General practitioners' attitudes and practices regarding sick leave certification for patients with depression in Norway - a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is among the most frequent reasons for sick leave, whereas health authorities recommend a rather strict practice, arguing that work is health-promoting. We aimed to explore GPs' attitudes and practices regarding sick leave certification for depressed patients.

Methods

A cross-sectional study using the Norwegian Physician Survey (N = 1617, 70% response rate) in 2021. The GPs in the panel (N = 221) responded to questions about sick leave certification and cooperation with employers and the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (Norwegian acronym: Nav) regarding patients with depression. We used crosstabulation with chi square statistics and logistic regression models to assess differences among GPs.

Results

Among 221 GPs, 62% often/very often

SUBMITTER: Hetlevik O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11619211 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature