William W Thompson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5516877 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William W Thompson |
| GIVEN NAMES | William W |
| FAMILY NAME | Thompson |
| SIGNATURE | THOMPSON W W |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Health and Economic Impact of Periodic Hepatitis C Virus Testing Among People Who Inject Drugs
In this economic evaluation study, based on common benchmarks for cost-effectiveness, frequent HCV testing among PWID was cost-effective in both lower and higher transmission settings
Potential impact of curative and preventive interventions toward hepatitis C elimination in people who inject drugs–A network modeling study
DAA treatments are effective in reducing both prevalence and incidence of HCV infection in PWID, but preventive interventions play a significant role in reducing incidence when intervention coverage is low. Increasing coverage, including efforts in reaching individuals with the most injection partners, preventing reinfection, and improving compliance and retention in preventive services can substantially improve the outcomes. PWID network charact…
Behavioral inhibition in a translational nonhuman primate model
Behavioral inhibition (BI), a temperamental trait first described by Jerome Kagan, is characterized by wariness to unfamiliar persons and novel situations. BI is a moderately stable trait, with biological and genetic underpinnings. Kagan's methodology for assessing BI is widely used in humans. Although this paradigm could be readily translated for use in nonhuman primates, thereby increasing generalizability from nonhuman primates to humans and f…
Investigating the Associations Between Socioeconomic Factors and Unhealthy Days among Adults Using Zero-inflated Negative Binomial Regression
Poor social and economic circumstances affect the health of individuals throughout the life cycle. The purpose of the study was to examine whether state-level and individual-level socioeconomic factors are associated with mentally or physically unhealthy days in the general U.S. population of adults. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and the American Community Survey in 2016 were used to examine state-level social determinants of hea…
High-Risk Injection-Related Practices Associated with anti-HCV Positivity among Young Adults Seeking Services in Three Small Cities in Wisconsin
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been increasing among people who inject drugs (PWID), younger than 30 years, and living in rural or suburban areas. We examined injection-related behaviors of young PWID to determine factors associated with HCV infection. METHODS: From September 2013-May 2015, respondent-driven and snowball sampling were used in 3 suburban areas of Wisconsin to recruit PWID 18-29 years who reported injection drug …
A review of network simulation models of hepatitis C virus and HIV among people who inject drugs
Behavior change across implementations of the SafeCare model in real world settings
Assessment of age‐related differences in smoking status and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL)
Despite significant declines in the use of cigarettes, a significant proportion of adults smoke. This study explores the association between smoking and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) by age. The 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey was administered to adults in 50 states and District of Columbia (n = 437,195). Physically unhealthy days (PUDs) and mentally unhealthy days (MUDs)) were regressed on age strata (18–24, 25–34…
Quality-adjusted Life Years (Qaly) for 15 Chronic Conditions and Combinations of Conditions Among US Adults Aged 65 and Older
BACKGROUND: Although the life expectancy for the US population has increased, a high proportion of this population has lived with ≥1 chronic conditions. We have quantified the burden of disease associated with 15 chronic conditions and combinations of conditions by estimating quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) for older US adults. RESEARCH DESIGN: Data were from the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey Cohort 15 (baseline survey in 2012, follow-up su…
Mental health differences between men and women caregivers, BRFSS 2009
This study uses data from the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System (BRFSS) to examine differences between male and female caregivers by demographics, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and the effect of social support on HRQOL. Roughly two-thirds of caregivers were women, and demographic characteristics differed among men and women caregivers. Women caregivers reported significantly more mentally and physically unhealthy days tha…
Resident characteristics and neighborhood environments on health‐related quality of life and stress
Relatively little research has attempted to disentangle the individual and neighborhood conditions underlying health disparities. To address this, survey data were collected from 1,107 residents living in one of the 114 census tracts. Results from a multilevel structural equation model found an individual's perceptions of the social and built environment were significantly associated with their current physical health, mental health, and perceive…
Childhood Adversity and Adult Chronic Disease
Examination of the factorial structure of adverse childhood experiences and recommendations for three subscale scores.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the current investigation is to assess and validate the factor structure of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System's (BRFSS) Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) module. METHOD: ACE data available from the 2009 BRFSS survey were fit using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to estimate an initial factorial structure. The exploratory solution was then validated using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with data from t…
A Multisite Study of the Prevalence of HIV With Rapid Testing in Mental Health Settings
Objectives. We estimated HIV prevalence and risk factors among persons receiving mental health treatment in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Baltimore, Maryland, January 2009 to August 2011. Methods. We used a multisite, cross-sectional design stratified by clinical setting. We tested 1061 individuals for HIV in university-based inpatient psychiatric units (n = 287), intensive case-management programs (n = 273), and community mental health centers…
Pulmonary function, chronic respiratory symptoms, and health-related quality of life among adults in the United States – National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2010
These results suggest the importance of chronic respiratory symptoms as potential risk factors for poor HRQOL and suggest improved symptom treatment and prevention efforts would likely improve HRQOL
Monitoring population health for Healthy People 2020
Quality-adjusted life expectancy (Qale) loss due to smoking in the United States
Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Adults With and Without Functional Limitations
Objectives. We examined factors that influence health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among individuals aged 50 years and older with and without functional limitations. Methods. We analyzed data from the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to assess associations among demographic characteristics, health care access and utilization indicators, modifiable health behaviors, and HRQOL characterized by recent physically and mentally unheal…
State Quality-Adjusted Life Expectancy for U.S. adults from 1993 to 2008
Estimating Influenza-Associated Deaths in the United States
Most estimates of US deaths associated with influenza circulation have been similar despite the use of different approaches. However, a recently published estimate suggested that previous estimates substantially overestimated deaths associated with influenza, and concluded that substantial numbers of deaths during a future pandemic could be prevented because of improvements in medical care. We reviewed the data sources and methods used to estimat…
The annual impact of seasonal influenza in the US
Mortality Associated With Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus in the United States
CONTEXT: Influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cause substantial morbidity and mortality. Statistical methods used to estimate deaths in the United States attributable to influenza have not accounted for RSV circulation. OBJECTIVE: To develop a statistical model using national mortality and viral surveillance data to estimate annual influenza- and RSV-associated deaths in the United States, by age group, virus, and influenza type and su…
The demographics of disability in the south
Psychosocial Adjustment among Children Experiencing Persistent and Intermittent Family Economic Hardship
Kerry E. Bolger, Charlotte J. Patterson, William W. Thompson, Janis B. Kupersmidt, Psychosocial Adjustment among Children Experiencing Persistent and Intermittent Family Economic Hardship, Child Development, Vol. 66, No. 4 (Aug., 1995), pp. 1107-1129
Selection and related threats to group comparisons
Is it possible to construct valid explanations of behavioral phenomena from differences found among naturally existing groups? Many of psychology's cherished findings in such domains as intellectual performance and temperament rest on differences of this kind. A venerable and rich literature on selection and selection effects both reminds us that naturally existing groups might or might not derive from a common parent population and warns that va…
A Multisite Study of the Prevalence of HIV With Rapid Testing in Mental Health Settings
Objectives. We estimated HIV prevalence and risk factors among persons receiving mental health treatment in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Baltimore, Maryland, January 2009 to August 2011. Methods. We used a multisite, cross-sectional design stratified by clinical setting. We tested 1061 individuals for HIV in university-based inpatient psychiatric units (n = 287), intensive case-management programs (n = 273), and community mental health centers…
Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Adults With and Without Functional Limitations
Objectives. We examined factors that influence health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among individuals aged 50 years and older with and without functional limitations. Methods. We analyzed data from the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to assess associations among demographic characteristics, health care access and utilization indicators, modifiable health behaviors, and HRQOL characterized by recent physically and mentally unheal…
Estimating Influenza-Associated Deaths in the United States
Most estimates of US deaths associated with influenza circulation have been similar despite the use of different approaches. However, a recently published estimate suggested that previous estimates substantially overestimated deaths associated with influenza, and concluded that substantial numbers of deaths during a future pandemic could be prevented because of improvements in medical care. We reviewed the data sources and methods used to estimat…
Behavior change across implementations of the SafeCare model in real world settings
Assessment of age‐related differences in smoking status and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL)
Despite significant declines in the use of cigarettes, a significant proportion of adults smoke. This study explores the association between smoking and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) by age. The 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey was administered to adults in 50 states and District of Columbia (n = 437,195). Physically unhealthy days (PUDs) and mentally unhealthy days (MUDs)) were regressed on age strata (18–24, 25–34…
Resident characteristics and neighborhood environments on health‐related quality of life and stress
Relatively little research has attempted to disentangle the individual and neighborhood conditions underlying health disparities. To address this, survey data were collected from 1,107 residents living in one of the 114 census tracts. Results from a multilevel structural equation model found an individual's perceptions of the social and built environment were significantly associated with their current physical health, mental health, and perceive…
The demographics of disability in the south
Psychosocial Adjustment among Children Experiencing Persistent and Intermittent Family Economic Hardship
Kerry E. Bolger, Charlotte J. Patterson, William W. Thompson, Janis B. Kupersmidt, Psychosocial Adjustment among Children Experiencing Persistent and Intermittent Family Economic Hardship, Child Development, Vol. 66, No. 4 (Aug., 1995), pp. 1107-1129
Selection and related threats to group comparisons
Is it possible to construct valid explanations of behavioral phenomena from differences found among naturally existing groups? Many of psychology's cherished findings in such domains as intellectual performance and temperament rest on differences of this kind. A venerable and rich literature on selection and selection effects both reminds us that naturally existing groups might or might not derive from a common parent population and warns that va…
Selection and related threats to group comparisons
The demographics of disability in the south
Mortality Associated With Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus in the United States
CONTEXT: Influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cause substantial morbidity and mortality. Statistical methods used to estimate deaths in the United States attributable to influenza have not accounted for RSV circulation. OBJECTIVE: To develop a statistical model using national mortality and viral surveillance data to estimate annual influenza- and RSV-associated deaths in the United States, by age group, virus, and influenza type and su…
The annual impact of seasonal influenza in the US
Estimating Influenza-Associated Deaths in the United States
Most estimates of US deaths associated with influenza circulation have been similar despite the use of different approaches. However, a recently published estimate suggested that previous estimates substantially overestimated deaths associated with influenza, and concluded that substantial numbers of deaths during a future pandemic could be prevented because of improvements in medical care. We reviewed the data sources and methods used to estimat…
State Quality-Adjusted Life Expectancy for U.S. adults from 1993 to 2008
Monitoring population health for Healthy People 2020
Quality-adjusted life expectancy (Qale) loss due to smoking in the United States
Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Adults With and Without Functional Limitations
Objectives. We examined factors that influence health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among individuals aged 50 years and older with and without functional limitations. Methods. We analyzed data from the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to assess associations among demographic characteristics, health care access and utilization indicators, modifiable health behaviors, and HRQOL characterized by recent physically and mentally unheal…
Pulmonary function, chronic respiratory symptoms, and health-related quality of life among adults in the United States – National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2010
These results suggest the importance of chronic respiratory symptoms as potential risk factors for poor HRQOL and suggest improved symptom treatment and prevention efforts would likely improve HRQOL
Examination of the factorial structure of adverse childhood experiences and recommendations for three subscale scores.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the current investigation is to assess and validate the factor structure of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System's (BRFSS) Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) module. METHOD: ACE data available from the 2009 BRFSS survey were fit using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to estimate an initial factorial structure. The exploratory solution was then validated using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with data from t…
A Multisite Study of the Prevalence of HIV With Rapid Testing in Mental Health Settings
