women's supplemental screening intentions following dense breast notification in an online randomised experimental study. Journal of Medical Screening, 30(2), 92-95. [More Information]
• Hersch, J., Barratt, A., McCaffery, K. (2023). Response to Kraut. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 115(1), 114. [More Information]
• Ackermann, D., Bracken, K., Janda, M., Turner, R., Hersch, J., Drabarek, D., Bell, K. (2023). Strategies to Improve Adherence to Skin Self-examination and Other Self-management Practices in People at High Risk of Melanoma: A Scoping Review of Randomized Clinical Trials. JAMA Dermatology, 159(4), 432-440. [More Information]
• Nickel, B., McCaffery, K., Jansen, J., Barratt, A., Houssami, N., Saunders, C., Spillane, A., Rutherford, C., Stuart, K., Robertson, G., Dixon, A., Hersch, J. (2023). Women's views about current and future management of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS): A mixed-methods study. PloS One, 18(7 JULY). [More Information]

2022

• Nickel, B., Dolan, H., Carter, S., Houssami, N., Brennan, M., Hersch, J., Verde, A., Vaccaro, L., McCaffery, K. (2022). "It's about our bodies.. we have the right to know this stuff": A qualitative focus group study on Australian women's perspectives on breast density. Patient Education and Counseling, 105(3), 632-640. [More Information]
• Ackermann, D., Dieng, M., Medcalf, E., Jenkins, M., Van Kemenade, C., Janda, M., Turner, R., Cust, A., Morton, R., Irwig, L., Guitera, P., Hersch, J., Saw, R., Scolyer, R., Drabarek, D., Espinoza, D., Smit, A., Thompson, J., Bell, K., et al (2022). Assessing the Potential for Patient-led Surveillance after Treatment of Localized Melanoma (MEL-SELF): A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Dermatology, 158(1), 33-42. [More Information]
• Dolan, H., McCaffery, K., Houssami, N., Brennan, M., Dorrington, M., Cvejic, E., Hersch, J., Verde, A., Vaccaro, L., Nickel, B. (2022). Australian General Practitioner's Current Knowledge, Understanding, and Feelings Regarding Breast Density Information and Notification: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(15). [More Information]
• Dolan, H., McCaffery, K., Houssami, N., Cvejic, E., Brennan, M., Hersch, J., Dorrington, M., Verde, A., Vaccaro, L., Nickel, B. (2022). Australian Women's Intentions and Psychological Outcomes Related to Breast Density Notification and Information: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open, 5(6), E2216784. [More Information]
• Pickles, K., Hersch, J., Nickel, B., Vaidya, J., McCaffery, K., Barratt, A. (2022). Effects of awareness of breast cancer overdiagnosis among women with screen-detected or incidentally found breast cancer: a qualitative interview study. BMJ Open, 12(6). [More Information]
• Drabarek, D., Habgood, E., Janda, M., Hersch, J., Ackermann, D., Low, D., Low, C., Morton, R., Dieng, M., Cust, A., Morgan, A., Smith, E., Bell, K. (2022). Experiences of Patient-Led Surveillance, Including Patient-Performed Teledermoscopy, in the MEL-SELF Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial: Qualitative Interview Study. JMIR Dermatology, 5(3). [More Information]
• Housten, A., Hoover, D., Britton, M., Bevers, T., Street, R., McNeill, L., Strong, L., Hersch, J., McCaffery, K., Volk, R. (2022). Perceptions of Conflicting Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Women: a Multimethod Study. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 37(5), 1145-1154. [More Information]
• Drabarek, D., Habgood, E., Ackermann, D., Hersch, J., Janda, M., Morton, R., Guitera, P., Peter Soyer, H., Collgros Totosaus, H., Cust, A., Saw, R., Dieng, M., Bell, K., et al (2022). Perspectives and Experiences of Patient-Led Melanoma Surveillance Using Digital Technologies From Clinicians Involved in the MEL-SELF Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial: Qualitative Interview Study. JMIR Dermatology, 5(4). [More Information]
• Copp, T., Muscat, D., Hersch, J., McCaffery, K., Doust, J., Dokras, A., Mol, B., Jansen, J. (2022). The challenges with managing polycystic ovary syndrome: A qualitative study of women's and clinicians’ experiences. Patient Education and Counseling, 105(3), 719-725. [More Information]

