Table 3 Physicians’ (n and % with 95% confidence intervals (CI)) experience of management support by medical specialty in 2004 and 2008, respectively
From: Health care management of sickness certification tasks: results from two surveys to physicians
Medical specialty | Year | Physicians (n) | Do you have support from your manager regarding handling of sickness certification cases? | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes to a great extent % (95% CI) | To some extent % (95% CI) | No % (95% CI) | Do not have a manager % (95% CI) | |||||||
Rehabilitation | 2004 | 41 | 48.8 | (32.8-64.8) | 22.0 | (8.7-35.2) | 29.3 | (14.7-43.8) | - | - |
2008 | 38 | 34.2 | (18.4-50.0) | 31.6 | (16.1-47.1) | 21.1 | (7.5-34.6) | 13.2 | (1.9-24.4) | |
Oncology | 2004 | 56 | 17.9 | (7.5-28.2) | 32.1 | (19.5-44.8) | 50.0 | (36.5-63.5) | - | - |
2008 | 57 | 10.5 | (2.3-18.7) | 42.1 | (28.9-55.3) | 45.6 | (32.3-58.9) | 1.8 | (−1.8-5.3) | |
Occupational | 2004 | 94 | 41.5 | (31.3-51.6) | 19.1 | (11.0-27.3) | 39.4 | (29.3-49.4) | - | - |
health service | 2008 | 97 | 29.9 | (20.6-39.2) | 33.0 | (23.5-42.5) | 25.8 | (16.9-34.6) | 11.3 | (4.9-17.8) |
Orthopedics | 2004 | 105 | 27.6 | (18.9-36.3) | 34.3 | (25.1-43.5) | 38.1 | (28.7-47.5) | - | - |
2008 | 102 | 13.7 | (6.9-20.5) | 38.2 | (28.6-47.8) | 37.3 | (27.7-46.8) | 10.8 | (4.7-16.9) | |
Internal | 2004 | 161 | 13.7 | (8.3-19.0) | 44.1 | (36.3-51.9) | 42.2 | (34.5-49.9) | - | - |
medicine | 2008 | 227 | 14.5 | (9.9-19.2) | 34.4 | (28.1-40.6) | 42.7 | (36.2-49.2) | 8.4 | (4.7-12.0) |
Gynecology | 2004 | 164 | 26.8 | (20.0-33.7) | 39.6 | (32.1-47.2) | 33.5 | (26.2-40.8) | - | - |
2008 | 143 | 22.4 | (15.5-29.3) | 38.5 | (30.4-46.5) | 24.5 | (17.3-31.6) | 14.7 | (8.8-20.6) | |
Surgery | 2004 | 164 | 20.1 | (13.9-26.3) | 34.8 | (27.4-42.1) | 45.1 | (37.4-52.8) | - | - |
2008 | 204 | 16.7 | (11.5-21.8) | 29.9 | (23.6-36.2) | 40.2 | (33.4-47.0) | 13.2 | (8.5-17.9) | |
Psychiatry | 2004 | 248 | 25.4 | (19.9-30.9) | 38.3 | (32.2-44.4) | 36.3 | (30.3-42.3) | - | - |
2008 | 203 | 19.2 | (13.7-24.7) | 37.9 | (31.2-44.7) | 31.0 | (24.6-37.5) | 11.8 | (7.3-16.3) | |
Primary | 2004 | 546 | 29.5 | (25.7-33.3) | 44.5 | (40.3-48.7) | 26.0 | (22.3-29.7) | - | - |
care | 2008 | 514 | 21.4 | (17.8-25.0) | 41.6 | (37.4-45.9) | 25.1 | (21.3-28.9) | 11.9 | (9.1-14.7) |
Other medical | 2004 | 718 | 22.1 | (19.1-25.2) | 35.0 | (31.5-38.5) | 42.9 | (39.3-46.5) | - | - |
specialties | 2008 | 509 | 13.4 | (10.4-16.3) | 33.6 | (29.5-37.7) | 35.2 | (31.0-39.3) | 17.9 | (14.5-21.2) |
All specialists | 2004 | 1751 | 23.9 | (21.9-25.9) | 35.4 | (33.2-37.7) | 40.7 | (38.4-43.0) | ||
except GPs | 2008 | 1580 | 17.0 | (15.1-18.8) | 34.7 | (32.4-37.1) | 35.0 | (32.6-37.4) | 13.3 | (11.6-15.0) |
All specialists | 2004 | 2297 | 25.3 | (23.5-27.0) | 37.6 | (35.6-39.6) | 37.2 | (35.2-39.2) | - | - |
2008 | 2094 | 18.1 | (16.4-19.7) | 36.4 | (34.4-38.5) | 32.6 | (30.6-34.6) | 12.9 | (11.5-14.4) | |