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Health Sciences profile

Nick Bowden

PositionResearch Fellow
DepartmentDepartment of Women's and Children's Health (Dunedin)
QualificationsMCom
Memberships

Research

I am a researcher on the Big Data team within the Better Start National Science Challenge focusing on mental health research for children and young people. I am also a PhD candidate where my research focuses on Autism Spectrum Disorder using big data. My other research interests include health economics and sports analytics.

Publications

Mujoo, H., Bowden, N., Thabrew, H., Kokaua, J., Audas, R., & Taylor, B. (2023). Identifying neurodevelopmental disabilities from nationalised preschool health check. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00048674231151606

Chambers, T., Boden, J., Hobbs, M., & Bowden, N. (2022). Why New Zealand must consider restricting alcohol sponsorship of broadcast sports as part of a wider law reform. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/why-new-zealand-must-consider-restricting-alcohol-sponsorship-of-broadcast-sports-as-part-of-a-wider-law-reform-193523

Ruhe, T., Kolose-Pulefolau, B., Foliaki, S. '., Bowden, N., Richards, R., & Kokaua, J. (2022). Examining case complexity among Pasifika with autism/Takiwātanga in Aotearoa New Zealand: A national cross-sectional study. Pacific Health Dialog, 21(10), 673-682. doi: 10.26635/phd.2024.144

Ruhe, T., Bowden, N., Theodore, R., Stanley-Wishart, B., Hetrick, S., Thabrew, H., … Boden, J., & Kokaua, J. (2022). Identification of mental health and substance use-related conditions among Pasifika young people in Aotearoa New Zealand: A cross-sectional study using the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI). Pacific Health Dialog, 21(10), 663-672. doi: 10.26635/phd.2022.147

Theodore, R., Bowden, N., Kokaua, J., Ruhe, T., Hobbs, M., Hetrick, S., … Boden, J. (2022). Mental health inequities for Māori youth: A population-level study of mental health service data. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1567), 79-90. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Mujoo, H., Bowden, N., Thabrew, H., Kokaua, J., Audas, R., & Taylor, B. (2023). Identifying neurodevelopmental disabilities from nationalised preschool health check. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00048674231151606

Journal - Research Article

Bowden, N., Gibb, S., Audas, R., Clendon, S., Dacombe, J., Kokaua, J., … Mujoo, H., … Taylor, B. J. (2022). Association between high-need education-based funding and school suspension rates for autistic students in New Zealand. JAMA Pediatrics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.1296

Journal - Research Article

Bowden, N., Milne, B., Audas, R., Clasby, B., Dacombe, J., Forster, W., Kokaua, J., Gibb, S., … Taylor, B., & Mirfin-Veitch, B. (2022). Criminal justice system interactions among young adults with and without autism: A national birth cohort study in New Zealand. Autism, 26(7), 1783-1794. doi: 10.1177/13623613211065541

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Cargo, T., Stevenson, K., Bowden, N., Milne, B., Hetrick, S., & D'Souza, S. (2022). Medication dispensing among Māori and non-Māori screened for preschool ADHD. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1565), 95-103. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

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Kokaua, J., Ruhe, T., Bowden, N., Theodore, R., Jensen, S., Jensen, W., … Richards, R. (2022). Parental education and hospitalisations among Pacific children: A cross-sectional study using linked administrative data in New Zealand’s Integrated Data Infrastructure. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2022.2094967

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Lorenzoni, L., Marino, A., Or, Z., Blankart, C. R., Shatrov, K., Wodchis, W., … Bowden, N., … Papanicolas, I. (2022). Why the US spends more treating high-need high-cost patients: A comparative study of pricing and utilization of care in six high-income countries. Health Policy. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2022.12.004

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McLay, L. K., Bowden, N. J., Eggleston, M. J. F., Thabrew, H., Braund, R., & Schluter, P. J. (2022). Melatonin dispensing and polypharmacy rates for New Zealand children with autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorders: A nationwide pharmacoepidemiological study. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 101948. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2022.101948

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Ruhe, T., Bowden, N., Theodore, R., Stanley-Wishart, B., Hetrick, S., Thabrew, H., … Boden, J., & Kokaua, J. (2022). Identification of mental health and substance use-related conditions among Pasifika young people in Aotearoa New Zealand: A cross-sectional study using the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI). Pacific Health Dialog, 21(10), 663-672. doi: 10.26635/phd.2022.147

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Ruhe, T., Broadbent, J. M., Schluter, P. J., Bowden, N., Theodore, R., Richards, R., & Kokaua, J. (2022). Parents' education and Pasifika children's oral health in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A national linked data study using Aotearoa/New Zealand's integrated data infrastructure. Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12791

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Ruhe, T., Kolose-Pulefolau, B., Foliaki, S. '., Bowden, N., Richards, R., & Kokaua, J. (2022). Examining case complexity among Pasifika with autism/Takiwātanga in Aotearoa New Zealand: A national cross-sectional study. Pacific Health Dialog, 21(10), 673-682. doi: 10.26635/phd.2024.144

Journal - Research Article

Thabrew, H., Aljawahiri, A., Kumar, H., Bowden, N., Milne, B., Prictor, M., … Hetrick, S. (2022). 'As long as it's used for beneficial things': An investigation of non-Māori, Māori and young people's perceptions regarding the research use of the Aotearoa New Zealand Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI). Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/15562646221111294

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Theodore, R., Bowden, N., Kokaua, J., Ruhe, T., Hobbs, M., Hetrick, S., … Boden, J. (2022). Mental health inequities for Māori youth: A population-level study of mental health service data. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1567), 79-90. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

