- Over 50 % of employees faced either depression, emotional or anxiety related symptoms. Only 46% of employees are aware of resources for mental health at workplace
- Most common mental health issues plaguing corporate India are depression, emotional turmoil, insomnia and anxiety, respectively
- Men are 50% more likely to have chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and high blood cholesterol than women.
- 2 million employees across 500 plus corporates in India were analyzed
Bangalore | 10th October, 2022: ekincare, an AI-integrated, full stack health and well-being benefits platform for employees and organizations, shared that only 46% of employees are aware of their existing workplace mental health resources. However, this percentage increases to 66% when individuals get diagnosed with mental health symptoms and need to avail existing solutions to address them. Around 60% cited depression, 55% emotional and 50% irritability, insomnia or anxiety related symptoms. The data also reveals other alarming trends on employees suffering from hypertension, diabetes and high-cholesterol. The insight is based on ekincare’s database of over 2 million employees on its platform leveraging health and well-being benefits sponsored by corporates of all sizes and gathered during the last year.
Health has always been a secondary priority at the workplace and today, the industry is grappling with mental health issues in their employee base. Majority of the workforce in organizations are not fully aware of the existing resources available to tackle signs such as depression, emotional, irritability, insomnia or anxiety during the initial stages. Additionally, it is also noticed, from the employees who are aware of the existing resources are not availing the sponsored benefits.
Other alarming trends from the ekincare platform revealed that 28% of employees are suffering from hypertension, 22% are suffering from diabetes and 28% from high cholesterol. The data further revealed that men are 50% more likely to have chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and high blood cholesterol than women.
ekincare recently announced Free Mental Health Counselling Sessions for up to 6-months for corporates of all employee sizes on World Mental Health Day, October 10th to introduce and sustain mental well-being initiatives.
Kiran Kalakuntla, CEO & Co-founder of ekincare mentioned that “Diagnosis and treatment of mental health cannot be treated in silos. Creating awareness about the existing workplace resources for treating mental health is imperative for any organization first, followed by consistent engagement to hold true to the promise of a work environment that values mental well-being. This enables early detection and immediate treatment thus leading to more productivity. We help organizations drive 4x more adoption of employee health and well-being benefits through our enterprise-ready platform. It is crucial for companies to treat the mental health of their employees seriously to enable a happier workplace.”
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About ekincare
ekincare is a new-age, AI-driven integrated health and well-being benefits platform helping organizations save up to 90% in healthcare costs and lowering their employees’ health insurance premiums. Its platform uses a data-driven approach to holistic employee well-being – physical, mental, social and financial, with an AI-powered real-time dashboard giving real-time insights on health parameters for both employers and employees, making it a robust solution for delivering personalized health and wellness experiences.
With more than 500 corporate clients and over 2M users on the platform, ekincare’s network of over 10,000+ service providers pan-India covering 200+ cities delivers cutting-edge health-tech services to their employees including annual health checkups (AHC), telemedicine (online doctor consultations), face-to-face doctor consultations, emergency ambulance services, group health and supplemental insurance, e-pharmacy (order medicines online), vaccinations, mental health and well-being services, access to fitness centers and more.
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