Proportions of GPs who felt that the national guidelines had facilitated their contacts with different actors
| Do the new national guidelines for sickness certification facilitate your contacts with…* | ||||||||||||
| …patients?* | …the SIO?† | …the healthcare staff?‡ | …the patients' workplaces or employment office?§ | |||||||||
| n=1766 | n=1163 | n=789 | n=805 | |||||||||
| % | PR | 95% CI | % | PR | 95% CI | % | PR | 95% CI | % | PR | 95% CI | |
| All GPs | 65.4 | – | – | 43.5 | – | – | 29.4 | – | – | 30.2 | – | – |
| Educational level | ||||||||||||
| Specialist | 61.4 | 1 | – | 40.3 | 1 | – | 25.9 | 1 | – | 27.0 | 1 | – |
| In resident training | 70.8 | 1.15 | 1.03 to 1.29 | 46.9 | 1.17 | 1.01 to 1.34 | 34.0 | 1.31 | 1.11 to 1.56 | 34.8 | 1.29 | 1.09 to 1.52 |
| Registered physician | 70.6 | 1.15 | 0.92 to 1.44 | 46.5 | 1.15 | 0.87 to 1.53 | 43.8 | 1.69 | 1.26 to 2.27 | 34.5 | 1.28 | 0.92 to 1.77 |
| Medical degree | 87.3 | 1.42 | 1.20 to 1.69 | 65.1 | 1.62 | 1.32 to 1.98 | 43.5 | 1.68 | 1.32 to 2.15 | 46.7 | 1.73 | 1.37 to 2.20 |
| Frequency of GPs' consultations involving sickness certification | ||||||||||||
| >5 Times a week | 59.5 | 1 | – | 37.0 | 1 | – | 25.0 | 1 | – | 25.5 | 1 | – |
| 1–5 Times a week | 69.2 | 1.16 | 1.05 to 1.28 | 47.3 | 1.28 | 1.13 to 1.45 | 31.8 | 1.27 | 1.10 to 1.47 | 33.2 | 1.30 | 1.13 to 1.51 |
| <1 Time a week | 75.2 | 1.26 | 1.01 to 1.58 | 61.1 | 1.65 | 1.28 to 2.13 | 44.7 | 1.79 | 1.33 to 2.41 | 38.8 | 1.52 | 1.11 to 2.08 |
Data are presented as prevalence ratio (PR) with 95% CI.
↵* No response from 101 (3%) GPs, and 380 (12%) GPs did not use the guidelines.
↵† No response from 127 (4%) GPs, and 380 (12%) GPs did not use the guidelines.
↵‡ No response from 120 (4%) GPs, and 380 (12%) GPs did not use the guidelines.
↵§ No response from 133 (4%) GPs, and 380 (12%) GPs did not use the guidelines.
GPs, general practitioners; SIO, social insurance office.