Professor of Primary Health Care
Department Primary Health Care and General Practice
Background and Interests
Tony Dowell is Professor of Primary Health Care at the University of Otago, Wellington, and a practicing General Practitioner at the Island Bay Medical Centre. He has been a member of the Department since 1997, when he arrived from the UK to take up the inaugural Chair of General Practice and Head of Department. He qualified in Medicine at Leeds University in the UK and after junior medical training worked in Malawi, central Africa. Returning to the UK he completed General Practice training and entered academic practice in Leeds. Prior to moving to New Zealand he was inaugural Director of the Centre for Research in Primary Care at Leeds. His current academic interests include research in mental health care, health services research and communication in health care consultation settings.
Teaching Activities
Undergraduate Medical Education
Teaching in psychological medicine and community practice in 4th – 6th year class settings.
He was one of the founders of a cultural immersion teaching programme which ran for over ten years on the East Coast of the North Island.
Postgraduate Education
Regular contributions to postgraduate programmes in Primary Care, Public Health and Psychological medicine.
He is currently supervising PhD students in the areas of back pain, acute respiratory infection, the acculturation of international medical graduates, sleep disturbance in dementia and professional attitudes to obesity in men.
Research Activities
Tony's research activities have spanned a wide range of topics relevant to primary care, using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Current research themes include:
Mental Health
- Primary mental health service delivery. Recent projects have included an evaluation of mental health initiatives and the development and piloting of a toolkit for primary mental health care
- The Anti-depressant Cessation Trial (ACT); a randomized controlled trial of SSRI withdrawal for those with stable depression
- Development and piloting of a problem solving/ cognitive behavioural ultra-brief intervention (UBI) in routine primary care consultations
- Classification of mental disorder. Tony is a member of a WHO panel exploring classification issues in mental health for the ICD_11 classification of disease
Communication in Health Care
Tony is a founding member of the Applied Research on Communication in Health (ARCH) research group. This group consisting of clinicians, social scientists and sociolinguists is undertaking current projects in the content and quality of consultations in diabetes care, the management of overweight patients and interpreted consultations in general practice and primary care settings.
Quality in Health Care
Tony has been involved for a number of years in the development of indicators of performance in primary care. He is currently a member of panels at the Quality and Safety Commission developing an Atlas of Variation, and indicators for Ambulatory Sensitive Hospitalisation.
Publications
Sheridan, N., Hoare, K., Carryer, J., Mills, J., Hewitt, S., Love, T., … and the Primary Care Models Study Group, including Atmore, C., Crampton, P., Dowell, A., Gauld, R., McBain, L., Stokes, T., & Stubbe, M. (2024). Nurses' work in relation to patient health outcomes: An observational study comparing models of primary care. International Journal for Equity in Health, 23, 198. doi: 10.1186/s12939-024-02288-z Journal - Research Article
Dowell, T. (2024, July). Immunisation voices from COVID-19. Verbal presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Dowell, A., Huang, S., McIntosh, C., Balm, M., Cheung, I., Castelino, L., & Turner, N. (2024). Towards new forms of communication and surveillance: A mixed methods study of rapid respiratory virus assessment in general practice during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Journal of Primary Health Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1071/HC24051 Journal - Research Article
Garrett, S. M., Hilder, J., Tester, R., Dunlop, A., Gardiner, T., Dowell, T., … Shippam, M., Tanirau, S., Kenny, N., McBride, C., … Rukuwai, E., Aryan, N., & Stubbe, M. (2024). Young people talk about digital support for mental health: An online survey of 15-30 year olds in New Zealand. Health Expectations, 27, e70001. doi: 10.1111/hex.70001 Journal - Research Article
Bibby, S., Marsh, S., Dowell, A., Sexton, A., Hilder, J., Turner, N., … Stubbe, M. (2024). Point-Of-Care Testing for respiratory illnesses improves diagnosis, management, and patient behaviours. Proceedings of the Communicable Diseases & Immunisation Conference: Protecting Communities: Empowering Health through Disease Control and Immunisation. 397. Retrieved from https://www.cdic2024.com/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
2024
Journal - Research Article
Sheridan, N., Hoare, K., Carryer, J., Mills, J., Hewitt, S., Love, T., … and the Primary Care Models Study Group, including Atmore, C., Crampton, P., Dowell, A., Gauld, R., McBain, L., Stokes, T., & Stubbe, M. (2024). Nurses' work in relation to patient health outcomes: An observational study comparing models of primary care. International Journal for Equity in Health, 23, 198. doi: 10.1186/s12939-024-02288-z
Dowell, A., Huang, S., McIntosh, C., Balm, M., Cheung, I., Castelino, L., & Turner, N. (2024). Towards new forms of communication and surveillance: A mixed methods study of rapid respiratory virus assessment in general practice during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Journal of Primary Health Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1071/HC24051
Garrett, S. M., Hilder, J., Tester, R., Dunlop, A., Gardiner, T., Dowell, T., … Shippam, M., Tanirau, S., Kenny, N., McBride, C., … Rukuwai, E., Aryan, N., & Stubbe, M. (2024). Young people talk about digital support for mental health: An online survey of 15-30 year olds in New Zealand. Health Expectations, 27, e70001. doi: 10.1111/hex.70001
Dowell, A., Stubbe, M., Dunlop, A., Fedchuk, D., Gardiner, T., Garrett, S., Gordon, S., Hilder, J., Mathieson, F., & Tester, R. (2024). Evaluating success and challenges of a primary care youth mental health programme using complexity, implementation science, and appreciative inquiry. Cureus, 16(4), e58870. doi: 10.7759/cureus.58870
Sheridan, N., McKree Jansen, R., Harwood, M., Love, T., Kenealy, T., and the Primary Care Models Study Group, including Atmore, C., Crampton, P., Dowell, A., Gauld, R., McBain, L., Stokes, T., & Stubbe, M. (2024). Hauora Māori – Māori health: A right to equal outcomes in primary care. International Journal for Equity in Health, 23, 42. doi: 10.1186/s12939-023-02071-6
Huang, Q. S., Turner, N., Wood, T., Anglemyer, A., McIntyre, P., Aminisani, N., Dowell, T., … Geoghegan, J., … Jelley, L., … Baker, M. G., Kvalsvig, A., … Webby, R. J. (2024). Impact of the COVID-19 related border restrictions on influenza and other common respiratory viral infections in New Zealand. Influenza & Other Respiratory Viruses, 18, e13247. doi: 10.1111/irv.13247
Jefferies, R., Wilcox, P., Paringatai, K., Stubbe, M., Grainger, R., Dowell, A., & Filoche, S. K. (2024). 'I think we just do it once and leave it ...': The collection and utility of family health history in general practice in Aotearoa New Zealand: A qualitative study. Journal of Primary Health Care, 16(1), 33-40. doi: 10.1071/HC23055
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Bibby, S., Marsh, S., Dowell, A., Sexton, A., Hilder, J., Turner, N., … Stubbe, M. (2024). Point-Of-Care Testing for respiratory illnesses improves diagnosis, management, and patient behaviours. Proceedings of the Communicable Diseases & Immunisation Conference: Protecting Communities: Empowering Health through Disease Control and Immunisation. 397. Retrieved from https://www.cdic2024.com/
MacRae, J., Darlow, B., Dowell, T., Stephenson, C., Oscroft, N., Wilson, R., & Abbott, J. H. (2024). Predictive models for identifying hip and knee osteoarthritis in primary care electronic recorders: A natural language processing text classifier approach. Osteoarthritis & Cartilage, 32, (pp. S73). doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2024.02.106
Wilson, R., Pryymachenko, Y., Schofield, D., Shrestha, R., Darlow, B., Dowell, T., MacRae, J., & Abbott, J. H. (2024). Health systems and societal costs following osteoarthritis diagnosis in primary care. Osteoarthritis & Cartilage, 32, (pp. S333). doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2024.02.490
Abbott, J. H., Dowell, T., MacRae, J., & Wilson, R. (2024). The primary care diagnosis and management of osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis & Cartilage, 32, (pp. S529). doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2024.02.786
Devan, H., Perry, M. A., Davies, C., Dean, S., Dowell, A., Grainger, R., Gray, A., … Ingham, T., … Shipton, E. A., & Hale, L. A. (2024). Clinical and cost-effectiveness of an online-delivered group-based pain management programme in improving pain-related disability for people with persistent pain: A non-inferiority randomised controlled trial (iSelf-Help Trial). Proceedings of the New Zealand Pain Society (NZPS) Annual Scientific Meeting: Empowering Pain Management in New Zealand. Retrieved from https://www.nzps2024.nz/
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Wilson, H., Withey-Rila, C., Williamson, M., Dowell, T., Ross, J., & Kleinstauber, M. (2024, March). Helping medical students gain confidence and competence for chronic pain and other persistent somatic symptoms: Research, training workshops and a basket of resources (“Te Kete”). Poster session presented at the New Zealand Pain Society (NZPS) Annual Scientific Meeting: Empowering Pain Management in New Zealand, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Dowell, T. (2024, July). Immunisation voices from COVID-19. Verbal presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, New Zealand.
2023
Journal - Research Article
Mettelman, R. C., Souquette, A., Van de Velde, L.-A., Vegesana, K., Allen, E. K., Kackos, C. M., … and the SHIVERS-II investigation team, including Nesdale, A., Balm, M., & Dowell, T. (2023). Baseline innate and T cell populations are correlates of protection against symptomatic influenza virus infection independent of serology. Nature Immunology, 24, 1511-1526. doi: 10.1038/s41590-023-01590-2
Sheridan, N., Love, T., Kenealy, T., and the Primary Care Models Study Group, including Atmore, C., Crampton, P., Dowell, A., Gauld, R., McBain, L., Stokes, T., & Stubbe, M. (2023). Is there equity of patient health outcomes across models of general practice in Aotearoa New Zealand? A national cross-sectional study. International Journal for Equity in Health, 22, 79. doi: 10.1186/s12939-023-01893-8
Mathieson, F., Garrett, S., Stubbe, M., Hilder, J., Tester, R., Fedchuk, D., Dunlop, A., & Dowell, A. (2023). Therapist voices on a youth mental health pilot: Responsiveness to diversity and therapy modality. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 20, 1834. doi: 10.3390/ ijerph20031834
Wilson, R., Pryymachenko, Y., Abbott, J. H., Dean, S., Stanley, J., Garrett, S., Mathieson, F., Dowell, A., & Darlow, B. (2023). A guideline-implementation intervention to improve the management of low back pain in primary care: A difference-in-difference-in-differences analysis. Applied Health Economics & Health Policy, 21, 253-262. doi: 10.1007/s40258-022-00776-3
Dowell, A., Turner, N., Watson, D., Wharemate, R., Willing, E., & Nowlan, M. (2023). He Pou Whirinaki (pillars of support): Elder indigenous New Zealand Māori narratives about influenza immunisation and the use of telehealth during the first COVID-19 lockdown. Kōtuitui, 18(1), 85-95. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2022.2082988
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Dowell, A., Bibby, S., Cole, M., Dunlop, A., Hilder, J., Humphrey, G., Karteleva, L., … Sexton, A., Stubbe, M., & Zipfel, P. (2023). Evaluation of the health sector Immunisation Education, Training and Clinical Support programme during the New Zealand COVID-19 pandemic: Methodology and overview. Proceedings of the New Zealand Primary Health Care, General Practice & Rural Health Research Symposium. (pp. 33). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/departments/primaryhealthcaregeneralpractice
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Asher, I., Turner, N., & Dowell, T. (2023). Ensure all children access the healthcare they need [CPAG policy brief on healthcare access]. (pp. 1-9). Child Poverty Action Group. Retrieved from https://www.cpag.org.nz/policy-briefs/
2022
Journal - Research Article
Dowell, A., Betty, B., Gellen, C., Hanna, S., Van Houtte, C., MacRae, J., … Thorpe, J. (2022). The concentration of complexity: Case mix in New Zealand general practice and the sustainability of primary care. Journal of Primary Health Care, 14(4), 302-309. doi: 10.1071/HC22087
Pigden, A., Stokes, T., Crengle, S., Dowell, T., Hudson, B., Toop, L., McBain, L., … Atmore, C. (2022). Developing a national primary care research network: A qualitative study of stakeholder views. Journal of Primary Health Care, 14(4), 338-344. doi: 10.1071/HC22081
Macklin, N., Morris, C., & Dowell, A. (2022). Hearing the patient voice: A qualitative interview study exploring the patient experience of a nurse-led initiative to integrate and enhance primary and secondary healthcare pathways. Integrated Healthcare Journal, 4, e000067. doi: 10.1136/ihj-2020-000067
Yang, J., Dowell, A., & Filoche, S. (2022). Views of health professionals on the impact of early miscarriage on women's mental health and the accessibility of services and support. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1548), 54-64. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Krägeloh, C., Medvedev, O. N., Dean, S., Stanley, J., Dowell, A., & Darlow, B. (2022). Rasch analysis of the Back Pain Attitudes Questionnaire (Back-PAQ). Disability & Rehabilitation, 44(13), 3228-3235. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1861484
Journal - Research Other
Every-Palmer, S., Koning, A., Smith, L., Cunningham, R., Lacey, C., Peterson, D., … Scott, K. M., Dowell, T., … Lockett, H. (2022). Structural discrimination in the COVID-19 vaccination programme for people with mental health and addiction issues: Now is the time to be equally well. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1550), 121-127. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Stubbe, M., Garrett, S., Gardiner, T., Hilder, J., Tester, R., Dunlop, A., Dowell, T., & Piki Youth Co-Researcher Group. (2022). "There is no one way": What do young people in Aotearoa-NZ think about digital mental health support? Proceedings of the New Zealand Primary Care Research Colloquium. (pp. 5). Retrieved from https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/fmhs/about-the-faculty/soph/sections-departments-centres/general-practice-and-primary-health-care/research-interests.html
Macklin, N., Wilkinson-Meyers, L., & Dowell, T. (2022). Using a participatory action research approach to explore health care workers perceptions of, and aspirations for, kindness in their workplaces. Proceedings of the New Zealand Primary Care Research Colloquium. (pp. 3). Retrieved from https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/fmhs/about-the-faculty/soph/sections-departments-centres/general-practice-and-primary-health-care/research-interests.html
2021
Journal - Research Article
Kanagasabai, P., Filoche, S., Ekeroma, A., Grainger, R., Dowell, A., & Paterson, H. (2021). Relevance of Otago University postgraduate programmes in women's health to general practice: A case study. Journal of Primary Health Care, 13(4), 323-333. doi: 10.1071/HC20113
