The capacity to work puzzle: a qualitative study of physicians' assessments for patients with common mental disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Entitlement to sickness benefits is a legal process requiring health-related reduced work capacity confirmed by a physician via a sickness certificate. However, there is a knowledge gap concerning physicians' clinical practice of work capacity assessments for patients with common mental disorders (CMD). Physicians claim more knowledge and skills in how to actually do the assessments. The aim of this study was to explore physicians' tacit knowledge of performing assessments of capacity to work and the need for sickness absence in patients with depression and anxiety disorders.

Methods

We performed a qualitative study with open-ended interviews and a short video vignette of a physician and a patient with depression as stimuli. Participating physicians (n = 24) were

SUBMITTER: Bertilsson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6066915 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature