Bruce R Thompson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6007707 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bruce R Thompson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bruce R |
| FAMILY NAME | Thompson |
| SIGNATURE | THOMPSON B R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Milwaukee School of Engineering |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Knowledge of and Intention to Participate in Physical Activity Programs and Their Associated Sociodemographic Factors in People with High Blood Pressure in a Rural Area of Bangladesh
This initial investigation aimed to investigate the knowledge of the health benefits of physical activity (PA) and attitudes towards participation in PA. The study recruited 307 people aged 30-75 years with hypertension as part of a cluster randomized controlled trial from a rural area in Bangladesh. Of the 307 participants, 135 participated less than 2.5 h of physical activity per week, from which we collected data on attitudes toward PA. Regres…
Understanding the sociodemographic factors associated with intention to receive SMS messages for health information in a rural area of Bangladesh
A significant proportion of people are unable to read SMS. However, people are willing to receive and pay to receive SMS for health information. Education and awareness programs should be conducted among targeted groups, including people with low education and women
Equitable Measurement of School Effectiveness
This article examines a value-added model to rate schools, taking into account varying characteristics of students entering the schools, including poverty, race, mobility, and stability. The model uses regression to separate the influence of demographics that are outside the schools’ control from those under school control. This value-added model leads to school ratings that compare actual performance to performance predicted by poverty rates. Ev…
Equitable Measurement of School Effectiveness
This article examines a value-added model to rate schools, taking into account varying characteristics of students entering the schools, including poverty, race, mobility, and stability. The model uses regression to separate the influence of demographics that are outside the schools’ control from those under school control. This value-added model leads to school ratings that compare actual performance to performance predicted by poverty rates. Ev…
Equitable Measurement of School Effectiveness
This article examines a value-added model to rate schools, taking into account varying characteristics of students entering the schools, including poverty, race, mobility, and stability. The model uses regression to separate the influence of demographics that are outside the schools’ control from those under school control. This value-added model leads to school ratings that compare actual performance to performance predicted by poverty rates. Ev…
Knowledge of and Intention to Participate in Physical Activity Programs and Their Associated Sociodemographic Factors in People with High Blood Pressure in a Rural Area of Bangladesh
This initial investigation aimed to investigate the knowledge of the health benefits of physical activity (PA) and attitudes towards participation in PA. The study recruited 307 people aged 30-75 years with hypertension as part of a cluster randomized controlled trial from a rural area in Bangladesh. Of the 307 participants, 135 participated less than 2.5 h of physical activity per week, from which we collected data on attitudes toward PA. Regres…
Understanding the sociodemographic factors associated with intention to receive SMS messages for health information in a rural area of Bangladesh
A significant proportion of people are unable to read SMS. However, people are willing to receive and pay to receive SMS for health information. Education and awareness programs should be conducted among targeted groups, including people with low education and women
Confidence interval (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Odds ratio (2 works) · Psychological intervention (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Biostatistics (1 work)