Wilson, G., Windner, Z., Bidwell, S., Dowell, A., Toop, L., Savage, R., & Hudson, B. (2021). Navigating the health system during COVID-19: Primary care perspectives on delayed patient care. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1546), 17-27. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Filoche, S., Stubbe, M. H., Grainger, R., Robson, B., Paringatai, K., Wilcox, P., Jefferies, R., & Dowell, A. (2021). How is family health history discussed in routine primary healthcare? A qualitative study of archived family doctor consultations. BMJ Open, 11(10), e049058. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049058
Wilson, G., Windner, Z., Bidwell, S., Currie, O., Dowell, A., Halim, A. A., Toop, L., Savage, R., Ranaweera, U., Beadel, H., & Hudson, B. (2021). 'Here to stay': Changes to prescribing medication in general practice during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care, 13(3), 222-230. doi: 10.1071/hc21035
Gibson, R., Dowell, A., Jones, L., & Gander, P. (2021). Non-pharmacological interventions a feasible option for addressing dementia-related sleep problems in the context of family care. Pilot & Feasibility Studies, 7(114). doi: 10.1186/s40814-021-00851-x
Wilson, G., Currie, O., Bidwell, S., Saeed, B., Dowell, A., Halim, A. A., Toop, L., Richardson, A., Savage, R., & Hudson, B. (2021). Empty waiting rooms: The New Zealand general practice experience with telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1538), 89-101. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Weatherall, A., Keevallik, L., La, J., Dowell, T., & Stubbe, M. (2021). The multimodality and temporality of pain displays. Language & Communication, 80, 56-70. doi: 10.1016/j.langcom.2021.05.008
Henry, C., Ekeroma, A., Dowell, A., & Filoche, S. (2021). 'The horror stories put me off!': Exploring women's acceptability of the Levonorgestrel IntraUterine System (LNG-IUS) for endometrial protection. Journal of Primary Health Care, 13(1), 55-62. doi: 10.1071/HC20105
Huang, Q. S., Wood, T., Jelley, L., Jennings, T., Jefferies, S., Daniells, K., Nesdale, A., Dowell, T., Turner, N., Campbell-Stokes, P., Balm, M., Dobinson, H. C., … Baker, M. G., … Werno, A., Grant, J., van der Linden, A., … Webby, R. J. (2021). Impact of the COVID-19 nonpharmaceutical interventions on influenza and other respiratory viral infections in New Zealand. Nature Communications, 12(1), 1001. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21157-9
Thompson, L., Dowell, A., Hilder, J., Macdonald, L., Stubbe, M., & Alchin, J. (2021). How do patients and General Practitioners talk about pain and negotiate empathy in consultations? A direct observational study. Health & Social Care in the Community, 29(5), e153-e162. doi: 10.1111/hsc.13259
Hilder, J., Gray, L., Stubbe, M., Duncan, S., & Dowell, A. C. (2021). 'Water dripping on a stone': A feasibility study of a healthy weight management conversation approach in routine general practice consultations. Family Practice, 38(3), 246-252. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmaa122
Roberts, K., Betts, D., Nie, J.-B., & Dowell, A. (2021). Navigating the path: A qualitative exploration of New Zealand general practitioners' views on integration of care with acupuncturists. Acupuncture in Medicine, 39(4), 334-342. doi: 10.1177/0964528420929341
Gordon, S., Dowell, T., Fedchuk, D., Gardiner, T., Garrett, S., Hilder, J., Mathieson, F., Stubbe, M., & Tester, R. (2021). Reflections on allyship in the context of a co-produced evaluation of a youth-integrated therapies mental health intervention. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 18(4), 571-585. doi: 10.1080/14780887.2020.1769240
Journal - Research Other
Lockett, H., Koning, A., Lacey, C., Every-Palmer, S., Scott, K. M., Cunningham, R., Dowell, T., Smith, L., Masters, A., … Chambers, S. (2021). Addressing structural discrimination: Prioritizing people with mental health and addiction issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1538), 128-134. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Hale, L., Devan, H., Davies, C., Dean, S. G., Dowell, T., Grainger, R., Gray, A. R., … Ingham, T., Jones, B., Leung, W., Mills, J., … Shipton, E., & Perry, M. (2021). Clinical and cost-effectiveness of an online-delivered group-based pain management programme in improving pain-related disability for people with persistent pain: Protocol for a non-inferiority randomised controlled trial (iSelf-help trial). BMJ Open, 11(2), e046376. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046376
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Betty, B., Dowell, T., & Hanna, S. (2021, August). A concentration of complexity, comparisons between VLCA and non-VLCA practices in CCDHB. Verbal presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice, Wellington, New Zealand.
Dowell, T. (2021, August). Innovation in youth mental health: The Piki pilot and its evaluation. Verbal presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice, Wellington, New Zealand.
Dowell, T., & Turner, N. (2021, August). Evaluating the education and training programme for Covid-19 vaccination: From hindsight to foresight. Verbal presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice, Wellington, New Zealand.
Dowell, T., Turner, N., Watson, D., Wharemate, R., Brandt, T., Roberts, L., & Nowlan, M. (2021, April). Elder indigenous New Zealand Māori narratives about immunisation, and telehealth. Verbal presentation at the International Conference on Communication in Healthcare (ICCH) 2020 Part 2, [Online].
Stubbe, M., Hilder, J., Tester, R., Garrett, S., Dunlop, A., Gardiner, T., Fedchuk, D., Mathieson, F., Gordon, S., & Dowell, A. (2021, April). Transitioning to tele-health talking therapies for youth during the COVID 19 lockdown. Verbal presentation at the International Conference on Communication in Healthcare (ICCH) 2020 Part 2, [Online].
2020
Chapter in Book - Research
Stubbe, M., Macdonald, L., Tester, R., Gray, L., Hilder, J., Dew, K., & Dowell, T. (2020). Talking about diabetes and healthy lifestyle in primary healthcare: Translating research findings into practice. In L. Mullany (Ed.), Professional communication: Consultancy, advocacy, activism. (pp. 129-150). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-41668-3_7
Journal - Research Article
Signal, V., McLeod, M., Stanley, J., Stairmand, J., Sukumaran, N., Thompson, D.-M., Henderson, K., Davies, C., Krebs, J., Dowell, A., Grainger, R., & Sarfati, D. (2020). A mobile- and web-based health intervention program for diabetes and prediabetes self-management (BetaMe/Melon): Process evaluation following a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(12), e19150. doi: 10.2196/19150
McLeod, M., Stanley, J., Signal, V., Stairmand, J., Thompson, D., Henderson, K., Davies, C., Krebs, J., Dowell, A., Grainger, R., & Sarfati, D. (2020). Impact of a comprehensive digital health programme on HbA1c and weight after 12 months for people with diabetes and prediabetes: A randomised controlled trial. Diabetologia, 63, 2559-2570. doi: 10.1007/s00125-020-05261-x
Hilder, J., Stubbe, M., Macdonald, L., Abels, P., & Dowell, A. C. (2020). Communication in high risk ante-natal consultations: A direct observational study of interactions between patients and obstetricians. BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth, 20, 493. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-03015-6
Roberts, K., Dowell, A., & Nie, J.-B. (2020). From research to practice: Building bridges to enhance interprofessional communication between general practitioners and acupuncturists. Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 13(3), 234-244. doi: 10.1080/17538068.2020.1769959
Roberts, K., Betts, D., Dowell, T., & Nie, J.-B. (2020). Why are we hiding? A qualitative exploration of New Zealand acupuncturists views on interprofessional care. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 52, 102419. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102419
Roberts, K., Dowell, A., & Nie, J.-B. (2020). Utilising acupuncture for mental health: A mixed‐methods approach to understanding the awareness and experience of general practitioners and acupuncturists. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 39, 101114. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101114
Filoche, S., Stone, P., Cram, F., Bacharach, S., Dowell, A., Sika-Paotonu, D., … Ormandy, J., … Thunders, M., & Dew, K. (2020). Uncovering social structures and informational prejudices to reduce inequity in delivery and uptake of new molecular technologies. Journal of Medical Ethics, 46, 763-767. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2019-105734
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Wilson, H., Dowell, T., Thompson, N., & Mann, B. (2020). Towards coherent curricula in somatisation (aka functional illness, 'BDS' or 'MUS'. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference. (pp. 494). Retrieved from https://anzahpe.org
Devan, H., Perry, M., Davies, C., Dean, S., Dowell, A., Grainger, R., Gray, A., … Ingham, T., Jones, B., Saipe, B., & Hale, L. (2020). Development of an online group pain management programme in Aotearoa: iSelf-Help. Proceedings of the Annual Centre for Health Systems and Technology (CHeST) Symposium: Improving Healthcare with Emerging Technologies. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/healthsystems/symposium/index.html
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Dowell, T. (2020, November). Variation in mental health treatment in primary care in Aotearoa New Zealand: Building the "new normal" after COVID-19 means understanding and addressing the "old normal". Verbal presentation at the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) New Zealand Conference: A Climate for Change: Nga Tohu Huarere e panoni haere nei, he ao hurihuri, Napier, New Zealand.
Dowell, T. (2020, November). Primary mental health care for young people: The Piki initiative. Verbal presentation at the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) New Zealand Conference: A Climate for Change: Nga Tohu Huarere e panoni haere nei, he ao hurihuri, Napier, New Zealand.
Other Research Output
Dowell, A. (2020) Improving access to psychological therapies: Needed now more than ever. World Mental Health Day: Mental health for All: Greater Investment - Greater Access [Invited]. Retrieved from http://www.wmhd2020.com
2019
Chapter in Book - Research
Stubbe, M., Dowell, A., Dew, K., & Macdonald, L. (2019). Interaction analysis of primary care consultations. In F. Goodyear-Smith & B. Mash (Eds.), How to do primary care research. (pp. 241-254). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
Edwards, T. M., Dowell, A., Clarke, D., Gangolli, V. R., & Patterson, J. E. (2019). Psychological interventions in older adults. In C. A. de Mendonça Lima & G. Ivbijaro (Eds.), Primary care mental health in older people: A global perspective. (pp. 111-126). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-10814-4_10
Journal - Research Article
Millar, E., Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Stairmand, J., Davies, C., Semper, K., Dowell, A., Lawrenson, R., Mangin, D., & Sarfati, D. (2019). Pill for this and a pill for that: A cross-sectional survey of use and understanding of medication among adults with multimorbidity. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 38(2), 91-97. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12606
Dunlop-Bennett, E., Bryant-Tokalau, J., & Dowell, A. (2019). When you ask the fish: Child wellbeing through the eyes of Samoan children. International Journal of Wellbeing, 9(4), 97-120. doi: 10.5502/ijw.v9i4.1005
Darlow, B., Stanley, J., Dean, S., Abbott, J. H., Garrett, S., Wilson, R., Mathieson, F., & Dowell, A. (2019). The Fear Reduction Exercised Early (FREE) approach to management of low back pain in general practice: A pragmatic cluster-randomised controlled trial. PLoS Medicine, 16(9), e1002897. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002897
Jones, K. M., Theadom, A., Barker-Collo, S., Broadbent, E., Feigin, V. L., for the BIONIC study group, including Dowell, A. (2019). Associations between brain drawings following mild traumatic brain injury and negative illness perceptions and post-concussion symptoms at 4 years. Journal of Health Psychology, 24(10), 1448-1458. doi: 10.1177/1359105317695430
Ingham, T., Keall, M., Jones, B., Aldridge, D. R. T., Dowell, A. C., Davies, C., Crane, J., Draper, J. B., Bailey, L. O., Viggers, H., Stanley, T. V., Leadbitter, P., … Howden-Chapman, P. (2019). Damp mouldy housing and early childhood hospital admissions for acute respiratory infection: A case control study. Thorax, 74(9), 849-857. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-212979
Roberts, K., Dowell, A., & Nie, J.-B. (2019). Attempting rigour and replicability in thematic analysis of qualitative research data: A case study of codebook development. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 19(1), 66. doi: 10.1186/s12874-019-0707-y
Doolan-Noble, F., Pullon, S., Dowell, T., Fuller, D., & Love, T. (2019). Men living with obesity in New Zealand: What does this mean for health care in general practice? Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 13, 233-239. doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2019.02.005
Mathieson, F., Stanley, J., Collings, C., Tester, R., & Dowell, A. (2019). Cluster randomised controlled trial of a guided self-help mental health intervention in primary care. BMJ Open, 9(2), e023481. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023481
Journal - Research Other
Dowell, A. C., Menning, L., MacDonald, N., & Turner, N. (2019). An evolution in thinking to support the post 2020 global vaccine strategy: The application of complexity and implementation science. Vaccine, 37, 4236-4240. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.05.096
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Filoche, S., Grainger, R., Stubbe, M., Paringatai, K., Wilcox, P., Jefferies, R., & Dowell, T. (2019). Toward the development of a family health history tool for Aotearoa. Proceedings of the Health Informatics New Zealand (HiNZ) Conference. (pp. 174). Retrieved from https://hinz.org.nz
Fedchuk, D., & Dowell, T. (2019). Shifting sands or: How I learned to stop worrying and love co-production [Keynote]. Proceedings of the 9th Service User Academia Symposium. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/departments/psychologicalmedicine/events/
Dowell, A., Stubbe, M., Gordon, S., Mathieson, F., Hilder, J., Garrett, S., Tester, R., Fedchuk, D., Gardiner, T., & Stanley, J. (2019). Evaluation of the Piki Pilot: Integrated therapies for 18-25 year olds. Proceedings of the Academic General Practice & Primary Care Research Symposium. (pp. 7). Waikato, New Zealand: University of Waikato. [Abstract]
Darlow, B., Stanley, J., Dean, S., Abbott, H., Garrett, S., Wilson, R., Mathieson, F., & Dowell, T. (2019). The Fear Reduction Exercised Early (FREE) approach to management of low back pain in general practice: A pragmatic cluster-randomised controlled trial. Proceedings of the Academic General Practice & Primary Care Research Symposium. (pp. 6-7). Waikato, New Zealand: University of Waikato. [Abstract]
Roberts, K., Dowell, T., & Nie, J.-B. (2019). Barriers and facilitators to effective communication and collaboration between acupuncturists and general practitioners. Advances in Integrative Medicine, 6(Suppl. 1), (pp. S40). doi: 10.1016/j.aimed.2019.03.117
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Dowell, T. (2019, October). Piki: Youth mental health in primary care: A people centred approach. Verbal presentation at the Otago Spotlight Series: Mental Health Research, Wellington, New Zealand.
