Table 2 General problems, personal stressors perceived, and strategies used regarding sickness certification
How often do you....... | Orthopaedic surgeons | General practitioners | Odds ratio3 | ||||||||||
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weekly1 % | monthly % | yearly % | never % | weekly % | monthly % | yearly % | never % | P2 | crude | 95%CI | adjusted4 | 95%CI | |
..have consultations that include consideration of sickness certification | 97.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 97.1 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | Ns | 0.9 | 0.3–2.7 | 1.0 | 0.3–3.6 |
..find it problematic to handle sickness certification | 53.0 | 26.5 | 12.9 | 7.5 | 61.4 | 31.3 | 6.0 | 1.4 | S | 1.4 | 0.3–2.0 | 1.4 | 0.9–2.0 |
Personal stressors | |||||||||||||
..encounter a patient who wants to be on sick leave for some reason other than work incapacity due to disease or injury | 26.3 | 33.1 | 24.3 | 16.2 | 35.3 | 39.8 | 19.7 | 5.2 | S | 1.5 | 1.0–2.3 | 1.6 | 1.0–2.5 |
.. have conflicts with patients about sickness certification | 13.6 | 30.6 | 39.5 | 16.3 | 19.9 | 32.2 | 39.0 | 8.8 | S | 1.5 | 1.0–2.6 | 1.5 | 0.9–2.5 |
..feel threatened by a patient in connection with sickness certification | 0.7 | 2.0 | 16.1 | 81.2 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 25.0 | 66.0 | s | 5.3 | 0.7–39.5 | 4.6 | 0.6–35.1 |
Personal strategies | |||||||||||||
..have contact with SIO5 staff about matters concerning sickness certification | 10.7 | 28.9 | 42.3 | 18.1 | 23.4 | 50.7 | 23.2 | 2.7 | s | 4.4 | 3.0–6.3 | 4.2 | 2.8–6.2 |
.. make a referral to occupational health | 10.0 | 30.9 | 32.2 | 26.8 | 10.2 | 36.5 | 38.9 | 14.2 | s | 1.0 | 0.6–1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5–1.8 |
..issue sickness certificates without personal appointment | 36.5 | 23.0 | 16.2 | 24.3 | 18.3 | 33.2 | 22.0 | 26.3 | s | 0.4 | 0.3–0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3–0.7 |