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Blankart, C. R., van Gool, K., Papanicolas, I., Bernal-Delgado, E., Bowden, N., Estupiñán-Romero, F., Gauld, R., … on behalf of the ICCONIC Collaboration. (2021). International comparison of spending and utilization at the end of life for hip fracture patients. Health Services Research, 56(Suppl. 3), 1370-1382. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13734

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Figueroa, J. F., Papanicolas, I., Riley, K., Abiona, O., Arvin, M., Atsma, F., … Bowden, N., … Gauld, R., … Jha, A. K. (2021). International comparison of health spending and utilization among people with complex multimorbidity. Health Services Research, 56(3), 1317-1334. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13708

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Findlay, R., Hamm, L., Anstice, N., Chelimo, C., Grant, C. C., Bowden, N., Kokaua, J., & Black, J. (2021). Vision screening in New Zealand pre-school children: Is it equitable? Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 57, 1594-1599. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15548

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Gibb, S., Brewer, N., & Bowden, N. (2021). Social impacts and costs of schizophrenia: A national cohort study using New Zealand linked administrative data. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1537), 66-83. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Kokaua, J., Jensen, S., Theodore, R., Bowden, N., Blakelock, R., Sorensen, D., … Richards, R. (2021). Is parent education protective of mental wellbeing in Pacific young people? A cohort study of mental health and census data in Aotearoa/New Zealand's integrated data infrastructure. Pacific Health Dialog, 21(7), 361-372. doi: 10.26635/phd.2021.112

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McLay, L. K., Schluter, P. J., Eggleston, M. J. F., Woodford, E. C., & Bowden, N. (2021). Melatonin dispensing among New Zealand children aged 0-18 years with autism: A nationwide cross-sectional study. Sleep Medicine, 80, 184-192. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.01.028

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Or, Z., Shatrov, K., Penneau, A., Wodchis, W., Abiona, O., Blankart, C. R., Bowden, N., … Figueroa, J. F. (2021). Within and across country variations in treatment of patients with heart failure and diabetes. Health Services Research, 56(Suppl. 3), 1358-1369. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13854

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Papanicolas, I., Figueroa, J. F., Schoenfeld, A. J., Riley, K., Abiona, O., Arvin, M., … Bowden, N., … Gauld, R., … Jha, A. K. (2021). Differences in health care spending and utilization among older frail adults in high-income countries: ICCONIC hip fracture persona. Health Services Research, 56(Suppl. 3), 1335-1346. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13739

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Papanicolas, I., Riley, K., Abiona, O., Arvin, M., Atsma, F., Bernal-Delgado, E., Bowden, N., … Gauld, R., … Figueroa, J. F. (2021). Differences in health outcomes for high-need high-cost patients across high-income countries. Health Services Research, 56(Suppl. 3), 1347-1357. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13735

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Bowden, N., Gibb, S., Thabrew, H., Kokaua, J., Audas, R., Merry, S., Taylor, B., & Hetrick, S. E. (2020). Case identification of mental health and related problems in children and young people using the New Zealand Integrated Data Infrastructure. BMC Medical Informatics & Decision Making, 20, 42. doi: 10.1186/s12911-020-1057-8

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Bowden, N., Thabrew, H., Kokaua, J., & Braund, R. (2020). National prescribing rates and polypharmacy for children and young people in New Zealand with and without autism spectrum disorder. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 78, 101642. doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2020.101642

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Bowden, N., Thabrew, H., Kokaua, J., Audas, R., Milne, B., Smiler, K., … Taylor, B., & Gibb, S. (2020). Autism spectrum disorder/Takiwātanga: An Integrated Data Infrastructure-based approach to autism spectrum disorder research in New Zealand. Autism, 24(8), 2213-2227. doi: 10.1177/1362361320939329

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D'Souza, S., Bowden, N., Gibb, S., Shackleton, N., Audas, R., Hetrick, S., Taylor, B., & Milne, B. (2020). Medication dispensing for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder to New Zealand youth. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1522), 84-95. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Bowden, N., Gibb, S., Thabrew, H., Audas, R., Camp, J., Taylor, B., & Hetrick, S. (2019). IDI trends in antidepressant dispensing to New Zealand children and young people between 2007/08 and 2015/16. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1505), 48-61. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Boden, J., Hetrick, S., Bowden, N., Fortune, S., Marek, L., Theodore, R., Ruhe, T., Kokaua, J., & Hobbs, M. (2022). Empowering community control over alcohol availability as a suicide and self-harm prevention measure: Policy opportunity in Aotearoa New Zealand. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 29, 100631. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100631

Journal - Research Other

Chambers, T., Boden, J., Hobbs, M., & Bowden, N. (2022). Why New Zealand must consider restricting alcohol sponsorship of broadcast sports as part of a wider law reform. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/why-new-zealand-must-consider-restricting-alcohol-sponsorship-of-broadcast-sports-as-part-of-a-wider-law-reform-193523

Journal - Research Other

Maw, M., & Bowden, N. (2022). Letter to the editor regarding 'Falling through the cracks in science and clinical service: A call to action for people with OCD'. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00048674221134502

Journal - Research Other

Figueroa, J. F., Horneffer, K. E., Riley, K., Abiona, O., Arvin, M., Atsma, F., … Bowden, N., … Gauld, R., … Papanicolas, I. (2021). A methodology for identifying high-need, high-cost patient personas for international comparisons. Health Services Research, 56(Suppl. 3), 1302-1316. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13890

Journal - Research Other

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