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  • Medical research
  • Healthcare utilization
  • General practice

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  • Physicians, particularly general practitioners (GPs), tend to avoid seeking medical care when ill.
  • Self-treatment among doctors is prevalent and poses significant risks.
  • Understanding healthcare-seeking behaviors of GPs is crucial for physician well-being and patient care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the utilization of primary and specialist healthcare services by GPs with a matched control group.
  • To investigate the patterns of healthcare seeking among GPs in 2018.
  • To identify differences in morbidity and service use between GPs and the general population.

Main Methods:

  • A registry study comparing healthcare service use in 2018 between GPs and a control group.
  • Control group matched for age, sex, education, and health status.
  • Morbidity assessed using two validated indexes (2015-2017); only participants with zero scores on both indexes were included.

Main Results:

  • GPs showed significantly lower rates of seeking help from a GP (21.7%) or emergency department (3.3%) compared to the control group (61.6% and 11.8%, respectively).
  • GPs consulted contract specialists at a slightly higher rate (17.5%) than the control group (15.5%).
  • Psychiatric consultations represented a larger proportion of specialist visits for GPs (35%) than for the control group (13%).

Conclusions:

  • GPs access medical assistance from healthcare providers outside their own primary care setting.
  • Findings suggest GPs may bypass traditional primary care routes for specialist services.
  • Further research is needed to understand the reasons behind GPs' unique healthcare-seeking patterns.