81.2% Report Physical and Mental Fatigue After Holidays
Main Causes Include Economic Burden, Excessive Housework, and Lack of Time
A survey revealed that 9 out of 10 women experience stress due to holidays.
On the 25th, the small kitchen appliance brand Ninja conducted a survey on holiday syndrome stress among 500 adult women aged 30 to 54 in celebration of Seollal (Lunar New Year). The results showed that 91.2% of respondents experienced stress during the holiday preparation process. Additionally, 81.2% reported physical and mental fatigue after the holiday.
Holiday syndrome refers to physical and mental symptoms caused by stress experienced during the holiday period. The main causes are stress from household chores throughout the holiday and accumulated fatigue from long travel times returning home. Although family gathering sizes and formats have changed somewhat due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many still suffer from holiday syndrome.
Specifically, the main stress factors were ▲economic burdens such as grocery shopping and pocket money expenses (70.2%) ▲excessive cooking and long hours of housework (66.9%) ▲preparation pressure due to lack of time (15.1%).
Regarding holiday food preparation, the main burdens were ▲tedious cleanup ▲physical exhaustion ▲time spent cooking. 43% of respondents said they spend more than 3 hours per day preparing food, and 35.7% said they invest more than 6 hours per day.
Holiday syndrome also affects people after the holiday period. 81.2% of respondents reported experiencing physical and mental fatigue even after the holiday. They said they experienced ▲extreme fatigue (80.3%) ▲stress or depression (52.2%) ▲indigestion or loss of appetite (28.1%) after the holiday.
Increase in 'Cardiac Arrest' Patients During Holiday Period... Need for Stress Management
Stress experienced during the holiday period can lead to illness. There is research showing a high incidence of cardiac arrest patients during holidays. A cardiology research team at Mediplex Sejong Hospital analyzed 95,660 cases of cardiac arrest caused by internal diseases out of 139,741 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases that visited emergency rooms nationwide from 2012 to 2016. They found that due to increased stress, excessive alcohol consumption, and changes in physical activity cycles such as sleep, the incidence of cardiac arrest was highest at the end of the holiday period (the third day of the holiday).
To overcome holiday syndrome, managing stress and fatigue is necessary. Light walks help relieve tension and stress. Soaking in warm water is also effective for relieving fatigue.
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