2021

• Sharma, S., Traeger, A., Tcharkhedian, E., Harrison, J., Hersch, J., Pickles, K., Harris, I., Maher, C. (2021). "I would not go to him": Focus groups exploring community responses to a public health campaign aimed at reducing unnecessary diagnostic imaging of low back pain. Health Expectations, 24(2), 648-658. [More Information]
• Nickel, B., Farber, R., Brennan, M., Hersch, J., McCaffery, K., Houssami, N. (2021). Breast density notification: evidence on whether benefit outweighs harm is required to inform future screening practice. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 26(6), 309-311. [More Information]
• Ackermann, D., Smit, A., Janda, M., Van Kemenade, C., Dieng, M., Morton, R., Turner, R., Cust, A., Irwig, L., Hersch, J., Guitera, P., Saw, R., Drabarek, D., Espinoza, D., Thompson, J., Scolyer, R., Bell, K., et al (2021). Can patient-led surveillance detect subsequent new primary or recurrent melanomas and reduce the need for routinely scheduled follow-up? A protocol for the MEL-SELF randomised controlled trial. Trials, 22(1), 324. [More Information]
• Hatton, A., Heriot, N., Zalcberg, J., Ayton, D., Evans, J., Roder, D., Chua, B., Hersch, J., Lippey, J., Fox, J., et al (2021). Factors involved in treatment decision making for women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ: A qualitative study. Breast, 60, 123-130. [More Information]
• Nickel, B., Dolan, H., Carter, S., Houssami, N., Brennan, M., Hersch, J., Kaderbhai, A., McCaffery, K. (2021). General practitioners' (GPs) understanding and views on breast density in Australia: a qualitative interview study. BMJ Open, 11(8), e047513. [More Information]
• Hersch, J., Barratt, A., McGeechan, K., Jansen, J., Houssami, N., Dhillon, H., Jacklyn, G., Irwig, L., McCaffery, K. (2021). Informing Women About Overdetection in Breast Cancer Screening: Two-Year Outcomes From a Randomized Trial. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 113(11), 1523-1530. [More Information]
• Copp, T., Doust, J., McCaffery, K., Hersch, J., Jansen, J. (2021). Polycystic ovary syndrome: why widening the diagnostic criteria may be harming women. BMJ, 373, n700. [More Information]
• Pickles, K., Scherer, L., Cvejic, E., Hersch, J., Barratt, A., McCaffery, K. (2021). Preferences for More or Less Health Care and Association with Health Literacy of Men Eligible for Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening in Australia. JAMA Network Open, 4(10), e2128380. [More Information]
• Smith, J., Dodd, R., Hersch, J., McCaffery, K., Naganathan, V., Cvejic, E., Jansen, J. (2021). Psychosocial and clinical predictors of continued cancer screening in older adults. Patient Education and Counseling, 104(12), 3093-3096. [More Information]

2020

• Hersch, J., Copp, T., Jacklyn, G., Jansen, J., Liefers, G., McCaffery, K., Stiggelbout, A. (2020). Authors’ response. Medical Decision Making, 40(6), 715-717. [More Information]
• Copp, T., Muscat, D., Hersch, J., McCaffery, K., Doust, J., Mol, B., Dokras, A., Jansen, J. (2020). Clinicians' perspectives on diagnosing polycystic ovary syndrome in Australia: a qualitative study. Human Reproduction, 35(3), 660-668. [More Information]
• Smith, J., Dodd, R., Hersch, J., Cvejic, E., McCaffery, K., Jansen, J. (2020). Effect of different communication strategies about stopping cancer screening on screening intention and cancer anxiety: a randomised online trial of older adults in Australia. BMJ Open, 10(6), 1-9. [More Information]
• Pickles, K., Kazda, L., Barratt, A., McGeechan, K., Hersch, J., McCaffery, K. (2020). Evaluating two decision aids for Australian men supporting informed decisions about prostate cancer screening: A randomised controlled trial. PloS One, 15(1), e0227304. [More Information]
• Copp, T., Cvejic, E., McCaffery, K., Hersch, J., Doust, J., Mol, B., Dokras, A., Mishra, G., Jansen, J. (2020). Impact of a diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome on diet, physical activity and contraceptive use in young women: findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Women's Health. Human Reproduction, 35(2), 394-403. [More Information]
• Bell, K., Irwig, L., Nickel, B., Hersch, J., Hayen, A., Barratt, A. (2020). Mammography screening for breast cancer—the UK Age trial. The Lancet Oncology, 21(11), e504. [More Information]
• Nickel, B., McCaffery, K., Houssami, N., Jansen, J., Saunders, C., Spillane, A., Rutherford, C., Dixon, A., Barratt, A., Stuart, K., Hersch, J., et al (2020). Views of healthcare professionals about the role of active monitoring in the management of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS): Qualitative interview study. Breast, 54, 99-105. [More Information]
• Stiggelbout, A., Copp, T., Jacklyn, G., Jansen, J., Liefers, G., McCaffery, K., Hersch, J. (2020). Women's Acceptance of Overdetection in Breast Cancer Screening: Can We Assess Harm-Benefit Tradeoffs? Medical Decision Making, 40(1), 42-51. [More Information]

