Publications of Odette Wegwarth

Wegwarth, O., Wagner, G. G., & Gigerenzer, G. (2017). Can facts trump unconditional trust? Evidence-based information halves the influence of physicians' non-evidence-based cancer screening recommendations. PLoS ONE, 12(8), Article e0183024. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183024

McDowell, M., Rebitschek, F. G., Gigerenzer, G., & Wegwarth, O. (2016). A simple tool for communicating the benefits and harms of health interventions: A guide for creating a fact box. MDM Policy & Practice, 1, Article 2381468316665365. https://doi.org/10.1177/2381468316665365

Prinz, R., Feufel, M. A., Gigerenzer, G., & Wegwarth, O. (2015). What counselors tell low-risk clients about HIV test performance. Current HIV Research, 13(5), 369–380. https://doi.org/10.2174/1570162X13666150511125200

Wegwarth, O. (2015). Medizinische Risikokommunikation: Nutzen und Schaden transparent kommunizieren. Forum: Das Offizielle Magazin der Deutschen Krebsgesellschaft e. V., 30(3), 208–213. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12312-015-1303-7

Wegwarth, O. (2015). Cancer survival rates: The CONCORD-2 study. The Lancet, 386(9992), 429–429. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)61442-8

Wegwarth, O. (2014). Transparent risk communication in cancer screening: Reveal when it's good and when it's not. Oncology Research and Treatment, 37(Suppl. 3), 6–7. https://doi.org/10.1159/000367912

Wegwarth, O., & Gigerenzer, G. (2014). Improving evidence-based practices through health literacy - in reply. JAMA Internal Medicine, 174(8), 1413–1414. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.846

Wegwarth, O., Kurzenhäuser-Carstens, S., & Gigerenzer, G. (2014). Overcoming the knowledge-behavior gap: The effect of evidence-based HPV vaccination leaflets on understanding, intention, and actual vaccination decision. Vaccine, 32(12), 1388–1393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.12.038

Wegwarth, O., & Prinz, R. (2014). Risikokommunikation: Medizinische Risiken verstehen und verständlich machen. Zentralblatt fur Arbeitsmedizin, Arbeitsschutz und Ergonomie, 64(5), 320–324. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40664-014-0053-1

Gigerenzer, G., & Wegwarth, O. (2013). Five year survival rates can mislead. BMJ, 346, Article f548. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f548