Objectives. We estimated HIV prevalence and risk factors among persons receiving mental health treatment in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Baltimore, Maryland, January 2009 to August 2011. Methods. We used a multisite, cross-sectional design stratified by clinical setting. We tested 1061 individuals for HIV in university-based inpatient psychiatric units (n = 287), intensive case-management programs (n = 273), and community mental health centers…
Childhood Adversity and Adult Chronic Disease
Mental health differences between men and women caregivers, BRFSS 2009
This study uses data from the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System (BRFSS) to examine differences between male and female caregivers by demographics, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and the effect of social support on HRQOL. Roughly two-thirds of caregivers were women, and demographic characteristics differed among men and women caregivers. Women caregivers reported significantly more mentally and physically unhealthy days tha…
Resident characteristics and neighborhood environments on health‐related quality of life and stress
Relatively little research has attempted to disentangle the individual and neighborhood conditions underlying health disparities. To address this, survey data were collected from 1,107 residents living in one of the 114 census tracts. Results from a multilevel structural equation model found an individual's perceptions of the social and built environment were significantly associated with their current physical health, mental health, and perceive…
Quality-adjusted Life Years (Qaly) for 15 Chronic Conditions and Combinations of Conditions Among US Adults Aged 65 and Older
BACKGROUND: Although the life expectancy for the US population has increased, a high proportion of this population has lived with ≥1 chronic conditions. We have quantified the burden of disease associated with 15 chronic conditions and combinations of conditions by estimating quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) for older US adults. RESEARCH DESIGN: Data were from the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey Cohort 15 (baseline survey in 2012, follow-up su…
Assessment of age‐related differences in smoking status and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL)
Despite significant declines in the use of cigarettes, a significant proportion of adults smoke. This study explores the association between smoking and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) by age. The 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey was administered to adults in 50 states and District of Columbia (n = 437,195). Physically unhealthy days (PUDs) and mentally unhealthy days (MUDs)) were regressed on age strata (18–24, 25–34…
Behavior change across implementations of the SafeCare model in real world settings
A review of network simulation models of hepatitis C virus and HIV among people who inject drugs
High-Risk Injection-Related Practices Associated with anti-HCV Positivity among Young Adults Seeking Services in Three Small Cities in Wisconsin
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been increasing among people who inject drugs (PWID), younger than 30 years, and living in rural or suburban areas. We examined injection-related behaviors of young PWID to determine factors associated with HCV infection. METHODS: From September 2013-May 2015, respondent-driven and snowball sampling were used in 3 suburban areas of Wisconsin to recruit PWID 18-29 years who reported injection drug …
Investigating the Associations Between Socioeconomic Factors and Unhealthy Days among Adults Using Zero-inflated Negative Binomial Regression
Poor social and economic circumstances affect the health of individuals throughout the life cycle. The purpose of the study was to examine whether state-level and individual-level socioeconomic factors are associated with mentally or physically unhealthy days in the general U.S. population of adults. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and the American Community Survey in 2016 were used to examine state-level social determinants of hea…
Potential impact of curative and preventive interventions toward hepatitis C elimination in people who inject drugs–A network modeling study
DAA treatments are effective in reducing both prevalence and incidence of HCV infection in PWID, but preventive interventions play a significant role in reducing incidence when intervention coverage is low. Increasing coverage, including efforts in reaching individuals with the most injection partners, preventing reinfection, and improving compliance and retention in preventive services can substantially improve the outcomes. PWID network charact…
Behavioral inhibition in a translational nonhuman primate model
Behavioral inhibition (BI), a temperamental trait first described by Jerome Kagan, is characterized by wariness to unfamiliar persons and novel situations. BI is a moderately stable trait, with biological and genetic underpinnings. Kagan's methodology for assessing BI is widely used in humans. Although this paradigm could be readily translated for use in nonhuman primates, thereby increasing generalizability from nonhuman primates to humans and f…
Medicine (22 works) · Environmental health (20 works) · Population (16 works) · Demography (13 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Gerontology (10 works) · Psychiatry (9 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (7 works) · Internal Medicine (7 works) · Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (6 works)