Over two-thirds of Swiss people are tired and exhausted
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According to a study, more than two-thirds of the Swiss population feels tired and exhausted. Only 15% of respondents currently rate their state of health as very good.
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Über zwei Drittel der Schweizer sind müde und erschöpft
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This is the lowest figure since the series of studies began in March 2020, health insurer CSS wrote on Tuesday about its fifth health survey. According to the survey, 35% of the population feel ill or not completely healthy.
Across all age groups, 68% of respondents stated that they were often exhausted and tired, it added. This is the “new pandemic”, so to speak. It is striking that the 18 to 35 age group has the most negative perception of the pressure to perform.
Some 75% have the feeling that they always have to be healthy and productive. This is reflected in persistent exhaustion. And more and more people are experiencing burnout.
Swiss people still feel less healthy overall than they did before the Covid pandemic, according to the results of the study. This now applies to the vast majority of 18 to 36-year-olds in particular – only a fifth of this age group say they feel “very healthy” (2023: 27%).
Nevertheless, there are some bright spots in the mental health of younger people. In contrast, however, there is an increasing perception of pressure to perform at work, which is spilling over into private life.
The Sotomo research institute conducted the health study for the fifth time on behalf of CSS. From June 13 to 21, 2,456 people in German, French- and Italian-speaking Switzerland were surveyed online.
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