The
sauna is an ancient tradition that is gaining popularity around the world as a
tool for wellness. There is a growing body of medical evidence supporting the
role of saunas, or whole body heat therapy, as a form of treatment for a range
of health problems. However, the demographics, motivations and experiences of
today's cheap sauna bathers have yet to be explored on a global scale. This study is
designed to explore these themes. A 71-item online questionnaire compiling
information on the individual characteristics, sauna habits and perceived
health and wellness experiences of regular sauna bathers was conducted from
October 2016 to October 2017. The tool validated “SF-12” quality of life rating
has been incorporated.
in the questionnaire to measure physical and
mental indicators of well-being. Out of 572 logged connections, 482 valid
responses were generated. Men (51.3%) and women (48.7%) were represented, and
respondents were mostly well educated (81.8%), non-smokers (90.6%), practicing
regularly (78 , 8%) of people with normal weight or overweight. (87.1%) who
took a sauna bath about once or twice a week. The main reasons respondents gave
for sauna bathing included relaxation / stress reduction, pain relief and
socialization. Almost a third of those surveyed reported health issues and,
among this subset, those with back pain / musculoskeletal and mental health
issues cited the greatest improvements in their conditions with one person sauna baths. .
Of all respondents, 83.5% reported benefits for sleep after sauna use. The
analysis of the well-being scores after having stratified the respondents into
three groups according to the frequency of sauna baths (group I: <5 times
per month; group II: 5 to 15 times per month; group III:> 15 times per
month) found respondents in Group II had slightly higher mental well-being
scores (Krystal-Wallis test: H = 6.603> e2 of 5.991, p = 0.0368, sf = 2 with post ho analysis
using the Mann-Whitney U test: p = 0.016) compared to respondents who were less
frequent sauna baths (group I).
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