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According to a study presented at the World Congress on Endometriosis, the digital program Lyv, which intends to inform women with endometriosis and give them keys to manage their daily lives, would have a real impact on their well-being.
Endometriosis affects one in ten women today. A widespread disease that no curative treatment can effectively relieve. Faced with this observation, each element capable of alleviating the burden of patients is an interesting advance. Today, a 6-month digital program offered by a start-up would provide concrete help to these women.
A digital program to regain control of your disease
The Lyv app does not offer a prescription, but it helps women to deepen their knowledge of the disease, surrounded by leading specialists in the field. The program of this Lyv “endoschool” is based on 5 pillars of lifestyle change: knowledge of the disease, diet, appropriate physical activity, well-being and intimate life.
The argument of this e-health application is based in short on taking control of your body and your disease: in six months, Lyv offers to better understand the disease, to establish a self-management routine for symptoms, to access to the recommendations of health professionals, and to surround yourself with a mutual aid group.
Knowing the disease better makes it easier to understand it
The idea on paper is nice, but does it have a real impact on the lives of women living with endometriosis? Yes, answers Lyv, publishing the result of a study conducted with 275 users. The results were presented at the World Endometriosis Congress in Edinburgh:
- 3 times more women (than those who did not follow the program) saw their quality of life improve thanks to the School of Endo program;
- Twice as many women saw their level of anxiety decrease by following the School of Endo program;
- 58% of School of Endo participants saw their levels of period pain decrease;
- 97% of participants believe that their knowledge of endometriosis has increased as a result of the School of Endo program.
To date, there is no scientific publication measuring the impact of a multidisciplinary and 100% online program in patients with endometriosis. The start-up appears as the first French demonstration of the positive impact of such a program.
Can digital technology enter care? According to the start-up, it is a support on which we must rely today.
“This type of program could allow increased access to support care thanks to the power of digital technology and ultimately a reduction in inequalities in access to care, thanks to a diversified therapeutic arsenal” she said in a statement.
The information enables women to better manage their disease. What if the future of therapeutic education went digital?