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Cleaning makes you happy - at least according to a study
by Stephan Lamprecht
Four out of five people in Switzerland have sleep problems
8.9.2025
Translation: machine translated
Sleeping well is a real challenge for many people in Switzerland. According to a new study, poor sleep is a particular problem for young adults.
Yawn! Another study on sleep and health ...? You'd think that thanks to sleep influencers and celebrities comparing their sleep score for publicity, everyone should know how important a good night's sleep is.
Knowing is obviously one thing, having it is something else. This is shown by the results of the «Health Study 2025» for Switzerland. 80 per cent of the population state that they have been regularly affected by sleep problems in the last year. Strikingly, people aged between 18 and 35 were particularly affected by poor sleep. Here, 49 per cent stated that they often did not wake up feeling refreshed. Senior citizens and the elderly are much better off: among the over 65s, only 17 per cent answered that they often do not wake up feeling refreshed. The survey was commissioned by health insurer CSS. A total of 2807 people took part.
Around a third of respondents stated that they had been ill or in poor health at least once in the last twelve months. This group was then asked how this had manifested itself. And here 69 per cent said they had felt tired and exhausted. This was followed by pain (49 per cent) and stress (41 per cent). These were followed by colds and flu (35 per cent) and digestive problems (28 per cent).
For the authors of the study, these figures, among others, show that the population in Switzerland is significantly affected by both mental and physical complaints.
The proportion of people with mental health problems has risen compared to the previous year. Young adults are most often mentally distressed. It goes on to say:
Young adults are significantly more stressed in various areas than other age groups. They suffer from sleep problems more often than average, feel lonely more often and are less satisfied with their body weight. At the same time, they also feel particularly under pressure to be healthy and productive at all times.
Scepticism and curiosity about innovations
In the study, CSS also wanted to know what people in Switzerland think about innovations in the healthcare sector: artificial intelligence, weight loss injections and longevity research. CSS summarises that the population is divided on these issues.
AI applications are viewed with scepticism by many. On the other hand, a fifth said they had used AI applications for self-diagnosis in the past year.
When it came to weight loss tests, 15 per cent said they could imagine using them. Among people who are overweight, the figure was - rather unsurprisingly - slightly higher: 25 per cent.
Research dedicated to the question of how people can live healthier lives for longer (English: longevity) is the most popular. 46 per cent of women and 55 per cent of men think it is good that research is being carried out in this area. The majority of respondents believe that this could increase life expectancy by up to ten years in the next 50 years. Only very few people believe in more than that.
It is interesting to note that the respondents cited their own lifestyle and their genes in almost equal measure as factors for their own life expectancy. This contradicts current research, which gives a healthy lifestyle a much higher priority.
If you get plenty of exercise, do strength training, get enough and regular sleep, avoid smoking and alcohol, cultivate your social environment and eat a healthy diet, i.e. eat vegetables rather than meat - then you have already done a lot to get a few years of good life out of it.
Martin Jungfer
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Martin.Jungfer@digitecgalaxus.chJournalist since 1997. Stopovers in Franconia (or the Franken region), Lake Constance, Obwalden, Nidwalden and Zurich. Father since 2014. Expert in editorial organisation and motivation. Focus on sustainability, home office tools, beautiful things for the home, creative toys and sports equipment.Â
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