Primary care physicians' concerned voices on sickness certification after a period of reorganization. Focus group interviews in Sweden.

Conclusions: Political decisions on laws and regulations for sickness certification impacted the primary health care making the physicians' work difficult and burdensome. Their views and suggestions should be carefully considered in future organization of primary care. KEY POINTSIn 2005 Swedish government introduced reforms to decrease the inequalities and costs of sickness certification and facilitate the physicians' work. Focus group interviews with Swedish primary care physicians revealed that sickness certification was challenging due to differing demands from authorities, management and patients.Coping strategies for the sick-listing task included both active measures and passive adaptation to the circumstances.A proposal for future better working conditions for physicians was to transfer lengthy sickness certifications and rehabilitation to specialized teams. PMID: 32314635 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Primary Care - Category: Primary Care Authors: Tags: Scand J Prim Health Care Source Type: research