Everyone knows that stress means a big health problem for society, which is reflected both in personal and work life, becoming the cause of many pathologies. In fact, for companies it represents an important enemysince, if it is not given adequate importance, it can generate low productivity in the teams, a loss of self-esteem, headaches and muscle aches, as well as a decrease in motivation, commitment and responsibility, affecting directly to corporate results.
Under this premise, the health insurer Cigna Spain has presented its own tool that can measure stress levels of people through voice, and that it is aimed at visualizing the stress that affects both the body and the mind, making the invisible visible. Thanks to machine learning technology, the machine only needs 60 seconds to listen to the tone of the voice, the choice of words and the pauses made to generate a reading of the current stress level.
According to the “Cigna Well-Being 360” study, currently 78% of Spaniards suffer constant levels of stress that affect their health and well-being, generating physical pain, fatigue, low moods and irritability. In the words of Ana Sanchez de Miguel, Director of Human Resources of Cigna Spain, “Our goal is to adapt our services to the new environment, providing a wide range of tools, resources and services that cover all the pillars that influence the holistic health of the population. For this reason, as specialists in health insurance for companies, we help HR departments to develop part of their work in terms of occupational health and we provide these areas with the most innovative tools and solutions to ensure the comprehensive health and well-being of their staff. , such as, for example, through Cigna StressWaves, which will allow companies to take care of the health of their employees using the latest technology to keep these levels of stress at bay”.
Among the main causes of stress, 42% point to the current cost of living; 36% to uncertainty about the future; 29% to personal finances, and another 29% to high workload.
Likewise, the study also reveals that the groups that represent the highest percentage of stress are working women, millennials (between 25 and 34 years old) and working people with children. Cigna, through its new tool, Cigna StressWaves, seeks educate companies about the importance of preventing and treating stress, based on the premise that by taking a proactive approach to its control, it is possible to greatly improve the quality of life. And, thanks to this new tool, which has state-of-the-art algorithm-based technology, you can help keep template stress levels under control.
Thus, the company, in view of its objective of remaining the best medical ally in health care and well-being, drives innovation as a strategic pillar on which to support its growth projection, raising its disruptive character to respond to the challenges of the future in terms of health and well-being.
