Quality assessment in sickness certificates – changes over an eight-year period in Sweden and associated factors
While sickness certificate quality was overall low, it improved significantly after the 2011 revision of the sickness certificate. Also, diagnosis, sick leave duration, and patient's sex were factors associated with the quality and varied over time, highlighting the need for further research regarding potential remaining differences in quality of sickness certificates.
Authors
- Anna Kiessling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7057-7604)
- Magdalena Fresk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4851-5401)
- Britt Arrelöv (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3130-8473)
- Ylva Skånér
- Wilhelmus Johannes Andreas Grooten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1697-9781)
- Peter Henriksson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0633-4699)
- Lars Bäcklund
Institutions
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- University of Health and Allied Sciences (GH)
- Danderyds sjukhus (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Glanrhyd Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2025.2577668
- Primary Topic
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00