Table 3 GPs engaged in tasks and situations related to sickness certification at least once a week

. . . experiences patients partly or completely say no to sick leave they suggest.

9.3

9.3

1.0

0.0

0.098

. . . say no to a patient who wants a sickness certificate.

15.0

10.4

1.44

4.6

0.075

... experience conflicts with patients about sickness certification.

14.1

11.5

1.23

2.6

0.335

. . . experience patients say that they will change physician if they do not issue a sickness certificate.

2.8

5.1

0.54

-2.3

0.398

... have consultations including consideration of sickness certification.

94.9*

99.5*

0.95

-4.6

0.002

. . . find it problematic to handle sickness certification.

55.0*

43.3*

1.27

11.7

0.001

. . . encounter a patient who wants to be on sick leave for some other reason than work incapacity due to disease or injury.

27.6*

9.5*

2.9

18.1

0.000

. . . worry that patient will go to another physician if they do not issue a sickness certificate.

7.0*

17.5*

0.4

-10.5

0.017