After two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, results from a European survey reveal that more than half of Europeans rate their physical health as good or very good – with a quarter of respondents reducing their alcohol and drug consumption and one in five saying they eat a healthier diet. Although 45% of Europeans rate their mental health as good or very good, 23% of the youngest (18-29 years old) say they have needed psychological help during the pandemic
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These are just some of the major findings from the “Merck Survey: Europeans’ perception of health two years after the start of Covid 19″; a survey of 6,000 people aged 18 to 65 from ten countries (Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, Italy, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Czech Republic and Switzerland) that the science and technology company Merck carried out with the technical support of GAD3.
This pandemic has triggered the biggest health, social and economic crisis in almost a century and – from the perspective of having overcome the most critical months of it – in Merck we wanted to know its impact on the health and lifestyle of Europeans,” says Marieta Jiménez, Senior Vice President of Merck Healthcare in Europe. “We believe that only by getting closer and asking people what they feel, think and need can we provide answers to the different health challenges. A healthy society is the basis for building a stronger, safer and more prosperous society,” she adds.
The survey shows that Europeans (especially Italians, Spaniards and Portuguese) consider that the pandemic has helped them to talk openly in their personal and professional environment about their physical and mental health. In addition, one in three Europeans say that it has improved family coexistence and feelings of solidarity (34% and 33% respectively). Family co-existence was reported as a particular benefit by more Spaniards ad Czechs than in any other European country surveyed (42% and 45% respectively).