The case of cardiovascular disease: evaluating complex health programs targeted at prevention, remediation, and rehabilitation.

This report analyzes the complexities of evaluating prevention, remediation, and rehabilitation treatments for cardiovascular disease. A comparison of treatments revealed that distinct differences exist in terms of motivation of subjects to participate and steps required for a maximum treatment effect. Large-scale prevention programs are generally the most complex of all interventions to complete. If complex health programs are initially subdivided into their detailed planning and implementation steps, proper assessments of each step will lead to a much less difficult comprehensive evaluation.