Table 1 Study population characteristics, response rate, number and proportion in clinical settings having sickness-certification consultations.
Study population (N) | Responders (n, %) | Responders having sickness-certification consultations at least a few times a year (n, %) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | 36898 | 22349 | 60.6 | 15057 | 67.4 |
Women | 15946 | 10085 | 63.2 | 6946 | 68.9 |
Men | 20936 | 12259 | 58.6 | 8110 | 66.2 |
Missing information | 16 | 5 | 31.3 | 1 | 20.0 |
24-44 year | 14462 | 8349 | 57.7 | 6172 | 73.9 |
45-64 year | 19898 | 12110 | 60.9 | 8038 | 66.4 |
65+ year | 2538 | 1890 | 74.5 | 847 | 44.8 |
Specialist | 26242 | 16300 | 62.1 | 10607 | 65.1 |
Non-specialist | 10656 | 6049 | 56.8 | 4450 | 73.6 |
Clinical settings1 | |||||
Primary health care (PHC) | 4394 | 4278 | 97.4 | ||
Internal medicine | 2121 | 1963 | 92.5 | ||
Child and adolescent care | 1665 | 409 | 24.6 | ||
Surgery | 1562 | 1376 | 88.1 | ||
Psychiatry | 1284 | 1142 | 88.9 | ||
Gynaecology | 1070 | 930 | 86.9 | ||
Administration | 1055 | 103 | 9.8 | ||
Orthopaedic | 939 | 898 | 95.6 | ||
Occupational health service | 500 | 482 | 96.4 | ||
Ophthalmology | 489 | 358 | 73.2 | ||
Ear, nose, and throat | 486 | 445 | 91.6 | ||
Geriatrics | 458 | 121 | 26.4 | ||
Infectious diseases | 342 | 331 | 97.0 | ||
Oncology | 348 | 334 | 96.0 | ||
Dermatology | 265 | 208 | 78.5 | ||
Neurology | 259 | 244 | 94.2 | ||
Rheumatology | 193 | 191 | 99.0 | ||
Rehabilitation | 190 | 177 | 93.2 | ||
Pain management | 112 | 85 | 75.9 | ||
Other | 3184 | 880 | 27.6 | ||
Do not work in a clinic | 709 | 46 | 6.5 | ||
Missing | 724 | 56 | 7.7 | ||