According to a recent study conducted by Odoxa-MNH and published in Le Figaro Santé, more than half of French people (59%) say they sleep less well than before. However, for health professionals, the situation is even more worrying. In fact, 77% of them have observed a deterioration in their sleep in recent years.
The study also reveals that 50% of French people and two thirds of caregivers believe they suffer from insufficient sleep, both in terms of quantity and quality. While health authorities recommend at least 7 hours of sleep, the French sleep on average 6 hours and 58 minutes, while healthcare professionals only get 6 hours and 35 minutes of sleep per day.
Age and parenthood play a key role in this lack of sleep. In fact, 37% of French people and 49% of caregivers aged over 50 sleep 6 hours or less per day. In addition, parents are particularly affected, with an increase of 4 points among the French and 7 points among caregivers.
Faced with these sleep problems, many French people resort to medication. 24% of French people and 27% of healthcare professionals take products to sleep better, including 11% using sleeping pills or anxiolytics. Furthermore, 35% of French people and 54% of healthcare professionals invest in solutions to improve the quality of their sleep, in particular by choosing better bedding, optimizing the lighting in their bedroom or taking food supplements.
 Sophie de Duiéry
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05/03/2024 | 
