Whereas empirical data support the effectiveness of treatment programs in promoting short-term weight-loss among participants (usually 5%7%% of initial body weight), sustainable weight-loss remains elusive, even within the most intensive programs.
In this cRCT, the most intensive CLI program has been compared with a less intensive program; the latter has been argued to be both effective and cost-effective [ 15].
Though Dr. Trevino's program is hailed as one of the most intensive, similar programs are offered elsewhere.
It is one of the most intensive, and expensive, programs in the field, running to $4,000 per child per year.
(Ta et al. [2006]) In a meta-analysis, the most intensive smoke alarm programs, those with a combination of education, low cost or free equipment and direct installations, and those programs that installed lithium battery alarms reported the highest rates of coverage (Cooper et al. [2012]).
Even the most intensive, focused academic programs can only go so far in helping students break a cycle of academic failure, particularly if parents are ill-equipped to help their kids do better.
Since July, Our Daily Bread has helped place in jobs 296 of the 540 people who committed to the most intensive part of its program, according to Karen Heyward-West, a program manager for employment services.
Inpatient treatment is regarded as the most intensive intervention, whereas outpatient programs are considered as less intense.
But the Harlem Children's Zone, founded in 1997, is perhaps the most intensive set of youth programs of our time.