2019

• Noble, S., Bonner, C., Hersch, J., Jansen, J., McGeechan, K., McCaffery, K. (2019). Could disease labelling have positive effects? An experimental study exploring the effect of the chronic fatigue syndrome label on intended social support. Patient Education and Counseling, 102(3), 486-493. [More Information]
• Dodd, R., Nickel, B., Wortley, S., Bonner, C., Hersch, J., McCaffery, K. (2019). Examining the information needed for acceptance of deintensified screening programmes: qualitative focus groups about cervical screening in Australia. BMJ Open, 9(10), 1-9. [More Information]
• Dieng, M., Smit, A., Hersch, J., Morton, R., Cust, A., Irwig, L., Low, D., Low, C., Bell, K. (2019). Patients' Views About Skin Self-examination After Treatment for Localized Melanoma. JAMA Dermatology, 155(8), 914-921. [More Information]
• McCaffery, K., Nickel, B., Pickles, K., Moynihan, R., Kramer, B., Barratt, A., Hersch, J. (2019). Resisting recommended treatment for prostate cancer: a qualitative analysis of the lived experience of possible overdiagnosis. BMJ Open, 9(5), 1-10. [More Information]
• Copp, T., Hersch, J., Muscat, D., McCaffery, K., Doust, J., Dokras, A., Mol, B., Jansen, J. (2019). The benefits and harms of receiving a polycystic ovary syndrome diagnosis: a qualitative study of women's experiences. Human Reproduction Open, 2019 (4), 1-12. [More Information]

2018

• Hersch, J., Jansen, J., McCaffery, K. (2018). Decision-making about mammographic screening: pursuing informed choice. Climacteric, 21(3), 209-213. [More Information]
• Cleo, G., Hersch, J., Thomas, R. (2018). Participant experiences of two successful habit-based weight-loss interventions in Australia: A qualitative study. BMJ Open, 8(5), 1-9. [More Information]
• Degeling, C., Barratt, A., Aranda, S., Bell, R., Doust, J., Houssami, N., Hersch, J., Sakowsky, R., Entwistle, V., Carter, S. (2018). Should women aged 70-74 be invited to participate in screening mammography? A report on two Australian community juries. BMJ Open, 8(6), 1-9. [More Information]
• Hersch, J., McCaffery, K. (2018). Using a decision aid may prompt some younger women (38-50 years) to rethink breast cancer screening plans. Evidence-Based Nursing, 21(1), 10-11. [More Information]

2017

• Moynihan, R., Sims, R., Hersch, J., Thomas, R., Glasziou, P., McCaffery, K. (2017). Communicating about overdiagnosis: Learning from community focus groups on osteoporosis. PloS One, 12(2), 1-15. [More Information]
• Hersch, J., McGeechan, K., Barratt, A., Jansen, J., Irwig, L., Jacklyn, G., Houssami, N., Dhillon, H., McCaffery, K. (2017). How information about overdetection changes breast cancer screening decisions: a mediation analysis within a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 7(10), 1-8. [More Information]
• Jacklyn, G., Howard, K., Irwig, L., Houssami, N., Hersch, J., Barratt, A. (2017). Impact of extending screening mammography to older women Information to support informed choices. International Journal of Cancer, 141(8), 1540-1550. [More Information]
• Hersch, J., Nickel, B., Ghanouni, A., Jansen, J., McCaffery, K. (2017). Improving communication about cancer screening: Moving towards informed decision making. Public Health Research and Practice, 27(3), 1-5. [More Information]

2016

• Ghanouni, A., Meisel, S., Hersch, J., Waller, J., Wardle, J., Renzi, C. (2016). Information on 'overdiagnosis' in breast cancer screening on prominent United Kingdom- and Australia-oriented health websites. PloS One, 11(3), 1-9. [More Information]
• Hersch, J., Jansen, J., McCaffery, K. (2016). Informed and Shared Decision Making in Breast Screening. In Nehmat Houssami and Diana Miglioretti (Eds.), Breast Cancer Screening: An Examination of Scientific Evidence, (pp. 403-420). London: Academic Press. [More Information]
• Smit, A., Keogh, L., Hersch, J., Newson, A., Butow, P., Williams, G., Cust, A. (2016). Public preferences for communicating personal genomic risk information: a focus group study. Health Expectations, 19(6), 1203-1214. [More Information]
• Sladakovic, J., Jansen, J., Hersch, J., Turner, R., McCaffery, K. (2016). The differential effects of presenting uncertainty around benefits and harms on treatment decision making. Patient Education and Counseling, 99(6), 974-980. [More Information]
• Hersch, J., Barratt, A., Jansen, J., Irwig, L., McGeechan, K., Jacklyn, G., Thornton, H., Dhillon, H., Houssami, N., McCaffery, K. (2016). The importance of enabling informed decision making for women considering breast cancer screening. Journal of Medical Screening, 23(1), 55-55. [More Information]
• Phillips, K., Hersch, J., Turner, R., Jansen, J., McCaffery, K. (2016). The influence of the 'cancer effect' on young women's responses to overdiagnosis in cervical screening. Patient Education and Counseling, 99(10), 1568-1575. [More Information]
• McCaffery, K., Jansen, J., Scherer, L., Thornton, H., Hersch, J., Carter, S., Barratt, A., Sheridan, S., Moynihan, R., Waller, J., Pickles, K., et al (2016). Walking the tightrope: communicating overdiagnosis in modern healthcare. BMJ, 352, 1-5. [More Information]

