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Sickness in the medical profession

H A Waldron1

  • 1Department of Occupational Health, St Mary's Hospital, London, U.K.

The Annals of Occupational Hygiene
|August 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Most doctors infrequently take sick leave, with many self-treating and working while unwell. Few doctors utilize occupational health services when experiencing sickness absence.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Medical Practice

Background:

  • Physician well-being is crucial for patient care.
  • Understanding doctors' sickness absence and self-care practices is important.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the sickness absence patterns of doctors.
  • To explore self-treatment and occupational health service utilization among physicians.

Main Methods:

  • A questionnaire was distributed to 200 randomly selected doctors.
  • Response rate was 63%, with data analyzed on sick leave, self-treatment, and occupational health consultation.

Main Results:

  • 53% of doctors reported at least one sick day in two years; few took over six days.
  • 82% of respondents had self-prescribed treatment previously.
  • 87% of doctors worked despite feeling unwell; none who took sick leave consulted occupational health.

Conclusions:

  • Doctors often work while sick and frequently self-medicate.
  • There is low utilization of occupational health services among doctors experiencing sickness absence.

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