Studies have shown that group intervention programs can be as effective as individual programs (12, 13).
Short-course radiotherapy is as effective as longer programs with respect to post-radiotherapy motor function [ 12].
Although group-implemented lifestyle interventions have been shown to be at least as effective as individual programs for weight loss, there has not been a direct comparison of individual and group lifestyle interventions for diabetes prevention (12, 13).
Our results revealed that the application of NMES combined with a conventional exercise program was as effective as the exercise program alone in reducing pain and improving physical function in patients with knee OA, and therefore no therapeutic benefit was observed with the use of NMES.
Whether group-supervised or home-based programs, both of which are likely significantly less resource-intensive and more feasible to implement, are equally effective as 1 1 supervised programs remains unclear.
While naltrexone is not the final answer to alcohol abuse, it has been shown to be at least twice as effective as alcohol treatment programs and can avoid their stigmatizing consequences, which can include difficulty getting life insurance, jobs or security clearance.
The effect sizes in Fig. 2 do not seem to fit well with Benish et al.'s (2008) conclusion that hypnotherapy and psychodynamic treatment are as effective as recent TFCBT programs; however, direct comparisons are needed before conclusions are drawn.
Mean sustained participation level was calculated for all PA programs as well as for effective PA programs only.
Others object to its cost — the organization charges $10,000 a year per school, $141 per student and $96 per exam — and say it is neither as effective as the A.P. program nor likely to reach as many students.
Second, characteristics of the sample could partly explain why OVK was not effective as a prevention program.