2015

• Smit, A., Keogh, L., Newson, A., Hersch, J., Butow, P., Cust, A. (2015). Exploring the Potential Emotional and Behavioural Impact of Providing Personalised Genomic Risk Information to the Public: A Focus Group Study. Public Health Genomics, 18(5), 309-317. [More Information]
• Nickel, B., Barratt, A., Hersch, J., Moynihan, R., Irwig, L., McCaffery, K. (2015). How different terminology for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) impacts women's concern and management preferences: A qualitative study. The Breast, 24(5), 673-679. [More Information]
• McCaffery, K., Nickel, B., Moynihan, R., Hersch, J., Teixeira-Pinto, A., Irwig, L., Barratt, A. (2015). How different terminology for ductal carcinoma in situ impacts women's concern and treatment preferences: a randomised comparison within a national community survey. BMJ Open, 5(11), 1-7. [More Information]
• Moynihan, R., Nickel, B., Hersch, J., Beller, E., Doust, J., Compton, S., Barratt, A., Bero, L., McCaffery, K. (2015). Public Opinions about Overdiagnosis: A National Community Survey. PloS One, 10(5), 1-13. [More Information]
• Hersch, J., Barratt, A., Jansen, J., Irwig, L., McGeechan, K., Jacklyn, G., Thornton, H., Dhillon, H., Houssami, N., McCaffery, K. (2015). Use of a decision aid including information on overdetection to support informed choice about breast cancer screening: A randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 385(9978), 1642-1652. [More Information]
• Moynihan, R., Nickel, B., Hersch, J., Doust, J., Barratt, A., Beller, E., McCaffery, K. (2015). What do you think overdiagnosis means? A qualitative analysis of responses from a national community survey of Australians. BMJ Open, 5(5), 1-7. [More Information]

2014

• Hersch, J., Jansen, J., Barratt, A., Irwig, L., Houssami, N., Jacklyn, G., Thornton, H., Dhillon, H., McCaffery, K. (2014). Overdetection in breast cancer screening: development and preliminary evaluation of a decision aid. BMJ Open, 4(9), 1-10. [More Information]
• Hersch, J., Barratt, A., Jansen, J., Houssami, N., Irwig, L., Jacklyn, G., Dhillon, H., Thornton, H., McGeechan, K., Howard, K., McCaffery, K. (2014). The effect of information about overdetection of breast cancer on women's decision-making about mammography screening: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 4(5), 1-10. [More Information]

2013

• Hersch, J., Jansen, J., Barratt, A., Irwig, L., Houssami, N., Howard, K., Dhillon, H., McCaffery, K. (2013). Women's views on overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening: a qualitative study. BMJ, 346(7892), 1-13. [More Information]

2012

• Hersch, J., Andrews, S. (2012). Lexical Quality and Reading Skill: Bottom-Up and Top-Down Contributions to Sentence Processing. Scientific Studies of Reading, 16(3), 240-262. [More Information]

2011

• Hersch, J., Jansen, J., Irwig, L., Barratt, A., Thornton, H., Howard, K., McCaffery, K. (2011). How do we achieve informed choice for women considering breast screening? Preventive Medicine, 53(3), 144-146. [More Information]
• Hersch, J., Jansen, J., Irwig, L., Barratt, A., Thornton, H., Howard, K., McCaffery, K. (2011). Reply to Braillon and Nicot. Preventive Medicine, 53(6), 438-438. [More Information]

2010

• Andrews, S., Hersch, J. (2010). Lexical Precision in Skilled Readers: Individual Differences in Masked Neighbor Priming. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 139(2), 299-318. [More Information]
• Kavanagh, L., Rowe, D., Hersch, J., Barnett, K., Reznik, R. (2010). Neurocognitive deficits and psychiatric disorders in a NSW prison population. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 33(1), 20-26. [More Information]

2009

• Hersch, J., Juraskova, I., Price, M., Mullan, B. (2009). Psychosocial interventions and quality of life in gynaecological cancer patients: a systematic review. Psycho-Oncology, 18(8), 795-810. [More Information]