Obstetricians/Gynecologists’ Problems in Sickness Certification Consultations: Two Nationwide Surveys
Table 1
Characteristics of the O/Gs participating in the surveys 2008 and 2012, respectively, and frequency of sickness certification consultations by sex, age group, and type of specialist certification.
Frequency of sickness certification consultations
Participants
≥6 times per week
1–5 times per week
A few times per month or year
Never or almost never
Missing information
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
2008
1037
284 (27.4)
455 (43.9)
175 (16.9)
117 (11.3)
6 (0.6)
2012
992
186 (18.8)
476 (48.0)
214 (21.6)
114 (11.5)
2 (0.2)
m/md/min-max
Age 2008
48.9/50/25–67
Age 2012
48.8/49/27–67
(%)
2008
Women
693 (66.8)
203 (29.3)
314 (45.3)
98 (14.1)
75 (10.8)
3 (0.4)
Men
344 (33.2)
81 (23.5)
141 (41.0)
77 (22.4)
42 (12.2)
3 (0.9)
2012
Women
700 (70.6)
145 (20.7)
356 (50.9)
132 (18.9)
66 (9.4)
1 (0.1)
Men
292 (29.4)
41 (14.0)
120 (41.1)
82 (28.1)
48 (16.4)
1 (0.3)
2008
25–44 ys
389 (37.5)
127 (32.6)
222 (57.1)
34 (8.7)
6 (1.5)
0 (0.0)
45–67 ys
648 (62.5)
157 (24.2)
233 (36.0)
141 (21.8)
111 (17.1)
6 (0.9)
2012
27–44 ys
392 (39.5)
87 (22.2)
237 (60.5)
65 (16.6)
3 (0.8)
0 (0.0)
45–67 ys
600 (60.5)
99 (16.5)
239 (39.8)
149 (24.8)
111 (18.5)
2 (0.3)
Specialis
800 (77.1)
210 (26.2)
324 (40.5)
146 (18.2)
115 (14.4)
5 (0.6)
2008
Specialist othe
10 (1.0)
2 (20.0)
4 (40.0)
1 (10.0)
2 (20.0)
1 (10.0)
Nonspecialist
227 (21.9)
72 (31.7)
127 (55.9)
28 (12.3)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
Specialis
766 (77.2)
145 (18.9)
338 (44.1)
172 (22.5)
109 (14.2)
2 (0.3)
2012
Specialist othe
10 (1.0)
1 (10.0)
5 (50.0)
0 (0.0)
4 (40.0)
0 (0.0)
Nonspecialist
216 (21.8)
40 (18.5)
133 (61.6)
42 (19.4)
1 (0.5)
0 (0.0)
hysicians in study groups having board specialist certification in obstetrics and/or gynecology. hysicians in study groups having board specialist certification in specialties other than obstetrics and gynecology.
