Evidence: Pelvic Health
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Pelvic Health
Patient adherence using the Squeezy app
%
of users had increased their exercise adherence
%
do pelvic floor muscle exercises when prompted by the app
%
of users have experienced some improvement in their condition since using the app
%
of users have been using for over 3 months
How Living With Pelvic Health has helped clinics
Detailed data from several hundred patients at three NHS Trusts – Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh, Barts, Aneurin Bevan – provides clear evidence of the substantial quality and cost benefits that Living With Pelvic Health provides.

Benefits to patients
Increased exercise programme adherence
50% improvement
against Treatment As Usual (TAU) – from a TAU of under 25% to over 75% (2 Trusts)
90% overall
average adherence level (1 Trust)
Over-65s too
Positive results irrespective of age. 14% of patients over 65 yrs. Oldest at 76yrs was 76%!
Improve outcomes
25% better
outcomes on average compared to TAU (1 Trust)
From 7 to 5
– average ICIQ-UI(SF) score at discharge fell 2 points (1 Trust)
From 9.8 to 5.9
– average ICIQ score fell nearly 4 points across consecutive 12-month periods (1 Trust)
Better experience
More motivated
– based on feedback as well as improved adherence
Positive view
– survey showed improved attitude towards treatment, service and NHS
Positive view
Positive results irrespective of age. 14% of patients over 65 yrs. Oldest at 76yrs was 76%!
Benefits to clinicians and clinics
Improved efficiency
Telephone appointments
– 13% of face-to-face replaced by telephone (2 Trusts)
Reduced treatment cycle
by >15% on average, from over 16 weeks to under 14 weeks
Fewer appointments
from referral to discharge, average down by around 1.5 (2 Trusts)
Less time wasted
Reduced DNA/UTA
by 15–20% (2 Trusts)
Reduced non-compliance
– more than 11% fewer appointments lost due to patients not doing exercises / diaries
Faster referral
to first appointment, due to increased throughput (1 Trust)
Lower costs
£39 per converted appointment
to telephone, leading to av. £3900 saved p.a. (2 Trusts)
£60 per rescued appointment
from DNA/non-compliance, leading to av. £12000 saved p.a. (2 Trusts)
£3000 per operation
saved through reduction in surgery, leading to £20–60k saving p.a. (2 Trusts)
Benefits to NHS
Cost savings
£50-60k p.a.
per trust
£11-16M p.a.
for UK—potentially, if scaled up nationwide
Will yours be next?
Feedback from clinicians and patients

Living With Pelvic Health has made it much easier to follow up patient’s progress using the clinician interface. The summary adherence view is very useful. It has made my job easier in managing patients.
Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Trust
Yes I was definitively more motivated to do my exercises with the app, especially knowing [my clinician] could monitor my activity. This encouraged me to keep at it consistently.
Patient from Northern HSC Trust, Belfast
[Living With Pelvic Health is] easy to access, send invites and view the results. Very important when you’re busy.
Source: Mobi-Physio-Zurich
Initial signs are that patients feel connected with the service in a way that they never have before. They feel we are watching what they do and are interested in their progress. A few patients have said that this makes them want to do their exercises.
Source: Barts Health NHS Foundation Trust
Living With Pelvic Health has made it much easier to follow up patient’s progress using the clinician interface. The summary adherence view is very useful. It has made my job easier in managing patients.
Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Trust
…[Patients] see me as different to other physios because I give them an app that links them with me and in turn they feel cared for! I’m also creating a relationship with patients who would prefer coming back to me, or will recommend my services to others.
Mobi-Physio Zurich
Increased my satisfaction that patients are getting better faster.
Source: Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust
Love the fact that my physio can see how well I am doing my exercises.
Source: Patient from Aneurin Bevan University Health Board