Table 1 Study site descriptions
From: Women’s experiences of receiving care for pelvic organ prolapse: a qualitative study
Site | Urban/rural | Current dominant model |
|---|---|---|
1 | Urban | Primary and secondary care provision of specialist physiotherapy referred by primary care and acute services with a mix of 1:1 and group provision available. Not routinely sent to physiotherapy as first line treatment. Several POPPY trial intervention physiotherapists providing current input to women with prolapse. |
2 | Urban | Currently has some specialist physiotherapy involvement but greater specialist nurse-led service for women |
3a and 3b | Rural | Current interest in re-design and expanding to junior grade physiotherapists and other nursing staff (as practitioners with special interest) |