Researchers have found that such programs decrease patient stress and improve quality of life; and there is a nascent body of evidence suggesting that, because of such improvements, arts programs can actually save on health-care costs.
Conclusion: Fall prevention programs decrease the occurrence of falls by an OR of.5695%5% CI,.49 .63) while fracture had an overall OR of.52 (95% CI,.35 .78).
In France, an organised screening programs decrease inequalities for CRC screening.
Computer programs decrease the work of psychotherapists by more than 80% but do not eliminate it completely.
Advances in treatment and implementation of screening programs decrease its incidence and mortality rates; however, the current 5-year survival rate for colorectal cancer is considered only "relatively good" (62 65%) in North America [ 1, 2].
The amount of fat eaten daily by those in the schools with healthy-eating programs decreased to about 31percentt of their total calories, from 34percentt.
You report (National Briefing, July 24) that the Bush administration is ending financing for a gun buy-back program because it is not convinced that the program decreases the number of guns in the hands of criminals.
In five separate studies, Mr. Schiappa and his colleagues have found that the presence of gay characters on television programs decreases prejudices among viewers of the programs.
One recent study of a workplace wellness program, at a hospital system in St . Louis found that the program decreased hospitalization of its employees for some conditions, but did not actually save the system any money.
State funding for pre-kindergarten programs decreased by nearly $30 million, about one half of 1 percent, and would have fallen by $50 million if states had not received federal stimulus dollars, the survey said.
