INTERESTING STATISTICS FROM NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=327256681&m=329731510 HEALTH PROBLEMS
POOR AND STRESS: http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=327256681&m=329731510
Bad health, causes stress : http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=327256681&m=329731510
According to an NPR self-reported poll,
People with Chronic Illness are 5 times as likely to have mental health issues
4 out of 5 say their own health contribute to their stress
*Stress exacerbates Chronic Illness and Chronic Illness exacerbates stress
Stress Causes:
- 82 percent of health care professionals are not asking patients about stress.
- 2.6 times as likely to have diabetes
- 2.9 times as likely to have back pain
- Stress creates histological and physiological changes in the tissues
- ½ of the people polled reported a major stressful event in the past year and ¼ said in the past month.
- Whereas 60 percent of those in poor health reported a great deal of stress in the month
- nearly ¾ that are stressed say it has affected their health
- nearly ½ say their emotional wellbeing is affected by stress
- more than ½ say it affects their sleep
- ½ say stress makes it hard to concentrate or make decisions- it affects their cognitive health
- 4 out of 5 say their health care provider didn’t ask about stress and more than ½ said they didn’t talk about it with their doctor
- 82 percent of health care professionals are not asking patients about stress.
Those that have had a toxic stress are:
Costing 5 times as much
2.6 times as likely to have diabetis
2.9 back pain
5 times as likely to have mental health issues
- Those who lived lives so full of stress and pressure they were more likely to have heart attakes and more than twice as likely as type b personality type.
- Source: Self reported in a poll
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=327256681&m=329731510
How big a problem is stress?
Major stressful event in the past year – ½ report it in the past year
More than ¼ a great deal of stress in the past month.
People in poor health report more stress… 60 percent in poor health report serious stress in the past month (others reported only ¼)
4 out of 5 say their own health contribute to their stress
- Nearly ¾ of those that experience stress on a monthly basis ¾ that are stressed say it has affected their health
- Nearly ½ say their emotional wellbeing is affected more than ½ say it affects their sleep and
- ½ say it makes it hard to concentrate or make decisions so it affect their cognitive health
4 out of 5 say their health care provider didn’t ask about stress and more than ½ said they didn’t talk about it with their doctor