55% of women who feel fulfilled are mothers

More than half of the women who feel personally or professionally, that is, 55 percent of those surveyed, are mothers. And last but not least, with or without time, 34 percent of the women with children He assures that, although he does not plan the daily tasks, they always manage to accomplish everything efficiently and improvising.

This is shown by the II Study of Habits of Healthy Living and Wellbeing in Women who has studied the evolution of the healthy habits that Spanish women follow in this new edition. The company DKV Seguros, in collaboration with the Rey Juan Carlos University, has been commissioned to develop this research in the framework of the initiatives developed by the DKV Institute of Healthy Living, created to promote the improvement of health.

The sample has had 3,000 Spanish women, of which 54.8 percent are mothers, aged between 18 and 65, from all the autonomous communities. The study follows the same structure as the last edition, with 6 large blocks: perception of well-being, healthy habits, medicine and prevention, food, physical activity and rest.

The care of health and well-being is one of the topics that most interest Spanish women. However, mothers know that, for many of them, finding an optimal balance between a state of physical and emotional health is a real challenge due, mainly to the lack of time.

Women with children spend less time themselves

Some leisure activities such as practicing a hobby, going out with friends or enjoying free time on a regular basis is for many women a real luxury, in fact, according to this study. Women with children are the ones who dedicate less time to themselves. Thus, 75% of women dedicate less than an hour to personal care and, in terms of leisure, 35% of women without children spend 3 hours or more, compared to 23% in the case of mothers.

And if it's about doing physical exercise, the data is not much better; 64% of mothers spend less than 1 hour a week or nothing, exceeding the figure of women without children (59%). In fact, the data from this second edition show the fall in the number of women who claim to maintain healthy habits; only 23% acknowledge maintaining a routine of healthy habits compared to 29% of women surveyed in 2013. However, most of them have children or not, it ensures to do so for health reasons, followed by others such as: lose weight, relaxation or fun

However, the lack of time does not seem to influence when it comes to customs when eating. 81% of mothers say that they usually cook their own dishes while, of those surveyed without children, only half (50%) do it and 44%, recognize having someone at home that cooks for her as a couple, parents, etc.

Women who are mothers have healthier habits

Most women who are mothers smoke less, consume less alcohol, and spend less time in front of electronic devices, outside working hours.

- 70% of mothers confess never to smoke and only 11% occasionally, and of the women who occasionally drink alcohol, most do not have children (70%).

- 49% of women without children report using more than 3 hours per day of these devices, and in the case of mothers it drops to 29%, which is also quite high.

- Spanish mothers sleep less than women without children. More than half, 57%, ensures sleep of 5 to 7 hours and, in the case of women without children, 48% claim to do it between 7 and 9. So, although most of the first (60% ) usually go to bed between 10pm and 12pm, we suspect that their rest is of lower quality or they wake up much earlier. Almost half of the women without children (49%), says going to bed later (between 24:00 and 02:00).

Spanish mothers suspended in gynecological examinations

Although most women recognize that a gynecological examination is recommended at least once a year in practice, only half of them carry it out (42% for general examinations and 43% for gynecological exams) and most of them are mothers. , almost 50%.

On the consumption of medicines, the data worry again in the case of women with children, 37% claim to do it daily while, almost the same percentage of women without children (35%), never consume or almost never . Although at least, the consumption of the first is always controlled by a professional.

Marisol New