Liza Summer The average American spends 1,460 hours a year feeling tired, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 adults looked at how they deal with their symptoms of tiredness and found that respondents feel tired four hours a day and nearly a third feel tired even more than average (31%). In fact, a third of those surveyed “always” or “often” still feel tired even after a good night’s sleep.
Conducted by Talker Research for MD Live , the survey found that 58% said ââfeeling tired often keeps them from enjoying life. Fifty-eight percent of those surveyed said that tiredness has caused them to avoid social interactions, leading a third to skip events (34%) and 27% to cancel plans with family or friends. For people living with chronic disease, it can be even worse.
The survey also included 1,000 respondents who reported suffering from a chronic disease, including diabetes, obesity or hypertension, among other conditions. Compared to those who do not suffer from a chronic disease, these respondents reported being tired two extra hours a day, avoiding social interaction more because of their illness (64% vs. 51%) and having a more difficult time enjoying life (66% vs 50%).
Dealing with these feelings trickles into the weekend for respondents, too, as the average American spends 27% of their weekend recuperating from the previous week. For chronic disease sufferers, 40% have skipped events and a third (33%) have canceled plans with loved ones due to th.
