As one eminent specialist in tropical medicine comments, "People should worry about the continued effectiveness of ACT but not panic.
There is increasing evidence for the effectiveness of ACT in the treatment of a range of behavior problems in adults and young people and in training for persons without identified "disorders".
The effectiveness of ACT relies on both the efficacy of the drug components and on correct compliance.
The first strength is that we will use and RCT design to test the effectiveness of ACT for the elderly.
In a randomized controlled trial design we compared the effectiveness of ACT for elderly patients with that of treatment as usual (TAU).
In another Dutch RCT study of the effectiveness of ACT, the primary outcome was loss to follow-up over a period of two years [ 17].
To date, there has only been one study testing the effectiveness of ACT in a diabetes population of patients with type 2 diabetes.
While further investigation is necessary to confirm our observation, it highlights a pressing need to determine the effectiveness of ACT as a treatment for low-risk NSCLC.
Moreover, some recent studies have shown that warfarin use before IE diagnosis is associated with a reduced risk of cerebral events, suggesting the effectiveness of ACT in the prevention of embolization in IE patients [ 4, 5].
In summary, there is very good evidence for the effectiveness of ACT compared to inpatient treatment and standard care, because it achieves better results in terms of reducing social impairments at comparable costs.
To the best of the researcher's knowledge, this study will be the first randomized controlled trial to examine the effectiveness of ACT to improve adherence to medical and behavioral prescription among cardiac patients.