Other Research Output
Asher I, Ashton T, Dale C, Dowell T, Giles S, Grant T, Jamison A, Lyndon M, McAllister J, Murray S, Turner N. Submission on the New Zealand Health and Disability System Review. Child Poverty Action Group. Submission to New Zealand Parliament, Wellington, New Zealand. [Government Submission].
2018
Chapter in Book - Research
Dew, K., Dowell, A., Macdonald, L., & Stubbe, M. (2018). Using conversation analysis. In M. Tolich & C. Davidson (Eds.), Social science research in New Zealand: An introduction. (pp. 307-316). Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press.
Journal - Research Article
Stairmand, J., Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Millar, E., Davies, C., Semper, K., Dowell, A., Mangin, D., Lawrenson, R., & Sarfati, D. (2018). The impact of multimorbidity on people's lives: A cross-sectional survey. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1477), 78-90. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Turner, N. M., MacRae, J., Nowlan, M. L., McBain, L., Stubbe, M. H., & Dowell, A. (2018). Quantifying the incidence and burden of herpes zoster in New Zealand general practice: A retrospective cohort study using a natural language processing software inference algorithm. BMJ Open, 8, e021241. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021241
Gray, L., Stubbe, M., Macdonald, L., Tester, R., Hilder, J., & Dowell, A. C. (2018). A taboo topic? How general practitioners talk about overweight and obesity in New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care, 10(2), 150-158. doi: 10.1071/HC17075
Millar, E., Stanley, J., Gurney, J., Stairmand, J., Davies, C., Semper, K., Dowell, A., … Sarfati, D. (2018). Effect of multimorbidity on health service utilisation and health care experiences. Journal of Primary Health Care, 10(1), 44-53. doi: 10.1071/HC17074
Dowell, A., Stubbe, M., Macdonald, L., Tester, R., Gray, L., Vernall, S., … Dew, K. (2018). A longitudinal study of interactions between health professionals and people with newly diagnosed diabetes. Annals of Family Medicine, 16(1), 37-44. doi: 10.1370/afm.2144
Journal - Research Other
Dalbeth, N., Dowell, T., Gerard, C., Gow, P., Jackson, G., Shuker, C., & Te Karu, L. (2018). Gout in Aotearoa New Zealand: The equity crisis continues in plain sight. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1485), 8-12. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Filoche, S., Dew, K., & Dowell, A. (2018). Gnome medicine: What does genomic medicine mean to our patients and us? New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1473), 92-93. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Millar, E., Dowell, A., Lawrenson, R., Mangin, D., & Sarfati, D. (2018). Clinical guidelines: What happens when people have multiple conditions? New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1472), 73-81. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Sarfati, D., McLeod, M., Stanley, J., Signal, V., Stairmand, J., Krebs, J., Dowell, A., Leung, W., Davies, C., & Grainger, R. (2018). BetaMe: Impact of a comprehensive digital health programme on HbA1c and weight at 12 months for people with diabetes and pre-diabetes: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 19, 161. doi: 10.1186/s13063-018-2528-4
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
MacRae, J., Darlow, B., McBain, L., Stubbe, M., Turner, N., & Dowell, A. (2018). Processing natural clinical narrative in general practice to classify a spectrum of child respiratory conditions across a large longitudinal data set. Proceedings of the Health Informatics New Zealand (HiNZ) Conference. (pp. 28). Retrieved from https://www.hinz.org.nz
Macklin, N., Dowell, T., & Morris, C. (2018). Exploring patient perceptions of a hospital to home integrated care initiative. Proceedings of the Primary Health Care Research Conference. Retrieved from https://phcris.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/phcr18/home
Dowell, T. (2018). Improving diabetes health outcomes one sentence at a time. Proceedings of the Primary Health Care Research Conference. Retrieved from https://phcris.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/phcr18/home
Macklin, N., Dowell, T., & Morris, C. (2018). The influence on wellbeing and health outcomes of a novel patient-centred care initiative. Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Wellbeing & Public Policy. (pp. 69). Retrieved from https://www.confer.nz/wellbeingandpublicpolicy2018/
Stubbe, M., Tester, R., Macdonald, L., Hilder, J., Dowell, A., & Dew, K. (2018). Archiving and re-‐using heath interaction data in the ARCH Corpus: Challenges and solutions. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Conversation Analysis (ICCA). Retrieved from http://www.icca2018.org
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Dowell, T., Hilder, J., Tester, R., MacDonald, L., Abels, P., & Stubbe, M. (2018, September). Observing communication about 'risk': The curious case of ante-natal care (aka Learning about research from other disciplines). Verbal presentation at the General Practice and Primary Care Research Weekend, Hanmer Springs, New Zealand.
Macklin, N., Dowell, T., & Morris, C. (2018, September). Exploring patient perceptions of a hospital to home integrated care initiative. Verbal presentation at the General Practice and Primary Care Research Weekend, Hanmer Springs, New Zealand.
2017
Chapter in Book - Research
Gray, B., Hilder, J., Macdonald, L., Tester, R., Dowell, A., & Stubbe, M. (2017). A New Zealand perspective on providing healthcare for patients with limited English proficiency. In E. A. Jacobs & L. C. Diamond (Eds.), Providing health care in the context of language barriers. (pp. 189-209). Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.
Journal - Research Article
Gibson, R. H., Gander, P. H., Dowell, A. C., & Jones, L. M. (2017). Non-pharmacological interventions for managing dementia-related sleep problems within community dwelling pairs: A mixed-method approach. Dementia, 16(8), 967-984. doi: 10.1177/1471301215625821
Dowell, A., Morris, C., McDonald, L., & Stubbe, M. (2017). "I can't bend it and it hurts like mad": Direct observation of gout consultations in routine primary health care. BMC Family Practice, 18(91). doi: 10.1186/s12875-017-0662-9
McDonald, J., McBain, L., Dowell, A. C., & Morris, C. (2017). GPs' views and experiences of prescribing non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: A qualitative study. BJGP Open, 1(2), bjgpopen17X100869. doi: 10.3399/bjgpopen17X100869
Roberts, K., Nie, J.-B., & Dowell, T. (2017). From knowing silence to curious engagement: The role of general practitioners to discuss and refer to complementary and alternative medicine. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice, 9, 104-107. doi: 10.1016/j.xjep.2017.09.004
Dowell, A., Darlow, B., Macrae, J., Stubbe, M., Turner, N., & McBain, L. (2017). Childhood respiratory illness presentation and service utilisation in primary care: A six-year cohort study in Wellington, New Zealand, using natural language processing (NLP) software. BMJ Open, 7(7), e017146. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017146
Signal, L., Semper, K., Stairmand, J., Davies, C., Millar, E., Dowell, T., … Mangin, D., & Sarfati, D. (2017). A walking stick in one hand and a chainsaw in the other: Patients’ perspectives of living with multimorbidity. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1455), 65-76. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Goldberg, D. P., Lam, T.-P., Minhas, F., Razzaque, B., Robles, R., Bobes, J., … Dowell, A. C., … Reed, G. M. (2017). Primary care physicians' use of the proposed classification of common mental disorders for ICD-11. Family Practice, 34(5), 574-580. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmx033
Hilder, J., Gray, B., Dowell, A., Macdonald, L., Tester, R., & Stubbe, M. (2017). ‘It depends on the consultation’: Revisiting use of family members as interpreters for general practice consultations – when and why? Australian Journal of Primary Health, 23, 257-262. doi: 10.1071/PY16053
Goldberg, D. P., Reed, G. M., Robles, R., Minhas, F., Razzaque, B., Fortes, S., … Dowell, A. C., … Saxena, S. (2017). Screening for anxiety, depression, and anxious depression in primary care: A field study for ICD-11 PHC. Journal of Affective Disorders, 213, 199-206. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.02.025
Gray, B., Hilder, J., Macdonald, L., Tester, R., Dowell, A., & Stubbe, M. (2017). Are research ethics guidelines culturally competent? Research Ethics, 13(1), 23-41. doi: 10.1177/1747016116650235
Journal - Research Other
Filoche, S., Lawton, B., Beard, A., Dowell, A., & Stone, P. (2017). New screen on the block: Non-invasive prenatal testing for fetal chromosomal abnormalities. Journal of Primary Health Care, 9(4), 248-253. doi: 10.1071/HC16055
Darlow, B., Stanley, J., Dean, S., Abbott, J. H., Garrett, S., Mathieson, F., & Dowell, A. (2017). The Fear Reduction Exercised Early (FREE) approach to low back pain: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 18, 484. doi: 10.1186/s13063-017-2225-8
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Stubbe, M., & Dowell, T. (2017). Lifestyle behaviour change. Proceedings of the Primary Health Care Symposium. Retrieved from http://www.primaryhealth.org.nz/symposium17.html
Stubbe, M., Macdonald, L., Tester, R., & Dowell, T. (2017). Diabetes stories: What can we learn from patient experiences of communications with health providers? Proceedings of the Primary Health Care and General Practice Research Weekend. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/departments/primaryhealthcaregeneralpractice/research/
Devan, H., Perry, M., Shipton, E., Dowell, T., Jones, B., Ingham, T., Gray, A., Leung, W., Hoermann, S., … Hale, L., & Grainger, R. (2017). Co-creating a self-management eHealth resource by the people and for the people with persistent pain: iSelf-help. Proceedings of the Health Informatics New Zealand (HiNZ) Conference. (pp. 24). Retrieved from http://www.hinz.org.nz/
Stubbe, M., Macdonald, L., Tester, R., & Dowell, T. (2017). Diabetes patients' experiences of communication with health providers: Empowerment, agency and mental wellbeing. Proceedings of the 7th Service User Academia Symposium. (pp. 13). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/departments/psychologicalmedicine/suas/
Morris, C., McDonald, J., Dowell, T., & McBain, L. (2017). The development of practice tools to help reduce the risk of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in primary care. Proceedings of the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) 46th Annual Scientific Meeting. Retrieved from https://sapc.ac.uk
Stairmand, J., Signal, L., Semper, K., Davies, C., Millar, E., Dowell, T., … Mangin, D., & Sarfati, D. (2017). A walking stick and a chainsaw: Patients' perspectives of living with multimorbidity. Proceedings of the 15th World Congress on Public Health. Retrieved from https://wcph2017.entegyapp.com/Page/28/511/26/1459
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Dowell, T. (2017, June). Hot topics in obstetrics and gynaecology. Workshop presentation at the General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Rotorua, New Zealand.
Dowell, T. (2017, June). Hot topics in mental health. Workshop presentation at the General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Rotorua, New Zealand.
2016
Chapter in Book - Research
White, S. J., Stubbe, M., Macdonald, L., Dowell, A. C., Dew, K., & Gardner, R. (2016). The referred consultation. In S. White & J. A. Cartmill (Eds.), Communication in surgical practice. (pp. 9-34). Sheffield, UK: Equinox.
Stubbe, M., White, S. J., Macdonald, L., Dowell, A. C., Gardner, R., & Dew, K. (2016). Do surgeons want to operate? Negotiating the treatment plan in surgical consultations. In S. White & J. A. Cartmill (Eds.), Communication in surgical practice. (pp. 124-152). Sheffield, UK: Equinox.
Journal - Research Article
Goldberg, D. P., Reed, G. M., Robles, R., Bobes, J., Iglesias, C., Fortes, S., … Dowell, A., … Saxena, S. (2016). Multiple somatic symptoms in primary care: A field study for ICD-11 PHC, WHO's revised classification of mental disorders in primary care settings. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 91, 48-54. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2016.10.002
Morris, C., Macdonald, L., Stubbe, M., & Dowell, A. (2016). "It's complicated": Talking about gout medicines in primary care consultations: A qualitative study. BMC Family Practice, 17(1), 114. doi: 10.1186/s12875-016-0515-y
Barton, J., Dew, K., Dowell, A., Sheridan, N., Kenealy, T., Macdonald, L., Tester, R., … Gray, L., & Stubbe, M. (2016). Patient resistance as a resource: Candidate obstacles in diabetes consultations. Sociology of Health & Illness, 38(7), 1151-1166. doi: 10.1111/1467-9566.12447
Theadom, A., Parag, V., Dowell, T., McPherson, K., Starkey, N., Barker-Collo, S., … on behalf of the BIONIC Research Group. (2016). Persistent problems 1 year after mild traumatic brain injury: A longitudinal population study in New Zealand. British Journal of General Practice, 66(642), e16-e23. doi: 10.3399/bjgp16X683161
Darlow, B., Perry, M., Dean, S., Mathieson, F., Baxter, G. D., & Dowell, A. (2016). Putting physical activity while experiencing low back pain in context: Balancing the risks and benefits. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 97(2), 245-251. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2015.09.020
Journal - Research Other
Dowell, A. C., & Turner, N. (2016). Closing evidence to practice gaps: An end to an attack of the vapours? British Journal of General Practice, 66(644), 118-119. doi: 10.3399/bjgp16X683893
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Morris, C., McDonald, J., Dowell, T., & McBain, L. (2016). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: A practice dilemma. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 24(Suppl. 2), (pp. 48). doi: 10.1111/ijpp.12278
Mangin, D., Dowson, C., Mulder, R., Wells, E., Toop, L., Dowell, T., & Arroll, B. (2016). Can't fight this feeling? When and how to stop antidepressants [Invited]. Proceedings of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice. Retrieved from http://www.generalpractice.org.nz/gp16
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Dowell, T. (2016, July). How will I die, and what am I sick with? A personal reflection on diagnosis, evidence and health conversations. Verbal presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice, Auckland, New Zealand.
Gray, B., Stubbe, M., Hilder, J., Tester, R., & Dowell, A. (2016, May). Culturally competent research ethics and research on "vulnerable" people. Verbal presentation at the 27th Annual Canadian Bioethics Society Conference: Achieving Better Health: The Roles of Bioethics Education, Engagement and Exploration, Toronto, Canada.
