Table 2 Physicians (n and %) in different medical specialties who reported having a sickness certification policy in 2004 and in 2008, respectively
From: Health care management of sickness certification tasks: results from two surveys to physicians
Medical specialty | Year | Physicians, n | Do you and your colleagues in your clinical setting have a joint policy for handling matters related to sickness certification? | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, well established % (95% CI) | Yes, but not well established % (95% CI) | No % (95% CI) | Do not know % (95% CI) | |||||||
Rehabilitation | 2004 | 41 | 41.5 | (25.7-57.2) | 22.0 | (8.7-35.2) | 36.6 | (21.2-52.0) | - | - |
2008 | 39 | 46.2 | (29.8-62.5) | 23.1 | (9.2-36.9) | 23.1 | (9.2-36.9) | 7.7 | (−1.1-16.4) | |
Oncology | 2004 | 57 | 12.3 | (3.5-21.1) | 40.4 | (27.2-53.5) | 47.4 | (34.0-60.7) | - | - |
2008 | 60 | 18.3 | (8.3-28.4) | 10.0 | (2.2-17.8) | 55.0 | (42.0-68.0) | 16.7 | (7.0-26.4) | |
Occupational | 2004 | 98 | 33.7 | (24.1-43.2) | 38.8 | (29.0-48.6) | 27.6 | (18.5-36.6) | - | - |
health service | 2008 | 96 | 46.9 | (36.7-57.0) | 12.5 | (5.8-19.2) | 37.5 | (27.6-47.4) | 3.1 | (−0.4-6.7) |
Orthopedics | 2004 | 109 | 10.1 | (4.3-15.8) | 38.5 | (29.2-47.8) | 51.4 | (41.8-60.9) | - | - |
2008 | 103 | 10.7 | (4.6-16.7) | 16.5 | (9.2-23.8) | 66.0 | (56.7-75.3) | 6.8 | (1.9-11.7) | |
Internal | 2004 | 164 | 6.1 | (2.4-9.8) | 30.5 | (23.4-37.6) | 63.4 | (56.0-70.9) | - | - |
medicine | 2008 | 238 | 8.8 | (5.2-12.5) | 8.4 | (4.9-12.0) | 64.7 | (58.6-70.8) | 18.1 | (13.1-23.0) |
Surgery | 2004 | 168 | 10.7 | (6.0-15.4) | 36.9 | (29.5-44.3) | 52.4 | (44.8-60.0) | - | - |
2008 | 214 | 15.4 | (10.5-20.3) | 15.9 | (11.0-20.8) | 58.4 | (51.8-65.1) | 10.3 | (6.2-14.4) | |
Gynecology | 2004 | 171 | 20.5 | (14.4-26.6) | 51.5 | (43.9-59.0) | 28.1 | (21.3-34.9) | - | - |
2008 | 150 | 18.0 | (11.8-24.2) | 18.0 | (11.8-24.2) | 50.0 | (41.9-58.1) | 14.0 | (8.4-19.6) | |
Psychiatry | 2004 | 264 | 20.1 | (15.2-24.9) | 40.5 | (34.6-46.5) | 39.4 | (33.5-45.3) | - | - |
2008 | 214 | 19.6 | (14.3-25.0) | 9.3 | (5.4-13.3) | 52.8 | (46.1-59.5) | 18.2 | (13.0-23.4) | |
Primary | 2004 | 555 | 12.8 | (10.0-15.6) | 55.0 | (50.8-59.1) | 32.3 | (28.4-36.2) | - | - |
care | 2008 | 522 | 26.8 | (23.0-30.6) | 18.2 | (14.9-21.5) | 49.4 | (45.1-53.7) | 5.6 | (3.6-7.5) |
Other medical | 2004 | 764 | 20.5 | (17.7-23.4) | 31.9 | (28.6-35.3) | 47.5 | (44.0-51.1) | - | - |
specialties | 2008 | 549 | 21.3 | (17.9-24.7) | 8.9 | (6.5-11.3) | 55.6 | (51.4-59.7) | 14.2 | (11.3-17.1) |
All specialists | 2004 | 1836 | 18.6 | (16.8-20.4) | 36.1 | (33.9-38.3) | 45.3 | (43.0-47.6) | ||
except GPs | 2008 | 1663 | 19.5 | (17.6-21.5) | 11.7 | (10.1-13.2) | 55.2 | (52.8-57.6) | 13.5 | (11.9-15.1) |
All specialists | 2004 | 2391 | 17.2 | (15.7-18.7) | 40.5 | (38.5-42.5) | 42.3 | (40.3-44.3) | - | - |
2008 | 2185 | 21.3 | (19.6-23.0) | 13.2 | (11.8-14.6) | 53.8 | (51.7-55.9) | 11.7 | (10.3-13.0) | |