Pre-return to work consultation and therapeutic part-time work: Cross-sectional study on level of knowledge and use by general practitioners in France

Figures & data

Figure 1. Study flowchart.

Figure 2. Distribution of answers to the questions concerning pre-return-to-work (PRW) consultation.

Figure 3. Distribution of answers to questions concerning therapeutic part-time (TPT) work.

Table 1. Characteristics of the general practitioner (GP) sample.

	Interviewed GPs, n = 122
Sex
Women	41 (34%)
Men	81 (66%)
Age
25–34 years	13 (11%)
35–44 years	28 (23%)
45–54 years	31 (25%)
55–64 years	47 (39%)
≥65 years	3 (2%)
Practice type
Individual practice	25 (20%)
Group of GPs	73 (60%)
Multidisciplinary health centre	24 (20%)

Table 2. Level of knowledge concerning the pre-return-to-work (PRW) consultation and therapeutic part-time (TPT) work according to the general practitioner (GP) age group and practice type (total n = 122).

	No, n (%)	Vague	Very good	p-Value^†
PRW
<45 years of age	1 (2)	34 (83)	6 (15)	**
≥45 years of age	4 (5)	44 (54)	33 (41)
Individual practice	1 (4)	17 (68)	7 (28)	NS
Group practice	4 (4)	61 (63)	32 (33)
Total (n = 122)	5 (4)	78 (64)	39 (32)
TPT
<45 years of age	0	25 (61)	16 (39)	NS
≥45 years of age	0	40 (49)	41 (51)
Individual practice	0	12 (48)	13 (52)	NS
Group practice	0	53 (55)	44 (45)
Total (n = 122)	0	65 (53)	57 (47)

^†Fisher’s exact test.

**p < 0.01; NS: not significant.

Table 3. Level of frequency of use of pre-return-to-work (PRW) and therapeutic part-time (TPT) work according to the general practitioner (GP) age group and type of practice.

	Never, n (%)	Rare	Frequent	Regular	p-Value^†
PRW
<45 years of age	1 (3)	3 (8)	13 (33)	23 (58)	NS
≥45 years of age	0 (0)	5 (6)	35 (45)	37 (48)
Individual practice	0 (0)	4 (17)	7 (29)	13 (54)	NS
Group practice	1 (1)	4 (4)	41 (44)	60 (51)
Total (n = 117)	1 (1)	8 (7)	48 (41)	60 (51)
TPT
<45 years of age	1 (2)	6 (15)	34 (83)	0 (0)	*
≥45 years of age	0 (0)	5 (6)	67 (83)	9 (11)
Individual practice	0 (0)	3 (12)	22 (88)	0 (0)	NS
Group practice	1 (1)	8 (8)	79 (82)	9 (9)
Total (n = 122)	1 (1)	11 (9)	101 (83)	9 (7)

^†Fisher’s exact test.

*p < 0.05; NS: not significant.