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Michelle Foley¹, Kevan Thorley, Marie-Claire Van Hout

¹Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health Research, University of Manchester , Manchester , UK.

The European Journal of General Practice

|May 23, 2013

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General practitioners (GPs) face challenges in fitness for work consultations, often feeling unprepared. Their decisions on sickness absence are influenced by diverse medical and non-medical factors.

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Area of Science:

Occupational Medicine
General Practice
Healthcare Management

Background:

Fitness for work consultations are complex and often create conflict for General Practitioners (GPs).
GPs frequently report feeling ill-prepared to manage these challenging consultations effectively.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the consultation process in fitness for work assessments.
To report on GP responses to hypothetical psychological and physical work-related sickness absence cases.

Main Methods:

A randomized online questionnaire study involving 62 GPs in the Republic of Ireland.
Analysis of social/family circumstances, workplace history, and condition severity information.
Qualitative thematic and content analysis using NVivo 8 software.

Main Results:

GPs consider a wide range of factors including social, domestic, financial, and lifestyle aspects.
Workplace factors such as workload, job satisfaction, and staff relationships significantly influence assessments.
The presentation of the case can prompt specific information-seeking behaviors during the consultation.

Conclusions:

GPs' fitness for work evaluations are influenced by a combination of medical and non-medical factors.
Further research is needed to understand the determinants of GP decisions regarding sickness leave prescriptions.