New Delhi: The fourth version of a pan-India sleep examine by Wakefit.co ranks Delhi-NCR as the highest amongst these fearing insomnia throughout India. In Gurugram, a whopping 42 per cent of individuals complained about work conserving them up late at evening — as in comparison with 17 per cent final yr.
The 2021 examine — Great Indian Sleep Scorecard (GISS) 2021 — sheds mild on the interconnectedness between sleep and work-life stability during the pandemic and discovers an elevated consciousness in direction of sleep well being in Delhi-NCR. According to the report, the concern of insomnia elevated from 19 per cent final yr to 24 per cent this yr, with Delhi-NCR topping the checklist of cities the place residents are most nervous about sleeplessness. Over 50 per cent of Delhiites reported being anxious about affected by insomnia.
The 2021 report reveals that 42 per cent of Gurugram residents complained about work conserving them up late at evening. Last yr, the corresponding quantity was 17 per cent. With distant working turning into the norm, nearly 1 in 2 respondents from Delhi-NCR mentioned that they labored evening shifts this yr, versus nearly 1 in 10 final yr.
There was additionally a big soar in Delhiites staying as much as work on their beds, up from 18 per cent final yr to 47 per cent this yr. It comes as no shock then that individuals who used their telephones simply earlier than sleeping was as excessive as 94 per cent in Delhi-NCR regardless of higher consciousness concerning the perils of utilizing digital units earlier than bedtime.
The blurring boundaries between work and residential has resulted in 81 % of Delhiites feeling sleepy during work hours 1-3 occasions per week.
According to Chaitanya Ramalingegowda, co-founder and Director, Wakefit.co, “This year, while all of India has been working from home and adapting to a very different lifestyle altogether, we noticed a rather sizeable increase in the number of Delhiites working night shifts, recording increases in screen time, sleeping late at night due to work, and also having the fear of insomnia. Our sleep study was curated to help India pay more attention to sleep and we are constantly working towards educating our country about the same. The need of the hour is for Delhi-NCR, as a community, to pioneer cultural shifts that can help the city prioritise sleep health as part of their daily routine.”
Incidentally, the GISS 2021 examine reveals that an rising variety of individuals are actually taking note of the standard of sleep and the significance of investing in a very good mattress. Nearly 59 per cent of respondents from Delhi- NCR, throughout age teams, believed that a greater mattress is the important thing to higher sleep. Last yr, the corresponding quantity was 38 per cent.
The Great Indian Sleep Scorecard is an ongoing survey and the 2021 version acquired 16,000+ responses, recorded from March 2020 to February 2021. It covers respondents in all Indian cities, throughout age teams, ranging from 18 years.
