Views on sick-listing practice among Swedish General Practitioners--a phenomenographic study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of people on sick-leave started to increase in Sweden and several other European countries towards the end of the 20th century. Physicians play an important role in the sickness insurance system by acting as gate-keepers. Our aim was to explore how General Practitioners (GPs) view their sick-listing commission and sick-listing practice.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews with 19 GPs in 17 Primary Health Care settings in four mid-Sweden counties. Interview transcripts were analysed with phenomenographic approach aiming to uncover the variation in existing views regarding the respondents' sick-listing commission and practice.

Results

We found large qualitative differences in the GPs' views on sick-listing. The sick-listing commission was experience

SUBMITTER: Swartling M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1988796 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature