Table 2 |
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Physicians' characteristics, frequencies of sickness-certification consultations and related problems (%), distributed on clinical settings. |
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Characteristics of the physiciansa in different clinics |
Rate (%) of physiciansa who had sickness-certification consultations at different frequencies during a week |
Rate (%) of physiciansa who experienced problems related to sickness-certification at different frequencies during a week |
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Clinical setting |
Mean age |
Women % |
Specialist % |
> 20 times a week |
60-20 times a week |
1-5 times a week |
< once a week |
> 10 times a week |
6-10 times a week |
1-5 times a week |
< once a Week |
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Internal medicine |
43 |
45.4 |
58.9 |
2.4 |
19.1 |
50.0 |
28.5 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
14.8 |
83.4 |
|
Primary health care |
48 |
51.0 |
66.8 |
2.3 |
40.4 |
52.4 |
4.9 |
2.2 |
5.5 |
46.6 |
45.8 |
|
Surgery |
44 |
30.7 |
64.7 |
4.6 |
33.4 |
48.1 |
13.8 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
15.9 |
81.9 |
|
Psychiatry |
47 |
55.5 |
65.6 |
10.0 |
50.0 |
30.6 |
9.4 |
3.5 |
7.2 |
39.3 |
50.0 |
|
Gynaecology |
47 |
69.0 |
74.1 |
1.8 |
29.6 |
50.6 |
18.0 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
22.0 |
73.7 |
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Orthopaedic |
45 |
20.8 |
67.9 |
19.2 |
59.3 |
18.5 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
7.5 |
42.5 |
46.5 |
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Occupational health |
56 |
43.8 |
95.1 |
16.3 |
62.0 |
18.9 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
6.7 |
35.1 |
55.6 |
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Ear, nose, and throat |
47 |
44.0 |
77.1 |
0.9 |
21.0 |
60.0 |
18.0 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
11.4 |
87.4 |
|
Child and adolescent |
48 |
53.9 |
78.4 |
0.8 |
5.7 |
22.4 |
71.1 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
8.1 |
91.3 |
|
Ophthalmology |
48 |
56.8 |
80.3 |
0.0 |
3.8 |
21.8 |
74.4 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
4.0 |
95.7 |
|
Oncology |
45 |
57.8 |
64.9 |
20.2 |
50.9 |
23.9 |
5.0 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
16.4 |
81.4 |
|
Infectious diseases |
43 |
49.7 |
62.9 |
1.6 |
18.6 |
60.7 |
19.2 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
14.1 |
84.7 |
|
Neurology |
46 |
42.2 |
75.4 |
2.6 |
42.7 |
47.8 |
6.9 |
0.0 |
3.1 |
37.0 |
59.9 |
|
Dermatology |
48 |
68.0 |
77.0 |
0.0 |
3.5 |
22.0 |
74.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
7.4 |
91.5 |
|
Rheumatology |
49 |
53.8 |
79.1 |
3.3 |
45.6 |
45.6 |
5.5 |
1.7 |
4.4 |
39.2 |
54.7 |
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Rehabilitation |
51 |
57.7 |
79.2 |
17.9 |
45.2 |
26.2 |
10.7 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
25.3 |
70.4 |
|
Geriatrics |
49 |
57.0 |
78.9 |
0.9 |
3.5 |
14.0 |
81.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.9 |
98.1 |
|
Administration |
53 |
42.7 |
86.6 |
4.9 |
3.7 |
31.7 |
59.8 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
7.7 |
90.8 |
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Pain management |
54 |
28.8 |
90.4 |
17.8 |
56.2 |
20.5 |
5.5 |
6.3 |
12.7 |
23.8 |
57.1 |
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Other |
48 |
43.4 |
72.7 |
15.7 |
26.7 |
32.8 |
24.8 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
15.0 |
80.6 |
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Do not work in a clinic |
41 |
50.0 |
47.4 |
13.2 |
36.8 |
28.9 |
21.1 |
3.6 |
7.1 |
32.1 |
57.1 |
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All of the physiciansa |
47 |
47.6 |
68.8 |
5.8 |
34.5 |
42.5 |
17.2 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
28.9 |
65.7 |
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Missing (n = 56) |
43 |
44.6 |
51.8 |
10.7 |
21.4 |
48.2 |
19.6 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
22.2 |
73.3 |
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a Physicians (aged <65) who had sickness-certification consultations at least a few times a year, n = 14,210 |
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Lindholm et al. BMC Public Health 2010 10:752 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-10-752 |
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