2015
Journal - Research Article
Theadom, A., Cropley, M., Parmar, P., Barker-Collo, S., Starkey, N., Jones, K., … on behalf of the BIONIC Research Group, including Dowell, T. (2015). Sleep difficulties one year following mild traumatic brain injury in a population-based study. Sleep Medicine, 16(8), 926-932. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2015.04.013
MacRae, J., Love, T., Baker, M. G., Dowell, A., Carnachan, M., Stubbe, M., & McBain, L. (2015). Identifying influenza-like illness presentation from unstructured general practice clinical narrative using a text classifier rule-based expert system versus a clinical expert. BMC Medical Informatics & Decision Making, 15, 78. doi: 10.1186/s12911-015-0201-3
Barker-Collo, S., Jones, K., Theadom, A., Starkey, N., Dowell, A., McPherson, K., … on behalf of the BIONIC Research Group. (2015). Neuropsychological outcome and its correlates in the first year after adult mild traumatic brain injury: A population-based New Zealand study. Brain Injury, 29(13-14), 1604-1616. doi: 10.3109/02699052.2015.1075143
MacRae, J., Darlow, B., McBain, L., Jones, O., Stubbe, M., Turner, N., & Dowell, A. (2015). Accessing primary care Big Data: The development of a software algorithm to explore the rich content of consultation records. BMJ Open, 5(8), e008160. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008160
Barker-Collo, S., Jones, A., Jones, K., Theadom, A., Dowell, A., Starkey, N., … on behalf of the BIONIC Research Group. (2015). Prevalence, natural course and predictors of depression 1 year following traumatic brain injury from a population-based study in New Zealand. Brain Injury, 29(7-8), 859-865. doi: 10.3109/02699052.2015.1004759
Collings, S., Mathieson, F., Dowell, A., Stanley, J., Hatcher, S., Goodyear-Smith, F., Lane, B., & Munsterman, A. (2015). Clinical effectiveness of an ultra-brief intervention for common mental health syndromes in primary care: Study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials, 16, 260. doi: 10.1186/s13063-015-0778-y
Lagolago, W., Theadom, A., Fairbairn-Dunlop, P., Ameratunga, S., Dowell, A., McPherson, K. M., … on behalf of the BIONIC Research Group. (2015). Traumatic brain injury within Pacific people of New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1412). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Darlow, B., Dean, S., Perry, M., Mathieson, F., Baxter, G. D., & Dowell, A. (2015). Easy to harm, hard to heal: Patient views about the back. Spine, 40(11), 842-850. doi: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000901
Woodbridge, M. R., Dowell, A. C., & Gray, L. (2015). 'He said he had been out doing the traffic': General practitioner perceptions of sexually transmitted infection and HIV testing strategies for men. Journal of Primary Health Care, 7(1), 50-56.
Pullon, S., McKinlay, B., Yager, J., Duncan, B., McHugh, P., & Dowell, A. (2015). Developing indicators of service integration for child health: Perceptions of service providers and families of young children in a region of high need in New Zealand. Journal of Child Health Care, 19(1), 18-29. doi: 10.1177/1367493513496673
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Currey, N., Collings, S., & Dowell, T. (2015). Organisational sustainability of Pacific mental health services: What constitutes success? In C. Matthewson, M. Taumoepeau, I. Iati, M. Inder, C. Pau & R. Richards (Eds.), Proceedings of the Pacific Postgraduate Symposium: Pacific Voices XII. (pp. 11). Dunedin, New Zealand: Pacific Islands Centre, University of Otago. [Abstract]
Mangin, D., Dowson, C., Mulder, R., Wells, E., Toop, L., Dowell, T., & Arroll, B. (2015). The effectiveness of maintenance SSRI treatment in primary care depression to prevent recurrence: Multicentre double blinded placebo controlled RCT. Proceedings of the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) 43rd Annual Meeting. Retrieved from http://www.napcrg.org/Conferences
Doolan Noble, F., Love, T., Dowell, T., & Pullon, S. (2015). Attitudes and weight management practices of primary care professionals towards large New Zealand men. Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society (ANZOS) Annual Scientific Meeting. 105. Retrieved from http://www.anzos2015.org/
Doolan Noble, F., Love, T., Dowell, T., & Pullon, S. (2015). Stories from big New Zealand men. Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society (ANZOS) Annual Scientific Meeting. 19. Retrieved from http://www.anzos2015.org/
Doolan-Noble, F., Love, T., Dowell, T., & Pullon, S. (2015). Weight management in primary care: Similarities and differences in the views of general practitioners, practice nurses and large New Zealand men. In J. Young (Ed.), Proceedings of the Annual General Practice and Primary Care Research Weekend. (pp. 13-14). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of General Practice and Rural Health, University of Otago. [Abstract]
Stubbe, M., Dowell, T., Macdonald, L., Kenealy, T., Sheridan, N., Dew, K., Tester, R., Docherty, B., Hall, D.-A., Gray, L., & Vernall, S. (2015). 'I understand what it is but I didn't expect to get it': Justifications in the accounts of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients. In J. Young (Ed.), Proceedings of the Annual General Practice and Primary Care Research Weekend. (pp. 8-9). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of General Practice and Rural Health, University of Otago. [Abstract]
Doolan-Noble, F., Love, T., Dowell, T., & Pullon, S. (2015). You don't want to be the big fella: Experiences of large Kiwi men. Proceedings of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice: Imagine: Inspire: Innovate. Retrieved from http://www.generalpractice.org.nz/gp15
Dowell, T. (2015). All that wheezes is confusing - particularly between the ages of 1 and 2. Proceedings of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice: Imagine: Inspire: Innovate. Retrieved from http://www.generalpractice.org.nz/gp15
Doolan-Noble, F., Love, T., Dowell, T., & Pullon, S. (2015). Attitudes and weight management practices of primary care professionals towards large New Zealand men. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 39(Suppl. 1), (pp. S54). doi: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2015.01.206
Darlow, B., Dean, S., Perry, M., Mathieson, F., Stanley, J., Melloh, M., Baxter, G. D., & Dowell, A. (2015). Low back pain: Exploring underlying beliefs and how these have been influenced. Physiotherapy, 101(Suppl. 1), (pp. e295-e296). doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.489
Doolan-Noble, F., Love, T., Dowell, T., & Pullon, S. (2015). “You don’t wanna be the big fella”: Narratives from New Zealand men. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 39(Suppl. 1), (pp. S61). doi: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2015.01.229
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Dowell, T. (2015, March). Create your own pathway: Create your own new vision: Perspectives from a multiple consumer. Verbal presentation at the Guidelines and Pathways Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.
Dowell, T., & Toop, L. (2015, July-August). "It's a wrap". Panel discussion at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice: Imagine: Inspire: Innovate, Hamilton, New Zealand.
2014
Journal - Research Article
Te Ao, B., Brown, P., Tobias, M., Ameratunga, S., Barker-Collo, S., Theadom, A., … Dowell, A., … on behalf of the BIONIC Research Group. (2014). Cost of traumatic brain injury in New Zealand: Evidence from a population-based study. Neurology, 83(18), 1645-1652. doi: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000000933
Claridge, R., Gray, L., Stubbe, M., Macdonald, L., Tester, R., & Dowell, A. C. (2014). General practitioner opinion of weight management interventions in New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care, 6(3), 212-220.
Darlow, B., Dean, S., Perry, M., Mathieson, F., Baxter, G. D., & Dowell, A. (2014). Acute low back pain management in general practice: Uncertainty and conflicting certainties. Family Practice, 31(6), 723-732. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmu051
Darlow, B., Perry, M., Stanley, J., Mathieson, F., Melloh, M., Baxter, G. D., & Dowell, A. (2014). Cross-sectional survey of attitudes and beliefs about back pain in New Zealand. BMJ Open, 4(5), e004725. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004725
Darlow, B., Perry, M., Mathieson, F., Stanley, J., Melloh, M., Marsh, R., Baxter, G. D., & Dowell, A. (2014). The development and exploratory analysis of the Back Pain Attitudes Questionnaire (Back-PAQ). BMJ Open, 4(5), e005251. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005251
White, S. J., Stubbe, M. H., Macdonald, L. M., Dowell, A. C., Dew, K. P., & Gardner, R. (2014). Framing the consultation: The role of the referral in surgeon-patient consultations. Health Communication, 29(1), 74-80. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2012.718252
Journal - Research Other
Dowell, A., & Turner, N. (2014). Child health indicators: From theoretical frameworks to practical reality? British Journal of General Practice, 64(629), 608-609. doi: 10.3399/bjgp14X682585
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Stubbe, M., Hilder, J., MacDonald, L., Tester, R., Dowell, T., & Gray, B. (2014). Negotiating role boundaries and shifts in interpreter-mediated consultations. Proceedings of the 9th Australasian Institute of Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis (AIEMCA) Conference. (pp. 21-22). Retrieved from http://aiemca.net/
Stubbe, M., MacDonald, L., Gray, B., Hilder, J., Tester, R., & Dowell, A. (2014). Negotiating role boundaries in interpreter-mediated consultations: Processes and perceptions. Proceedings of the European Association for Communication in Healthcare (EACH) International Conference. (pp. 70-71). Retrieved from http://www.each-conference.com/
Theadom, A., Barker-Collo, S., Starkey, N., Jones, K., Parag, V., Ameratunga, S., … Dowell, A., … on behalf of the BIONIC Research Group. (2014). Persistent problems and predictors of recovery one year following mild traumatic brain injury. Australasian Epidemiologist, 21(3), (pp. 36-37). [Abstract]
Gray, L., Dowell, T., Macdonald, L., Tester, R., & Stubbe, M. (2014). Getting TabOO issues on the table: Talking about overweight and obesity in New Zealand General Practice. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 8(Suppl. 1), (pp. 41-42). doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2014.10.075
Currey, N., Collings, S., & Dowell, T. (2014). Sustainable mental health services for Pacific people in Aotearoa New Zealand. In C. Matthewson, M. Taumoepeau & I. Iati (Eds.), Proceedings of the Pacific Postgraduate Symposium: Pacific Voices XI. (pp. 11). Dunedin, New Zealand: Pacific Islands Centre, University of Otago. [Abstract]
Darlow, B., Perry, M., Stanley, J., Mathieson, F., Melloh, M., Baxter, G. D., & Dowell, A. (2014). The attitudes and beliefs of New Zealanders about back pain: A cross-sectional survey. Physiotherapy New Zealand Conference: Linking the Chain. (pp. 76). Wellington, New Zealand: Physiotherapy New Zealand. [Abstract]
Gray, B., Hilder, J., Stubbe, M., Tester, R., Macdonald, L., & Dowell, T. (2014). Communication in interpreted consultations. Proceedings of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice: Making Connections: Are You Plugged In? Retrieved from http://www.conference.co.nz/gp14/programme
Dowell, T. (2014). The Atlas of Healthcare Variation: Bigger than Ben Hur, more useful than the wheel: The e-book for the 21st century that tells you about your patients and yourselves. Proceedings of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice: Making Connections: Are You Plugged In? Retrieved from http://www.conference.co.nz/gp14/programme
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Dowell, T. (2014, September). All that wheezes is confusing: Particularly between the ages of 1 and 2. Verbal presentation at the General Practice & Primary HealthCare Research Weekend, Taupo, New Zealand.
Doolan-Noble, F., Love, T., Dowell, T., & Pullon, S. (2014, July). Are the views of NZ GPs regarding obesity, obese men, and their role in its management consistent? Find out. Verbal presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice: Making Connections: Are You Plugged In? Christchurch, New Zealand.
Dowell, T. (2014, May). Communicating diabetes: Saving the world one sentence at a time. Invited presentation at the New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes (NZSSD) Annual Scientific Meeting, Queenstown, New Zealand.
2013
Journal - Research Article
Macdonald, L., Stubbe, M., Tester, R., Vernall, S., Dowell, T., Dew, K., Kenealy, T., Sheridan, N., Docherty, B., Gray, L., & Raphael, D. (2013). Nurse-patient communication in primary care diabetes management: An exploratory study. BMC Nursing, 12(20). doi: 10.1186/1472-6955-12-20
Dowell, A., Stubbe, M., Scott-Dowell, K., Macdonald, L., & Dew, K. (2013). Talking with the alien: Interaction with computers in the GP consultation. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 19(4), 275-282. doi: 10.1071/PY13036
Darlow, B., Dowell, A., Baxter, G. D., Mathieson, F., Perry, M., & Dean, S. (2013). The enduring impact of what clinicians say to people with low back pain. Annals of Family Medicine, 11(6), 527-534. doi: 10.1370/afm.1518
van Rij, S., Dowell, T., & Nacey, J. (2013). PSA screening in New Zealand: Total population results and general practitioners’ current attitudes and practices. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1381). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Mathieson, F., Collings, S., Dowell, A., Goodyear-Smith, F., Stanley, J., & Hatcher, S. (2013). Collaborative research: A case example of dissemination of CBT in primary care. Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 6, e4. doi: 10.1017/S1754470X13000093
White, S. J., Stubbe, M. H., Dew, K. P., Macdonald, L. M., Dowell, A. C., & Gardner, R. (2013). Understanding communication between surgeon and patient in outpatient consultations. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 83(5), 307-311. doi: 10.1111/ans.12126
Perera, G. A. R., Dowell, A. C., & Morris, C. J. (2013). Constructing a framework for quality activity in primary care. Australian Health Review, 37(1), 98-103. doi: 10.1071/AH11097
Lam, T. P., Goldberg, D. P., Dowell, A. C., Fortes, S., Mbatia, J. K., Minhas, F. A., & Klinkman, M. S. (2013). Proposed new diagnoses of anxious depression and bodily stress syndrome in ICD-11-PHC: An international focus group study. Family Practice, 30(1), 76-87. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cms037
Feigin, V. L., Theadom, A., Barker-Collo, S., Starkey, N. J., McPherson, K., Kahan, M., Dowell, A., … for the BIONIC Study Group. (2013). Incidence of traumatic brain injury in New Zealand: A population-based study. Lancet Neurology, 12(1), 53-64. doi: 10.1016/s1474-4422(12)70262-4
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Dowell, T. (2013). [Review of the book Being a Doctor: Understanding medical practice]. Journal of Primary Health Care, 5(4), 350-351. [Book Review].
