Each reference on the right column clearly cites the element on the left column as element of effectiveness of school-based prevention of drug use.
Those competences (e.g. communication, decision-making, coping and stress management are the element of effectiveness with the more weight of the evidence, Jiménez et al. 2014).
The two cases demonstrate that the principle of reciprocity receives little attention, which is surprising because reciprocity should be considered not only as compensation but also as an assurance of adherence, and subsequently an element of effectiveness.
They are also involved with other elements of effectiveness such as to positive social relationships content, alternatives to drug use and participation of families.
The checklist inserted into an Excel spreadsheet was scored using descriptive statistics, considering the percentage of elements of effectiveness present in the project (within the total of 19 elements in Table 2, considering one and any intensity or "evaluation").
Data analysis showed that life skills content, participation of students as mediators, positive social relationships content, participation of families, quality evaluation, content reinforcement and design by the whole school community are the elements of effectiveness less present in the projects.
Table 1 summarizes the effectiveness elements of drug use prevention planning at school, with definitions and support references (cited or not in the review or meta-analytic studies referred in the preceding paragraphs), ranking considering the strength-of-evidence in the essential elements of effectiveness (also indicated as "I", on Table 2).
The VOICE RCT incorporates many elements of effectiveness studies, such as broad eligibility criteria, usual-care controls, tailored interventions, patient-oriented outcome measures, and intention-to-treat analyses.
To support decision making relating to cervical cancer screening in South Africa, this analysis focuses on the relationship of monetary expenditure and a key element of prevention effectiveness – adherence – in the context of a large community-based screening program in resource poor, peri-urban areas near Cape Town.
The Stroke Unit Trialists' Collaboration 17 identified that an MDT approach is a key element of the effectiveness of SU care.
The third element of referral effectiveness, which hinges on compliance with referrals, however, has been relatively less studied.
