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

Table 1 Characteristics of participants

Characteristic	Number
Health care setting^a
Occupational health care	6
Primary health care	13
Psychiatric outpatient clinic	5
Geographic setting
Big city	8
Smaller town/rural area	16
Gender
Male	12
Female	12
Age (years)
Range	42–69
Mean	55
Specialization^b
Primary health	15
Psychiatry	6
Occupational health	3
Rehabilitation medicine	2
Other	3
Years since medical degree
Range	9–40
Mean	26
Years since specialization^c
Range	1.5–37
Mean	18

^aAt the time of the interview. Many participants had experiences from several health care settings
^bFive participants had two specializations
^cSince first specialization, n = 21; three participants did not state year of specialization, however they had 17, 28 and 36 years of experience since their medical degree

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