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Stubbe, M., MacDonald, L., Hilder, J., Tester, R., Gray, B., & Dowell, T. (2013). Negotiating role boundaries and alignment in interpreter-mediated general practice consultations. Proceedings of the 4th New Zealand Discourse Conference. Retrieved from http://www.aut.ac.nz/research/research-institutes/icdc/conferences/NZDC4
Stubbe, M., Macdonald, L., Gray, B., Hilder, J., Tester, R., & Dowell, T. (2013). Negotiating role boundaries in interpreter-mediated consultations. Proceedings of the Eleventh Communication, Medicine and Ethics (COMET) Interdisciplinary Conference. Retrieved from http://www.comet2013.unimelb.edu.au/
Dowell, T., Stubbe, M., Scott-Dowell, K., Macdonald, L., & Dew, K. (2013). Talking with the alien: Interaction with computers in the GP consultation. Proceedings of the Eleventh Communication, Medicine and Ethics (COMET) Interdisciplinary Conference. Retrieved from http://www.comet2013.unimelb.edu.au/
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Dowell, T. (2013, February). The café at the end of the universe: What would a quality menu for children look like? Keynote presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Quality Symposium: Putting Improvement Science into Practice for Child Health, Wellington, New Zealand.
Gray, L., Stubbe, M., Macdonald, L., Tester, R., & Dowell, T. (2013, August). Taboo: Talking about overweight & obesity. Verbal presentation at the 21st International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) World Conference: Best Investments for Health, Pattaya, Thailand.
Dowell, T. (2013, June). Managing lifestyle risks in practice: Brief intervention tools. Verbal presentation at the General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Rotorua, New Zealand.
Dowell, T. (2013, June). Managing fat people. Workshop presentation at the General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Rotorua, New Zealand.
Dowell, T. (2013, June). Hot topics in mental health. Workshop presentation at the General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Rotorua, New Zealand.
Primrose, J., Stewart, B., & Dowell, T. (2013, June). Alliancing and performance frameworks?? A GP perspective. Verbal presentation at the General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Rotorua, New Zealand.
Commissioned Report for External Body
McKenzie, S., Collings, S., & Dowell, T. (2013). Implementing a Toolkit for primary mental health care development: Case study with Hutt Valley District Health Board. Commissioned by Research Partnerships for New Zealand Health Delivery. Wellington, New Zealand: Social Psychiatry and Population Mental Health Research Unit, University of Otago. 100p.
Dowell, T., McBain, L., & McKinlay, E. (2013). Southern Primary Health Organisation: Primary mental health services: A rapid appraisal and recommendations. Wellington, New Zealand: Primary Health Care and General Practice, University of Otago. 34p.
2012
Chapter in Book - Research
Dew, K., Stubbe, M., Dowell, A., & Macdonald, L. (2012). Side effects talk in general practice consultations. In B. R. Bates & R. Ahmed (Eds.), Medical communication in clinical contexts. (pp. 95-126). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt.
Dowell, T., Morris, C., Dodd, T., & Mcloughlin, B. (2012). Psychological interventions in primary care mental health. In G. Ivbijaro (Ed.), Companion to primary care mental health. (pp. 241-264). London: Wonca & Radcliffe.
Journal - Research Article
Mathieson, F., Mihaere, K., Collings, S., Dowell, A., & Stanley, J. (2012). Maori cultural adaptation of a brief mental health intervention in primary care. Journal of Primary Health Care, 4(3), 231-238. doi: 10.1071/HC12231
Perera, R., Dowell, A., & Crampton, P. (2012). Painting by numbers: A guide for systematically developing indicators of performance at any level of health care. Health Policy, 108(1), 49-59. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.07.008
Collings, S., Mathieson, F., Dowell, A., Stanley, J., Jenkin, G., Goodyear-Smith, F., & Hatcher, S. (2012). Acceptability of a guided self-help mental health intervention in general practice. Family Practice, 29(1), 43-49. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmr066
Moriarty, H. J., Stubbe, M. H., Chen, L., Tester, R. M., Macdonald, L. M., Dowell, A. C., & Dew, K. P. (2012). Challenges to alcohol and other drug discussions in the general practice consultation. Family Practice, 29(2), 213-222. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmr082
Darlow, B., Fullen, B. M., Dean, S., Hurley, D. A., Baxter, G. D., & Dowell, A. (2012). The association between health care professional attitudes and beliefs and the attitudes and beliefs, clinical management, and outcomes of patients with low back pain: A systematic review. European Journal of Pain, 16(1), 3-17. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2011.06.006
Journal - Research Other
D'Souza, A. J., Turner, N., Simmers, D., Craig, E., & Dowell, T. (2012). Every child to thrive, belong and achieve? Time to reflect and act in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1352). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Darlow, B., Dowell, A., Dean, S., Fullen, B. M., Hurley, D. A., Mathieson, F., & Baxter, G. D. (2012). The battle for hearts and spines. Proceedings of the Neuro Orthopaedic Institute (NOI) Neurodynamics & the Neuromatrix Conference. Retrieved from http://www.noi2012.com/programme.htm
Doolan Noble, F., Love, T., Pullon, S., & Dowell, T. (2012). The impact of beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge of general practitioners, and practice nurses on the care received by men who are significantly overweight. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 6(Suppl. 1), (pp. 81). doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2012.08.167
Mathieson, F., Mihaere, K., Collings, S., Dowell, A., & Stanley, J. (2012). Māori adaptation of a low intensity mental health intervention in primary care. Proceedings of the New Zealand Psychological Society (NZPsP) & New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists (NZCCP) Joint Conference: Tūtahitanga: Standing Together As One. (pp. 37). Retrieved from http://www.psychology.org.nz/cms_show_download.php?id=1585
van Rij, S., Nacey, J., & Dowell, T. (2012). General practitioners attitudes towards PSA screening in asymptomatic men. BJU International, 109(Suppl. s4), (pp. 58). doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2012.11073.x
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Woodbridge, M., Dowell, T., & Gray, L. (2012, September). The assessment of men's risk of STI and HIV in the general practice setting. Poster session presented at the Division of Health Sciences Research Forum: Health Matters: Research Excellence at Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Dowell, T., & Mangin, D. (2012, September). Research evidence and quality in primary care. Workshop presentation at the APAC Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care:, Auckland, New Zealand.
Doolan-Noble, F., Love, T., Pullon, S., & Dowell, T. (2012, December). Weighting to care. Verbal presentation at the Tāne Ora National Conference, Blenheim, New Zealand.
Dowell, T. (2012, September). Cyclone, gentle zephyr or totally becalmed: General practice and mental health services working together. Keynote presentation at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) Conference: Winds of Change: Nga hau Korure: Integrated Care, Wellington, New Zealand.
Gray, L., Stubbe, M., Macdonald, L., Tester, R., & Dowell, T. (2012, August). TAbOO: Getting 'fat' on the table (brief intervention pilot). Verbal presentation at the Primary Care and General Practice Research Weekend, Martinborough, New Zealand.
Woodbridge, M., Dowell, T., & Gray, L. (2012, August). The assessment of men's risk of STI and HIV in the general practice setting. Verbal presentation at the Primary Care and General Practice Research Weekend, Martinborough, New Zealand.
Doolan-Noble, F., Love, T., Pullon, S., & Dowell, T. (2012, August). Weighing the care: Impact of practitioner beliefs, attitudes and knowledge about obesity on overweight men's healthcare experiences. Verbal presentation at the Primary Care and General Practice Research Weekend, Martinborough, New Zealand.
2011
Journal - Research Article
Elley, C. R., Garrett, S., Rose, S. B., O'Dea, D., Lawton, B. A., Moyes, S. A., & Dowell, A. C. (2011). Cost-effectiveness of exercise on prescription with telephone support among women in general practice over 2 years. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 45(15), 1223-1229. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2010.072439
Dwairy, M., Dowell, A. C., & Stahl, J.-C. (2011). The application of foraging theory to the information searching behaviour of general practitioners. BMC Family Practice, 12, 90. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-12-90
McKinlay, E., Garrett, S., McBain, L., Dowell, T., Collings, S., & Stanley, J. (2011). New Zealand general practice nurses' roles in mental health care. International Nursing Review, 58(2), 225-233. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2010.00859.x
Garrett, S., Elley, C. R., Rose, S. B., O'Dea, D., Lawton, B. A., & Dowell, A. C. (2011). Are physical activity interventions in primary care and the community cost-effective? A systematic review of the evidence. British Journal of General Practice, 61(584), e125-e133. doi: 10.3399/bjgp11X561249
Gardner, J., Dew, K., Stubbe, M., Dowell, T., & Macdonald, L. (2011). Patchwork diagnoses: The production of coherence, uncertainty, and manageable bodies. Social Science & Medicine, 73(6), 843-850. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.12.010
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
New Zealand Primary Care Pandemic Research Group, including McBain, L., Love, T., Dowell, T., Baker, M., Gray, B., & Stubbe, M. (2011, September). Models of primary care for responding to pandemic influenza. Verbal presentation at the 17th World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians (WONCA) Europe Conference, Warsaw, Poland.
Stubbe, M., Tester, R., Macdonald, L., Dew, K., & Dowell, T. (2011, June-July). Evolution by design: Creating a multimedia corpus for health interaction research. The ARCH Corpus of Health Interactions [Colloquium]. Verbal presentation at the Ninth Interdisciplinary Communication, Medicine & Ethics (COMET) Conference, Nottingham, UK.
Dowell, T. (2011, September). Bridges and ditches, pathways and gates: Models of working across the primary secondary interface from a primary care perspective. Keynote presentation at the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) New Zealand Conference: Psychiatry in the field: Cultivating and diversifying our expertise? Queenstown, New Zealand.
Woodbridge, M., Dowell, T., & Gray, L. (2011, October). The assessment of men's risk of STI and HIV in the General Practice setting. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Sexual Health Society 33rd Annual Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Dowell, T. (2011, March). Challenges and controversies in mental health care. Verbal presentation at the Goodfellow Symposium: Evidence into Practice, Practice into People, Auckland, New Zealand.
2010
Journal - Research Article
Kerse, N., Hayman, K. J., Moyes, S. A., Peri, K., Robinson, E., Dowell, A., … Elley, C. R., … Keeling, S., … Arroll, B. (2010). Home-based activity program for older people with depressive symptoms: DeLLITE-a randomized controlled trial. Annals of Family Medicine, 8(3), 214-223. doi: 10.1370/afm.1093
Dew, K., Stubbe, M., Macdonald, L., Dowell, A., & Plumridge, E. (2010). The (non) use of prioritisation protocols by surgeons. Sociology of Health & Illness, 32(4), 545-562. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2009.01229.x
Bupha-Intr, O., Rose, S. B., Lawton, B. A., Elley, C. R., & Dowell, A. C. (2010). Are at-risk New Zealand women receiving recommended cardiovascular preventive therapy? New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1309). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1309/3975/content.pdf
Journal - Research Other
Dew, K., Stubbe, M., Macdonald, L., Dowell, A., & Plumridge, E. (2010). How useful are clinical priority assessment tools? [Research Gems]. Journal of Primary Health Care, 2(2), 174-175.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Elley, C., Garrett, S., Rose, S., O'Dea, D., Moyes, S., Dowell, A., & Lawton, B. (2010). Cost-effectiveness of the enhanced Green Prescription to increase physical activity among women in primary care over 2-years. North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) 38th Annual Meeting. Retrieved from http://www.napcrg.org/app/search10/results.cfm
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Dowell, T. (2010, November). Redesigning diabetes care: The main themes from a cohort study. Verbal presentation at the GP Research Weekend, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Mathieson, F. M., Collings, S., Dowell, T., Stanley, J., Goodyear-Smith, F., & Hatcher, S. (2010, June). How low can you go? An ultra brief guided self management intervention for sub threshold mental health problems in primary care. Verbal presentation at the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Boston, USA.
Perera, R., Morris, C., & Dowell, T. (2010, February). Voyage to quality: A quality framework for primary care. Verbal presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Annual Quality Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.
Perera, R., Morris, C., & Dowell, T. (2010, February). The quality landscape in NZ (2009). Verbal presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Annual Quality Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Collings, S., McKenzie, S., Dowell, A. C., Currey, N., Gandar, P., & Rees, D. (2010). Toolkit for Primary Mental Health Care Development: Report. Commissioned by Health Research Council. Wellington, New Zealand: University of Otago and Synergia Ltd. 194p.
Collings, S., Gandar, P., Dowell, A., Rees, D., McKenzie, S., & Currey, N. (2010). Toolkit for Primary Mental Health Care Development: Effective services for a sustainable future. Commissioned by Health Research Council. Wellington, New Zealand: University of Otago and Synergia Ltd. 247p.
Perera, R., Morris, C., & Dowell, T. (2010). Voyage to quality: Clinical indicator report. Commissioned by Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners and the Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Primary Health Care Quality Research Unit, University of Otago. 165p.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Perera, R., Morris, C., & Dowell, T. (2010). Voyage to quality: Mapping the quality landscape update [Interim report]. Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. Wellington, New Zealand: Primary Health Care Quality Research Unit, University of Otago. 49p.
Perera, R., Morris, C., & Dowell, T. (2010). Voyage to quality: Summary of work (February 2009-August 2010). Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. Wellington, New Zealand: Primary Health Care Quality Research Unit, University of Otago. 39p.
Perera, R., Morris, C., & Dowell, T. (2010). Voyage to quality: Clinical indicator report [Interim Report No. 6]. Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. Wellington, New Zealand: Primary Health Care Quality Research Unit, University of Otago. 54p.
Perera, R., Morris, C., & Dowell, T. (2010). Voyage to quality: Quality framework report [Interim report]. Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. Wellington, New Zealand: Primary Health Care Quality Research Unit, University of Otago. 19p.
2009
Journal - Research Article
Hegarty, K., Gunn, J., Blashki, G., Griffiths, F., Dowell, T., & Kendrick, T. (2009). How could depression guidelines be made more relevant and applicable to primary care? A quantitative and qualitative review of national guidelines. British Journal of General Practice, 59(562), 322-328. doi: 10.3399/bjgp09X420581
Lawton, B. A., Rose, S. B., Elley, C. R., Dowell, A. C., Fenton, A., & Moyes, S. A. (2009). Exercise on prescription for women aged 40-74 recruited through primary care: Two year randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 43(2), 120-123.
Journal - Research Other
Neuwelt, P., Matheson, D., Arroll, B., Dowell, A., Winnard, D., Crampton, P., Sheridan, N. F., & Cumming, J. (2009). Putting population health into practice through primary health care [Viewpoint]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1290). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1290/3484/content.pdf
Rodenburg, H., Dowell, T., & James, K. (2009). Primary mental health care: Service delivery and the impact on the workforce [Guest editorial]. Journal of Primary Health Care, 1(2), 94-95.
Mathieson, F., Collings, S., & Dowell, A. (2009). Sub-threshold mental health syndromes: Finding an alternative to the medication of unhappiness [Essay]. Journal of Primary Health Care, 1(1), 74-77.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Dowell, T. (2009). [Review of the book Primary health care: People, practice, place]. Health Sociology Review, 18(3), 336-338.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Stubbe, M., Dew, K., Macdonald, L., & Dowell, T. (2009). Tracking patient-professional interactions through an episode of care: What are the implications for practice? Proceedings of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Annual Scientific Conference: Myths and Realities of Primary Care. RNZCGP. Retrieved from http://www.rnzcgp.org.nz/rnzcgp-conference-2009/
Dowell, T. (2009). Beyond general practice: Researching health and wellbeing in the community. Proceedings of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Annual Scientific Conference: Myths and Realities of Primary Care. RNZCGP. Retrieved from http://www.conference.co.nz/index.cfm/RNZCGP09/
Dowell, T., & McDermott, B. (2009). International perspectives on guideline development for the treatment of childhood and adolescent depression. Proceedings of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists' Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Conference: Child2009: Aspiring to Best Practice. RANZCP. Retrieved from http://www.child2009.co.nz/programme/
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Dowell, T. (2009, October). Managing a research grant. Verbal presentation at the Waitomo General Practitioners Research Weekend, Waitomo, New Zealand.
Dowell, T. (2009, February). National evaluation of Primary Mental Health Initiatives. Verbal presentation at the Capital & Coast District Health Board Stakeholder Forum, Wellington, New Zealand.
Dowell, T., Cavana, E., Noble, V., Mangin, D., Graham Smith, H., & Judkins, A. (2009, September). Research into community health and wellbeing changes nothing [Debate]. Verbal presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Annual Scientific Conference: Myths and Realities of Primary Care, Wellington, New Zealand.
Perera, R., Dowell, T., & Toop, L. (2009, September). Performance indicators: What are they and are they good? [Workshop]. Verbal presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Annual Scientific Conference: Myths and Realities of Primary Care, Wellington, New Zealand.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Dowell, A. C., Garrett, S., Collings, S., McBain, L., McKinlay, E., & Stanley, J. (2009). Evaluation of the Primary Mental Health Initiatives: Summary report. Wellington, New Zealand: University of Otago and the Ministry of Health. 80p.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Perera, R., Morris, C., Laidlaw, T., Litchfield, M., Du Jary, S., & Dowell, T. (2009). Voyage to quality: Mapping the quality landscape [Interim report]. Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. Wellington, New Zealand: Primary Health Care Quality Research Unit, University of Otago. 33p.
2008
Journal - Research Article
Dew, K., Plumridge, E., Stubbe, M., Dowell, T., Macdonald, L., & Major, G. (2008). 'You just got to eat healthy': The topic of CAM in the general practice consultation. Health Sociology Review, 17(4), 396-409.
Dew, K., Dowell, T., Stubbe, M., Plumridge, E., & Macdonald, L. (2008). 'Treating' patients differently: A qualitative study of how clinical and social factors shape interactions between doctors and patients. New Zealand Family Physician, 35(6), 282-386.
Stubbe, M., Dowell, T., Plumridge, L., MacDonald, L., & Dew, K. (2008). Antibiotics: Prescribing dilemma: Do our GPs say one thing while doing another? New Zealand Pharmacy, 28(3), 30362.
Lawton, B. A., Rose, S. B., Elley, C. R., Dowell, A. C., Fenton, A., & Moyes, S. A. (2008). Exercise on prescription for women aged 40-74 recruited through primary care: Two year randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 337, a2509. doi: 10.1136/bmj.a2509
Raymont, A., Morgan, S., McLeod, D., Dowell, A., van Rij, A., Cumming, J., … Dew, K., & Cormack, D. (2008). New Zealand general practitioners' non-urgent referrals to surgeons: Who and why? New Zealand Medical Journal, 121(1275). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/121-1275/3091/content.pdf
Lawton, B. A., Rose, S. B., Cormack, D. M., Stanley, J., & Dowell, A. C. (2008). The menopause symptom profile of Maori and non-Maori women in New Zealand. Climacteric, 11, 467-474. doi: 10.1080/13697130802351094
Kerse, N., Falloon, K., Moyes, S. A., Hayman, K. J., Dowell, T., Kolt, G. S., Elley, C. R., … Keeling, S., … Arroll, B. (2008). DeLLITE depression in late life: An intervention trial of exercise: Design and recruitment of a randomised controlled trial. BMC Geriatrics, 8, 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-8-12
Lawton, B., Rose, S., Kieser, J., Broadbent, J., Sussex, P., Thomson, M., & Dowell, A. (2008). Disparities in edentulism and tooth loss between Māori and non-Māori New Zealand women. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 32(3), 254-260.
Rose, S. B., Elley, C. R., Lawton, B. A., & Dowell, A. C. (2008). A single question reliably identifies physically inactive women in primary care. New Zealand Medical Journal, 121(1268). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/121-1268/2897/content.pdf
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Turner, N., Hoare, K. J., & Dowell, T. (2008). Children in New Zealand: Their health and human rights [Editorial]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 121(1271). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/121-1271/2980/content.pdf
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Stubbe, M., Plumridge, E., Dowell, T., Dew, K., & Macdonald, L. (2008). Negotiating prescribing dilemmas: The use of evidence in antibiotic discussions. Proceedings of the 15th World Congress of Applied Linguistics. AILA. Retrieved from http://www.aila2008.org/symposiaindividual-papersposters.html
Lawton, B., Rose, S. B., Elley, R., Dowell, T., Fenton, A., & Brown, S. (2008). The Women's Lifestyle Study: A 2-year randomised controlled trial of physical activity counselling in primary health care. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 79(Suppl. 1), (pp. S31). [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Lawton, B. A., Rose, S. B., Cormack, D., Stanley, J., & Dowell, A. C. (2008, June). The menopause symptom profile of Maori women in New Zealand. Poster session presented at the Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress (PRIDoC), Waimea, Kauai.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Lawton, B. A., Rose, S. B., Kieser, J. A., Broadbent, J. M., Sussex, P. V., Thomson, W. M., & Dowell, A. C. (2008, June). Disparities in edentulism and tooth loss between Māori and non-Māori New Zealand women. Verbal presentation at the Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress (PRIDoC), Waimea, Kauai.
ARCH Group includes, Dowell, T., Stubbe, M., & MacDonald, L. (2008, February). The language of adherence: Exploring interactions in a medicine use consultation. Verbal presentation at the PHARMAC Seminar Series, Wellington, New Zealand.
McKinlay, E., Garrett, S., Dowell, T., Collings, S., McBain, L., & Stanley, J. (2008, September). Primary mental health initiatives: Nurses new roles in interdisciplinary mental health service delivery. Verbal presentation at the 18th Annual TheMHS Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Dowell, T. (2008, September). Let forty one flowers bloom: Evaluation of primary mental health initiatives in New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the 18th Annual TheMHS Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Dowell, T. (2008, July). New Zealand Guidelines Group Workshop: Mental Health in Primary Care. Verbal presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Annual Scientific Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand.
ARCH Group includes, Dowell, T., Stubbe, M., & MacDonald, L. (2008, April). The language of adherence: Exploring interactions in a medicine use consultation. Verbal presentation at the PHARMAC Seminar Series, Wellington, New Zealand.
Dowell, T., Collings, S., McBain, L., McKinlay, E., Stanley, J., & Garrett, S. (2008, July). Primary mental health initiatives: Models of care, the evaluation team perspective. Verbal presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Annual Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Collings, S., Garrett, S., McBain, L., McKinlay, E., Dowell, A., & Stanley, J. (2008, July). Should psychotherapies be funded for access from primary care? Verbal presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Annual Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Dowell, T., Collings, S., McBain, L., McKinlay, E., Stanley, J., & Garrett, S. (2008, July). Primary mental health initiatives: Success in mental health service delivery. Verbal presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Annual Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Dowell, T., Antric, T., Arroll, B., Bensemann, C., Collings, S., Cosgriff, J., … Ellis, P., … Webster, R. (2008). Identification of common mental disorders and management of depression in primary care. Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Guidelines Group. 188p.
2007
Journal - Research Article
Dew, K., Morgan, S., Dowell, A., McLeod, D., Bushnell, J. A., & Collings, S. (2007). ′It puts things out of your control′: Fear of consequences as a barrier to patient disclosure of mental health issues to general practitioners. Sociology of Health & Illness, 29(7), 1-16.
Dowell, A., Macdonald, L., Stubbe, M., Plumridge, E., & Dew, K. (2007). Clinicians at work: What can we learn from interactions in the consultation? New Zealand Family Physician, 34(5), 345-350.
Perera, R., Dowell, T., Crampton, P., & Kearns, R. (2007). Panning for gold: An evidence-based tool for assessment of performance indicators in primary health care. Health Policy, 80, 314-327.
Rose, S. B., Lawton, B. A., Elley, C. R., Dowell, A. C., & Fenton, A. J. (2007). The 'Women's Lifestyle Study', 2-year randomized controlled trial of physical activity counselling in primary health care: Rationale and study design. BMC Public Health, 7, 166. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-166
Vickers, M. R., MacLennan, A. H., Lawton, B., Ford, D., Martin, J., Meredith, S. K., … Rose, S., Dowell, A., … for the WISDOM team. (2007). Main morbidities recorded in the women's international study of long duration oestrogen after menopause (WISDOM): A randomised controlled trial of hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women. BMJ, 335. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39266.425069.AD
Journal - Research Other
Garrett, S., Dowell, T., Bos, V., Collings, S., McBain, L., & McKinlay, E. (2007). The challenge of improving access to mental health services within a primary care setting. New Zealand Family Physician, 34(1), 25-29.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Dowell, T., & Turner, N. (2007). New Zealand: The urgent need to focus on child health? New Zealand Family Physician, 34(3), 152-157.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Dowell, T. (2007). Nature and outcome of depressive disorder in New Zealand general practice: The MaGPie Study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 41(Suppl. 2), (pp. A197). doi: 10.1080/00048670701724597
Collings, S., Garrett, S., McKinlay, E., McBain, L., & Dowell, T. (2007). How do psychotherapists respond to a previously underserved group of patients referred from primary care? Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 41(Suppl. 2), (pp. A337). doi: 10.1080/00048670701724647
Garrett, S., McBain, L., Dowell, T., Collings, C., & McKinlay, E. (2007). Evaluating the implementation of innovative primary mental health care initiatives in diverse NZ communities. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 41(Suppl. 2), (pp. A317). doi: 10.1080/00048670701724647
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Dowell, T., & Ross, J. (2007, September). CA in health research: A practitioner perspective. Verbal presentation at the Research Symposium: Using Interaction data in Health Research, Wellington, New Zealand.
Stubbe, M., Dew, K., Plumridge, E., Macdonald, L., & Dowell, T. (2007, September). Inside the black box: Tracking patient-professional interactions. Verbal presentation at the Research Symposium: Using interaction data in Health Research, Wellington, New Zealand.
Stubbe, M., Dew, K., Macdonald, L., Plumridge, L., & Dowell, T. (2007, June). Persuasion and resistance in general practice referral talk. Verbal presentation at the Fifth Interdisciplinary Conference on Communication, Medicine and Ethics, Lugano, Switzerland.
Dew, K., Stubbe, M., Plumridge, L., Macdonald, L., & Dowell, T. (2007, June). Patient-initiated side effects talk: Interactional dilemmas in the general practice consultation. Verbal presentation at the Fifth Interdisciplinary Conference on Communication, Medicine and Ethics, Lugano, Switzerland.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Dowell, A., Morgan, S., Pledger, M., Raymont, A., van Rij, A., Cumming, J., Dew, K., & Cormack, D. (2007). Access to elective surgery for patients referred under ACC. Commissioned by ACC. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Primary Health Care & General Practice, University of Otago. 37p.
Dowell, T., Garrett, S., Collings, S., McBain, L., McKinlay, E., & Stanley, J. (2007). Primary mental health initiatives evaluation: Interim report. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Primary Health Care & General Practice, University of Otago. 242p. Retrieved from http://www.wnmeds.ac.nz/academic/gp/mentalhealth/indexoctoberinterimreport.html
2006
Journal - Research Article
Eastwood, A., & Dowell, A. (2006). After hours healthcare for older patients in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 119(1234), 10-18. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Poynton, L., Dowell, A., Dew, K., & Egan, T. (2006). General practitioners' attitudes toward (and use of) complementary and alternative medicine: A New Zealand nationwide survey. New Zealand Medical Journal, 119(1247). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1247/2361/content.pdf
Health Utilisation Research Alliance (HURA), including McLeod, D., Cormack, D., Robson, B., Love, T., Salmond, C., Dowell, T., … Crampton, P. (2006). Ethnicity data and primary care in New Zealand: Lessons from the Health Utilisation Research Alliance (HURA) study. New Zealand Medical Journal, 119(1231). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1231/1917/content.pdf
Health Utilisation Research Alliance (HURA), including McLeod, D., Cormack, D., Love, T., Salmond, C., Robson, B., Dowell, T., Crampton, P., Ramage, S., & Howard, M. (2006). Ethnicity, socioeconomic deprivation and consultation rates in New Zealand general practice. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 11(3), 141-149.
The MaGPIe Research Group, including Dowell, A., Bushnell, J., McLeod, D., Salmond, C., Ramage, S., Collings, S., Ellis, P., Kljakovic, M., & McBain, L. (2006). The treatment of common mental health problems in general practice. Family Practice, 23, 53-59.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Lawton, B., Rose, S., & Dowell, T. (2006, September). The menopause symptom profile of Māori women in New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the 10th Australasian Menopause Society Congress: A Cultural Change: Health Beyond the Menopause, Wellington, New Zealand.
Dew, K., Stubbe, M., Plumridge, E., MacDonald, L., & Dowell, T. (2006, November). Side effects talk: Interactional dilemmas in the general practice consultation. Verbal presentation at the Sociological Association of Aotearoa New Zealand Conference, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Dew, K., Stubbe, M., Plumridge, E., Macdonald, L., & Dowell, T. (2006, August). Is clinical decision making rational? An analysis of surgeon-patient interactions. Verbal presentation at the 10th New Zealand Language and Society Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Stubbe, M., Dowell, T., Macdonald, L., Dew, K., & Plumridge, E. (2006, August). ″You'll be persuaded?″ The discursive construction of referral decisions in general practice consultations. Verbal presentation at the 10th New Zealand Language and Society Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Stubbe, M., Dowell, T., Dew, K., Plumridge, E., & Macdonald, L. (2006, August). Interaction under the microscope: Talk at work in the general practice consultation. Verbal presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Dowell, T., & Stubbe, M. (2006, October). Prescribing issues from participants. Verbal presentation at the PHARMAC Seminar Series, Wellington, New Zealand.
Dowell, T. (2006, October). Prescribing solutions. Verbal presentation at the PHARMAC Seminar Series, Wellington, New Zealand.
Dew, K., Dowell, T., Plumridge, L., & Stubbe, M. (2006, February). HSR at the level of interpersonal interactions. Verbal presentation at the Introduction to Health Services Research and Policy, Wellington, New Zealand.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Dowell, T., McBain, L., McKinlay, E., Collings, S., Bos, V., & Garrett, S. (2006). Primary mental health initiatives: Interim report. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Primary Health Care & General Practice, University of Otago. 56p. Retrieved from http://www.wnmeds.ac.nz/academic/gp/mentalhealth/Primary%20Mental%20Health%20Initiatives.pdf
Other Research Output
(2006) Moriarty, H., Dowell, T., Bushnell., & Rudland J. (2006) International perspectives on clinical skills for the undergraduate medical curriculum. Department of Primary Health Care & General Practice, University of Otago: Wellington, New Zealand. http://www.wnmeds.ac.nz/academic/gp/Curriculum%20Development/IntlPerspectivesonClinicalSkillsfortheUndergradMediCurriculum.html. [Other Research Output].
2005
Journal - Research Article
Weller, J., Dowell, A., Kljakovic, M., & Robinson, B. (2005). Simulation training for medical emergencies in general practice. Medical Education, 39, 1143-1172.
Janes, R., Cormack, D., & Dowell, A. (2005). New Zealand Rural General Practitioners 1999 Survey Part 4: Analysis of specific sub-groups. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1208). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1208/1256/content.pdf
The MaGPIe Research Group, including McLeod, D., Bushnell, J., Dowell, A., Salmond, C., Ramage, S., Collings, S., Ellis, P., Kljakovic, M., & McBain, L. (2005). Do patients want to disclose psychological problems to GPs? Family Practice, 22(6), 631-637.
Collings, S., The MaGPIe Research Group, including Bushnell, J., Dowell, A., McLeod, D., Salmond, C., Ramage, S., Ellis, P., Kljakovic, M., & McBain, L. (2005). Disability and the detection of mental disorder in primary care. Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology, 40(12), 994-1002. doi: 10.1007/s00127-005-0984-0
Dew, K., Cumming, J., McLeod, D., Morgan, S., McKinlay, E., Dowell, A., & Love, T. (2005). Explicit rationing of elective services: Implementing the New Zealand reforms. Health Policy, 74, 1-12.
The MaGPIe Research Group, including McLeod, D., Bushnell, J., Dowell, A., Salmond, C., Ramage, S., Collings, S., Ellis, P., Kljakovic, M., & McBain, L. (2005). General practitioners' perceptions of barriers to their provision of mental healthcare: A report on Mental Health and General Practice Investigation (MaGPIe). New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1222). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1222/1654/content.pdf
The MaGPIe Research Group, including Dowell, A., Bushnell, J., McLeod, D., Salmond, C., Ramage, S., Collings, S., Ellis, P., Kljakovic, M., & McBain, L. (2005). The effectiveness of case-finding for mental health problems in primary care. British Journal of General Practice, 55, 665-669.
Love, T., Crampton, P., Salmond, C., & Dowell, A. (2005). Patterns of medical practice variation: Variability in referral for back pain by New Zealand general practitioners. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1212). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1212/1381/content.pdf
Neuwelt, P., Crampton, P., Crengle, S., Dew, K., Dowell, A., Kearns, R., & Thomas, D. (2005). Assessing and developing community participation in primary health care in Aotearoa New Zealand: A national study. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1218). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1218/1562/content.pdf
The MaGPIe Research Group, including Kljakovic, M., Dowell, A., McLeod, D., Bushnell, J., Salmond, C., Ramage, S., Collings, S., Ellis, P., & McBain, L. (2005). Recognition of physical and psychological symptoms: No influence of GP demographic factors. Australian Family Physician, 34(8), 1-4.
Dew, K., Dowell, A., McLeod, D., Collings, S., & Bushnell, J. (2005). ″This glorious twilight zone of uncertainty″: Mental health consultations in general practice in New Zealand. Social Science & Medicine, 61, 1189-1200.
The MaGPIe Research Group, including Bushnell, J., McLeod, D., Dowell, A., Salmond, C., Ramage, S., Collings, S., Ellis, P., Kljakovic, M., & McBain, L. (2005). Mental disorders among Maori attending their general practitioner. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 39(5), 401-406.
Journal - Research Other
Toop, L., Richards, D., & Dowell, T. (2005). Response to Maubach and Hoek's paper on GP attitudes to DTCA [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1217). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1217/1543/content.pdf
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Dowell, T. (2005). ″This glorious twilight zone of uncertainty″: Research in general practice. Wellington Medical Research Foundation Research Review, (May), 2-3.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Dowell, T. (2005). ″...And rode psychologically off in all directions″: The role of research and evaluation in primary mental health care development. Proceedings of the Primary Focus 2 Conference: Moving in the right direction. (pp. 64). Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health. [Abstract]
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Perera, R., Dowell, A., & Crampton, P. (2005). Clinical indicators for PHOs: Recommendations for target setting. DHBs/Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: University of Otago. 91p.
Cumming, J., . . ., Barnett, P., Perera, R., & Dowell, T. (2005). Evaluation of the Implementation and Intermediate Outcomes of the Primary Health Care Strategy. First Report: Overview. Wellington: Health Services Research Centre, Victoria University.
2004
Journal - Research Article
McLeod, D., Morgan, S., McKinlay, E., Dew, K., Cumming, J., Dowell, A., & Love, T. (2004). Use of, and attitudes to, clinical priority assessment criteria in elective surgery in New Zealand. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 9(2), 91-99.
McLeod, D., Morgan, S., McKinlay, E., Dew, K., Cumming, J., Dowell, A., & Love, T. (2004). Clinicians' reported use of clinical priority assessment criteria and their attitudes to prioritization for elective surgery: A cross-sectional survey. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 74(11), 1003-1009.
McLeod, D., Dew, K., Morgan, S., Dowell, A., Cumming, J., Cormack, D., McKinlay, E., & Love, T. (2004). Equity of access to elective surgery: Reflections from NZ clinicians. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 9(Suppl. 2), 41-47.
Rose, S., Lawton, B., Dowell, A., & Fenton, A. (2004). Risk factors for type 2 diabetes in postmenopausal New Zealand women: A cross-sectional study. New Zealand Medical Journal, 117(1207). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/117-1207/1206/content.pdf
Janes, R., & Dowell, A. (2004). New Zealand rural general practitioners 1999 survey - Part 3: Rural general practitioners speak out. New Zealand Medical Journal, 117(1191). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/117-1191/815/content.pdf
McKinlay, E., McLeod, D., Dowell, A., & Marshall, C. (2004). Clinical practice guidelines' development and use in New Zealand: An evolving process. New Zealand Medical Journal, 117(1199). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/117-1199/999/content.pdf
Janes, R., Elley, R., & Dowell, A. (2004). New Zealand Rural General Practitioners 1999 Survey - Part 2: Gender issues. New Zealand Medical Journal, 117(1191). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/117-1191/814/content.pdf
Rodenburg, H., Bos, V., O'Malley, C., McGeorge, P., Love, T., & Dowell, A. (2004). General practice care of enduring mental health problems: An evaluation of the Wellington Mental Health Liaison Service. New Zealand Medical Journal, 117(1202). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/117-1202/1077/content.pdf
The MaGPIe Research Group, including Bushnell, J., McLeod, D., Dowell, A., Salmond, C., Ramage, S., Collings, S., Ellis, P., Kljakovic, M., & McBain, L. (2004). Frequency of consultations and general practitioner recognition of psychological symptoms. British Journal of General Practice, 54, 838-842.
The MaGPIe Research Group, including Bushnell, J., McLeod, D., Dowell, A., Salmond, C., Ramage, S., Collings, S., Ellis, P., Kljakovic, M., & McBain, L. (2004). General practitioner recognition of mental illness in the absence of a 'gold standard'. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 38, 789-794.
Love, T., Dowell, A., Salmond, C., & Crampton, P. (2004). Quality indicators and variation in primary care: Modelling GP referral patterns. Family Practice, 21(2), 160-165.
Crampton, P., Perera, R., Crengle, S., Dowell, A., Howden-Chapman, P., Kearns, R., Love, T., … Southwick, M. (2004). What makes a good performance indicator? Devising primary care performance indicators for New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 117(1191). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/117-1191/820/content.pdf
McLeod, D., Pullon, S., Benn, C. A., Cookson, T., Dowell, A., Viccars, A., White, S., Green, R., & Crooke, M. J. (2004). Can support and education for smoking cessation and reduction be provided effectively by midwives within primary maternity care? Midwifery, 20(1), 37-50. doi: 10.1016/S0266-6138(03)00051-2
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Dowell, A. C. (2004). Mental health in general practice and primary care. New Zealand Family Physician, 31(6), 368-371.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
McLeod, D., White, S., McKinlay, E., Dew, K., Cumming, J., Dowell, T., & Love, T. (2004). Prioritising patients for elective surgery: Evaluation of the use of clinical priority assessment criteria in New Zealand. Proceedings of the General Practice and Primary Health Care Research Conference. (pp. 57). Australia: Primary Health Care Research & Information Service. Retrieved from http://www.phcris.org.au
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Dowell, T., & Gray, B. (2004, July). Set the scene. Verbal presentation at the Royal College of General Practitioners Conference: Facing Complexity, Wellington, New Zealand.
Dowell, A. (2004, June). Psychological disorders in general practice: A re-evaluation of 'missed diagnosis' and 'under-treatment'. Verbal presentation at the Wonca Europe Conference, Amsterdam.
Dowell, A., & McLeod, D. (2004, July). Mental health issues: This glorious twilight zone of uncertainty: Doctors and patients perceptions of the mental health consultation. Verbal presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Conference, Wellington.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Perera, R., Dowell, A., & Crampton, P. (2004). Review of Ministry of Health proposed performance indicators for PHOs. Commissioned by Report prepared for the Ministry of Health. Wellington: University of Otago. 112p.
2003
Journal - Research Article
Moriarty, H. J., McLeod, D., & Dowell, A. C. (2003). Mystery shopping in health service evaluation. British Journal of General Practice, 53, 942-946.
Lawton, B., Rose, S. B., McLeod, D., & Dowell, A. C. (2003). Changes in use of hormone replacement therapy after the report from the Women's Health Initiative: Cross sectional survey of users. British Medical Journal, 327, 845-846.
Pullon, S. R., McLeod, D., Benn, C. A., Viccars, A., Morgan, S., Cookson, T. J., Dowell, A. C., & Green, R. (2003). Smoking cessation in New Zealand: Education and resources for use by midwives for women who smoke during pregnancy. Health Promotion International, 18(4), 315-325.
McLeod, D., Benn, C. A., Pullon, S. R., Viccars, A., Morgan, S., Cookson, T. J., & Dowell, A. C. (2003). The midwife's role in facilitating smoking behaviour change during pregnancy. Midwifery, 19, 285-297.
Crampton, P., Dowell, A., Parkin, C., & Thompson, C. (2003). Combating effects of racism through a cultural immersion medical education program. Academic Medicine, 78(6), 595-598.
The MaGPIe Research Group, including Bushnell, J., McLeod, D., Dowell, A., Salmond, C., Ramage, S., Cave, R., Collings, S., Ellis, P., Kljakovic, M., & McBain, L. (2003). The nature and prevalence of psychological problems in New Zealand primary healthcare: A report on Mental Health and General Practice Investigation (MaGPIe). New Zealand Medical Journal, 116(1171). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/116-1171/379/content.pdf
Journal - Research Other
Toop, L. J., Richards, D. A., & Dowell, A. C. (2003). The leadership role of general practice in public health: Advocating a ban of direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs in New Zealand. 'Possums in the headlights?'. British Journal of General Practice, 53(489), 342-345.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Bushnell, J. A., Dowell, A. C., & McLeod, D. (2003, April 2003). Mental health in primary care: Some key findings from the Mental Health and General Practice Investigation - MaGPIe Study. Verbal presentation at the Community Mental Health National Conference, Rotorua.
McLeod, D., Cumming, J. M., Dowell, A. C., & Dew, K. P. (2003, November 2003). Using surgical priority assessment criteria to achieve equitable access. Verbal presentation at the Bridging the Gap: Research and Values to Policy and Practice. Third Health Services and Policy Research Conference, Melbourne.
Dowell, A. C., McLeod, D., & Kljakovic, M. (2003, July, 2003). Mental health and chronic fatigue syndrome: The MAGPIE study: A re-examination of 'missed diagnosis' of psychological problems in primary care. Verbal presentation at the The Royal New Zealand College of General Practioners Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Toop, L. J., Richards, D. A., Dowell, A. C., Tilyard, M., Fraser, T., & Arroll, B. (2003). Direct to consumer advertising of prescription drugs in New Zealand: For health or for profit? Report to the Minister of Health supporting the case for a ban on DTCA. 61p.
2002
Journal - Research Article
Moayyedi, P., Axon, A. T., Feltbower, R., Duffett, S., Crocombe, W., Braunholtz, D., … Dowell, A. C., & Forman, D. (2002). Relation of adult lifestyle and socioeconomic factors to the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection. International Journal of Epidemiology, 31(3), 624-631.
Kriechbaum, A., Crampton, P., & Dowell, A. C. (2002). Independent practice associations in New Zealand: A study of governance structures and process. New Zealand Medical Journal, 115, 50-52.
Dowell, A. C., Coster, G., & Maffey, C. (2002). Morale in general practice: Crisis and solutions. New Zealand Medical Journal, 115, U102. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/115-1158/102
Wynn-Thomas, S., Love, T., McLeod, D., Vernall, S., Kljakovic, M., Dowell, A., & Durham, J. (2002). The Ottawa ankle rules for the use of diagnostic X-ray in after hours medical centres in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 115(1162), U184. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/115-1162/184
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Lawton, B. A., Rose, S. B., & Dowell, A. C. (2002). Cessation of the WHI and WISDOM trials: A New Zealand perspective. Climacteric, 5(4), 326-328.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
McLeod, D., Pullon, S., Viccars, A., Dowell, T., White, S., Green, R., … Crooke, M. J. (2002). Midwifery education for women who smoke: The MEWS study: Information and resources for use by midwives. Proceedings of the NZCOM Conference. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Lawton, B. A., Dowell, A. C., Rose, S. B., Fenton, A., & Stone, P. R. (2002). Aotearoa Women's Health Initiative: New Zealand Maori and non-Maori women aged 49-69 years. Verbal presentation at the 10th World Congress on the Menopause, Berlin, Germany.
Lawton, B. A., Rose, S. B., Dowell, A. C., & Fenton, A. (2002). Menopause. Verbal presentation at the UK Medical Research Council GP Research Framework Conference, Warwick, UK.
Rose, S. B., Lawton, B. A., Dowell, A. C., Fenton, A., & Stone, P. R. (2002). Cardiovascular risk factor profiles in postmenopausal New Zealand women. Verbal presentation at the 6th Australasian Menopause Society Congress, Sydney, Australia.
Commissioned Report for External Body
McLeod, D., White, S. J., McKinlay, E. M., Dew, K. P., Cumming, J. M., Dowell, A. C., Perera, R., Love, T., & Raymont, A. (2002). CPAC Evaluation Project Report on the Descriptive Study. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington: MOH. 111p.
Moriarty, H. J., Dowell, A. C., & McLeod, D. (2002). The Healthline Evaluation. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington: Ministry of Health. 51p.
2001
Journal - Research Article
Lawton, B., Reid, P., Cormack, D., Dowell, A. C., & Stone, P. (2001). Maori women and menopause. Pacific Health Dialog, 8(1), 163-165.
The MaGPIe Research Group, including Bushnell, J., Dowell, A., Friedli, K., McLeod, D., McMurray, K., Salmond, C., Collings, S., Ellis, P., Kljakovic, M., McBain, L., & Salmond, G. (2001). Psychological problems in New Zealand primary health care: A report on the pilot phase of the Mental Health and General Practice Investigation (MaGPIe). New Zealand Medical Journal, 114(1124), 11-13.
Janes, R., Dowell, A. C., & Cormack, D. (2001). New Zealand Rural General Practitioners 1999 Survey - Part 1: An overview of the rural doctor workforce and their concerns. New Zealand Medical Journal, 114, 492-495.
Dowell, A. C., Westcott, T., McLeod, D., & Hamilton, S. (2001). A survey of job satisfaction, sources of stress and psychological symptoms among New Zealand health professionals. New Zealand Medical Journal, 114, 540-544.
Dowell, A. C., Crampton, P., & Parkin, C. (2001). The first sunrise: An experience of cultural immersion and community health needs assessment by undergraduate medical students in New Zealand. Medical Education, 35, 242-249.
Crampton, P., Woodward, A., & Dowell, A. C. (2001). The role of the third sector in providing primary care services - theoretical and policy issues. Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, 17, 1-21.
Crampton, P., Dowell, A. C., & Woodward, A. (2001). Third sector primary care for vulnerable populations. Social Science & Medicine, 53, 1491-1502.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Lawton, B., Reid, P., Cormack, D., & Dowell, A. C. (2001). Nga Ruahine: Maori and menopause. In H. Rozenbaum (Ed.), Proceedings of the 1st Congress of the Federation of National European Menopause Societies. (pp. 213-215). Prague: Editions ESKA. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Rose, S. B., Lawton, B. A., Dowell, A. C., Stone, P. R., Fenton, A. J., & Reid, P. (2001). Recruitment to the international WISDOM RCT from general practice: A New Zealand pilot study. Poster session presented at the 5th Australasian Menopause Society Congress, Melbourne, Australia.
Lawton, B. A., Dowell, A. C., Cormack, D. M., Rose, S. B., Reid, P., Stone, P. R., & Fenton, A. J. (2001, May). New Zealand women and menopause: General practice based recruitment to a randomised control trial involving HRT. Poster session presented at the 4th International Symposium on Women's Health and Menopause: New Strategies, Improved Quality of Life, Washington D.C, USA.
Rose, S. B., Lawton, B. A., Dowell, A. C., Stone, P. R., Fenton, A. J., & Reid, P. (2001, May). Recruitment to the international WISDOM RCT: A New Zealand pilot study. Poster session presented at the 5th Australasian Menopause Society Congress, Melbourne, Australia.
Commissioned Report for External Body
McKinlay, E. M., McLeod, D., & Dowell, A. C. (2001). Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Selective Literature Review. Commissioned by New Zealand Guidelines Group. 49p.
McKinlay, E. M., McLeod, D., & Dowell, A. C. (2001). Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Framework for Implementation and Evaluation. Commissioned by New Zealand Guidelines Group. 47p.
Dowell, A. C. (2001). An Evaluation of the Best Practice Advocacy Centre (BPAC) and the Preferred Medicines Centre (PreMeC). Commissioned by Pharmac. 33p.
McKinlay, E. M., McLeod, D., & Dowell, A. C. (2001). An Examination of the Processes Involved in Developing the Cardiac Rehabilitation Guideline. Commissioned by New Zealand Guidelines Group. 33p.
McKinlay, E. M., McLeod, D., & Dowell, A. C. (2001). Clinical Practice Guidelines in New Zealand: An Examination of the Interfaces Between Guidelines, End-users and NZGG Stakeholders and Input into Guideline Development by Consumer and Cultural Representatives. Commissioned by New Zealand Guidelines Group. 55p.
2000
Authored Book - Research
Dowell, A. C. (2000). A Sunrise, a Supernova and a Free Breakfast: Research and Education in General Practice. Dunedin: University of Otago Press, 44p.
Chapter in Book - Research
Dowell, A. C., & Neal, R. D. (2000). Vision and change in primary care: Past, present and future. In P. Tovey (Ed.), Contemporary Primary Care and Change: Issues and Themes. (pp. 9-25). Buckingham, Philadelphia: Open University Press.
Journal - Research Article
Dowell, A. C., Hamilton, S., & McLeod, D. (2000). Job satisfaction, psychological morbidity and job stress among New Zealand general practitioners. New Zealand Medical Journal, 113, 269-272.
McLeod, D., Mansell, J., Harris, R., Dowell, A., Robson, B., & Reid, P. (2000). The collection of patient ethnicity data: A challenge for general practice. New Zealand Family Physician, 27(3), 51-57.
Crampton, P., Dowell, A. C., & Bowers, S. (2000). Third sector primary health care in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 113, 92-96.
Moayyedi, P., Feltbower, R., Brown, J., Mason, S., Mason, J. C., Nathan, J., … Dowell, A. C., & Axon, A. T. (2000). Effect of population screening and treatment for Helicobacter pylor on dyspepsia and quality of life in the community: A randomised controlled trial. Lancet, 355, 1665-1669.
McLeod, D., Somasundaram, R., Howden-Chapman, P. L., & Dowell, A. C. (2000). Promotion of smoking cessation by New Zealand general practitioners: A description of current practice. New Zealand Medical Journal, 113, 480-485.
Crampton, P., Dowell, A. C., Woodward, A., & Salmond, C. E. (2000). Utilisation rates in capitated primary care centres serving low income populations. New Zealand Medical Journal, 113, 436-438.
Moayyedi, P., Forman, D., Braunholtz, D., Feltbower, R., Crocombe, W., Liptrott, M., Dowell, A. C., & Axon, A. T. (2000). The proportion of upper gastrointestinal symptoms in the community associated with Helicobacter pylori, lifestyle factors, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Leeds HELP Study Group. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 95(6), 1448-1455.
Moayyedi, P., Feltbower, R., Crocombe, W., Mason, J. C., Atha, J., Brown, J., Dowell, A. C., … Axon, A. T. (2000). The effectiveness of omeprazole, clarithromycin and tinidazole in eradicatingHelicobacter pylori in a community screen and treat program. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 14(6), 719-728.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Dowell, A. C., Crampton, P., & Parkin, C. (2000). The first sunrise: Teaching cultural immersion and community health needs assessment in New Zealand. Proceedings of WONCA Asia Pacific Regional Conference. (pp. 223). [Abstract]
Dowell, A. C., Hamilton, S. A., McLeod, D., & Westcott, T. (2000). Stress and job satisfaction: A comparison between general practitioners and other health professional groups. Proceedings of WONCA Asia Pacific Regional Conference. (pp. 85). [Abstract]
1999
Chapter in Book - Research
Dowell, A. C. (1999). Multidisciplinary teamwork in Maternity Care. In Community based maternity care. (pp. 9-26). Oxford University Press..
Journal - Research Article
Gill, P., Dowell, A. C., & Harris, C. M. (1999). The effect of doctor ethnicity and country of qualification on prescribing patterns: An ecological study. Journal of Clinical Pharmacy & Therapeutics, 24(3), 197-202.
Lucock, M., Dowell, A. C., Devitt, H., Lumb, C. H., Schorah, C. J., Wild, J., … Daskalakis, I. (1999). Folate-homocysteine interrelations: potential new markers of folate status. Molecular Genetics & Metabolism, 67(1), 23-25.
Keen, S., Dowell, A. C., Hurst, K., Moffett, J. A., Tovey, P., & Williams, R. (1999). Individuals with 'low back trouble': How do they view physical activity? Family Practice, 16(1), 39-45.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
McLeod, D., Mansell, J., Harris, R., Bailey, T., Dowell, A. C., Robson, B. H., & Reid, P. (1999). The collection of patient ethnicity data: A challenge for general practice. RNZCGP Annual Conference. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Lawton, B. A., Reid, M.-J. P., Dowell, A. C., Woodward, A., & Stone, P. R. (1999, June). Nga Ruahine: Traditional and contemporary Maori culture. Verbal presentation at the 3rd Australasian Menopause Society Congress, Cairns, Australia.
1998
Journal - Research Article
Heywood, P. L., Cameron Blackie, G., Cameron, I. H., & Dowell, A. C. (1998). An assessment of the attributes of frequent attenders to general practice. Family Practice, 15(3), 198-204.
Neal, R. D., Heywood, P. L., Morley, S., Clayden, D. A., & Dowell, A. C. (1998). Frequency of patients' consulting in general practice and workload generated by frequent attenders: comparisons between practices. British Journal of General Practice, 48, 895-899.
Schorah, C. J., Devitt, H., Lucock, M., & Dowell, A. C. (1998). The responsiveness of plasma homocysteine to small increases in dietary folate: a primary care study. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 52(6), 407-412.
Appleton, K., House, A., & Dowell, A. C. (1998). A survey of job satisfaction, sources of stress and psychological symptoms among general practioners in Leeds. British Journal of General Practice, 48(426), 1059-1063.
Dowell, A. C. (1998). General practice research needs grass roots base. New Zealand Family Physician, 25(3), 41-44.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Moayyedi, P., Braunholtz, D., Nathan, J., Richards, I. D. G., Dowell, A. C., Mason, S., & Axon, A. T. (1998). The effectiveness and side effects of omeprazole, clarithromycin and tinidazole used in a community Helicobacter pylori eradication programme. Gastroenterology. 114(4), (pp. G0944). [Abstract]
Moayyedi, P., Braunholtz, D., Nathan, J., Richards, I. D. G., Dowell, A. C., Mason, S., & Axon, A. T. (1998). The effectiveness and side effects of a community Helicobacter pylori eradication programme. GUT. 42(Suppl.), (pp. TF297). [Abstract]
Moayyedi, P., Braunholtz, D., Atha, P., Dowell, A. C., & Mason, S. (1998). The influence of dyspepsia, Helicobacter pylori status and irritable bowel syndrome on quality of life in the community. GUT. 42(Suppl.), (pp. TF303). [Abstract]
Commissioned Report for External Body
Dowell, A. C., McLeod, D., & Mansell, J. (1998). ACC Referred Provider Initiative. Evaluation report. Commissioned by Accident Compensation Corporation. 62p.
Dowell, A. C., McLeod, D., Mansell, J., Kljakovic, M., Parkin, C., Bailey, T., Reid, P., Robson, B. H., & Harris, R. B. (1998). The collection of patient ethnicity data in general practice. Commissioned by Te Kete Hauora, Ministry of Health. Wellington: Wellington School of Medicine, Department of General Practice. 63p.
1997
Journal - Research Article
Moayyedi, P., Braunholtz, D., Heminbrough, E., Clough, M., Tompkins, D. S., Mapstone, N. P., … Dowell, A. C., … Axon, A. T. (1997). Do patients need to fast for a 13c-urea breath test? European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 9(3), 275-277. doi: 10.1097/00042737-199703000-00010
Gill, P. S., Dowell, A. C., & Harris, C. M. (1997). Effect of doctors' ethnicity and country of qualification on prescribing patterns in single handed general practices: Linkage of information collected by questionnaire and from routine data. British Medical Journal, 315(7122), 1590-1594.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Moayyedi, P., Braunholtz, D., Mason, S., Dowell, A. C., & Richards, I. D. G. (1997). Dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome in the community. Gastroenterology. 112(4), (pp. A223). [Abstract]
Moayyedi, P., Braunholtz, D., Richards, I. D., Dowell, A. C., Mason, S., Nathan, J., & Axon, A. T. (1997). Effectiveness of omeprazole, clarithromycin and tinidazole against Helicobacter pylori in a community screening and eradication programme. GUT. 41(Suppl. 3), (pp. A213). [Abstract]
Moayyedi, P., Braunholtz, D., Richards, I. D. G., Dowell, A. C., Crocombe, W., Duffett, S., & Axon, A. T. (1997). Evidence for intrafamilial transmission of Helicobacter pylori infection in adults. GUT. 41, (pp. A37). [Abstract]
1996
Journal - Research Article
Jones, W. A., Roberts, A., O'Keefe, C., McAvoy, B., Hutchinson, A., Dowell, A. C., & Benech, I. W. A. E. (1996). Evidence-based practice in primary care. British Journal of Community Health Nursing, 1(5), 276-280.
Benech, I. W. A. E., & Dowell, A. C. (1996). Evidence-based practice in primary care: past, present and future. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 2(4), 249-263.
Dowell, A. C., Ochera, J. J., Hilton, S. R., Bland, J. M., Harris, T., Jones, D. T., & Katbamna, S. (1996). Prevention in practice: results of a 2-year follow-up of routine health promotion interventions in general practice. Family Practice, 13(4), 357-362.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Neal, R. D., Heywood, P. L., Dowell, A. C., & Morley, S. (1996). Home visiting by general practitioners in England and Wales: phenomena that underpin frequent attendance need clarification. British Medical Journal, 313(7064), 1085.