Table 1 Study population characteristics, response rate, number, and proportion of physicians having sickness certification consultations, stratified by clinical settings. Percentages represent % of the numbers in the previous column
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Among sick-listing physicians | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Study population | Responders and response rate | Working as physicians in Sweden | Sick-listing physicians | Women | Specialists | Mean age |
| Â | n | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | (%) | (%) | (years) |
All | 33144 | 19107 (57.6) | 17922 (93.8) | 12933 (72.2) | 49.3 | 70.1 | 47 |
Men | 17952 | 9873 (55.0) | 9240 (93.6) | 6563 (71.0) | - | 76.5 | 49 |
Women | 15192 | 9234 (60.8) | 8682 (94.0) | 6370 (73.4) | - | 63.6 | 45 |
24–39 years | 9966 | 5676 (57.0) | 5410 (95.3) | 4151 (76.7) | 59.5 | 24.2 | 33 |
40–54 years | 11921 | 6293 (52.8) | 6031 (95.8) | 4350 (72.1) | 50.3 | 85.5 | 47 |
55–67 years | 11257 | 7138 (63.4) | 6481 (90.8) | 4432 (68.4) | 38.7 | 98.0 | 60 |
Non-specialist | 9704 | 5422 (55.9) | 5010 (92.4) | 3866 (77.2) | 60.0 | - | 35 |
Specialist | 23440 | 13685 (58.4) | 12912 (94.4) | 9067 (70.2) | 44.7 | - | 52 |
Type of clinic | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Primary health care | Â | Â | 4183 | 4088 (97.7) | 52.1 | 66.8 | 48 |
Internal medicine | Â | Â | 1874 | 1756 (93.7) | 45.7 | 65.7 | 44 |
Surgery | Â | Â | 1515 | 1333 (88.0) | 34.3 | 67.4 | 45 |
Psychiatry | Â | Â | 1084 | 993 (91.6) | 55.0 | 71.1 | 49 |
Gynaecology/Obstetrics | Â | Â | 997 | 877 (88.0) | 72.3 | 75.5 | 47 |
Orthopaedics | Â | Â | 909 | 864 (95.0) | 22.3 | 72.6 | 46 |
Oncology | Â | Â | 361 | 346 (95.8) | 63.0 | 75.1 | 47 |
Occupational health service | Â | Â | 351 | 336 (95.7) | 46.4 | 95.5 | 58 |
Infectious diseases | Â | Â | 336 | 322 (95.8) | 50.0 | 70.5 | 44 |
Neurology | Â | Â | 267 | 252 (94.4) | 46.8 | 71.0 | 45 |
Dermatology | Â | Â | 244 | 176 (72.1) | 69.9 | 80.7 | 49 |
Rheumatology | Â | Â | 186 | 182 (97.8) | 62.1 | 81.9 | 49 |
Rehabilitation | Â | Â | 138 | 130 (94.2) | 61.5 | 75.4 | 50 |
Pain management | Â | Â | 86 | 65 (75.6) | 33.8 | 96.9 | 54 |
Other | Â | Â | 4487 | 1147 (25.6) | 50.8 | 69.3 | 47 |
Administration | Â | Â | 904 | 66 (7.3) | 51.5 | 83.3 | 53 |