NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y.,
Feb. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- Confirming the perceived wisdom that life in New York is more stressful than anywhere else,
a new survey released by Northwell Health, New York State's largest health care provider
and private employer, found that women in the New York tri-state area are significantly more
prone to stress compared to men and women nationwide. A national
survey of more than 3,000 women and men nationally, commissioned by
Northwell and its Katz Institute for Women's Health in partnership
with NRC Health, also identified and analyzed the particular
sources of stress.
Among the findings:
- Women in the tri-state area are more stressed out than their
national counterparts in four areas: Work-Life Balance (43%
tri-state women vs 38% of females nationally and 41% of males
nationally), Personal Health/Wellness (41% vs. 39%F, 33%M),
Parents' Health/Wellness (41% vs. 38%F, 32%M), and Household's
General Health/Well-Being (38% vs. 34%F, 31%M). One area where
tri-state women were notably less stressed than women and men
elsewhere in the country was in their ability to pay their health
care bills (39% vs. 47%F and male 41%M).
- 37% of women in the tri-state area are highly stressed about
the health of their parents or older relatives, compared to only
23% and 15% who are highly stressed about their children and
spouses, respectively.
- For all respondents, computers/tablets (56%) led all other
sources for health news and information. Mobile devices (41%) were
second and smartphones (31%), third. Print newspapers and magazines
averaged just 13% as a source for health news.
- Despite the boom in social media, 38% of tri-state women prefer
to get their news through television as opposed to only 13% who
prefer social media.
- 22% of tri-state women use a mobile app to help manage their
health and wellbeing, with FitBit, My Fitness Pal and WebMD being
the most utilized applications. This is compared to 19% of women
and men nationally.
Conducted by NRC Health, the national study of 1,876 women in
New York, Connecticut and New
Jersey, and 1,100 men and women nationally also measured
perceived changes in respondents' physical, mental and emotional
health status, as well as eating and exercise habits. Women in the
tri-state area are more likely than females nationally to
participate in preventative healthcare. Overall, men are
least likely to participate in preventative services.
"We always suspected that New Yorkers, specifically women in the
tri-state area, are dealing with extra pressures in managing their
personal and families' health," said Stacey
Rosen, MD, a cardiologist who serves as vice president of
women's health at Northwell Health's Katz Institute for Women's
Health, which commissioned this first-of-its-kind study. "Now
we have the empirical data that enables us to develop programs and
other initiatives to better support the needs of New York area women and their families."
The study also found that 72% of tri-state females are satisfied
with the quality of the health care they receive. However, 61% of
those women feel that the cost of health care should be easier to
manage.
"There are many important conclusions for our health system to
address as we continually seek to improve the health of the
populations we serve, while also connecting women with resources to
access the care they need," said Dr. Rosen.
Click here to access the complete findings (including graphics)
of Northwell's Women's Health Initiative.
About Northwell Health
Northwell Health is New York
State's largest health care provider and private employer,
with 23 hospitals, 650 outpatient facilities and nearly 15,000
affiliated physicians. We care for more than two million people
annually in the New York metro
area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our
communities. Our 66,000 employees – 15,000+ nurses and 4,000
employed doctors, including members of Northwell Health Physician
Partners – are working to change health care for the
better. We're making breakthroughs in medicine at the
Feinstein Institute. We're training the next generation of medical
professionals at the visionary Donald
and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell
School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For
information on our more than 100 medical specialties,
visit Northwell.edu.
About NRC Health
For more than 36 years, NRC
Health has been a leading provider of analytics and insights that
facilitate measurement and improvement of the patient and employee
experience while also increasing patient engagement and customer
loyalty for healthcare providers, payers and other healthcare
organizations in the United States
and Canada. The company's
solutions enable its clients to understand the voice of the
customer with greater clarity, immediacy and depth.
Contact: Terry Lynam
516-321-6701
tlynam@northwell.edu
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