Dunstan Debra A
Cognitive and Social Sciences, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales.
Aust Fam Physician. 2009 Jan-Feb;38(1-2):61-3.
Over the past 9 years there has been a 70% increase in requests for sickness certificates in Australia. In this same period, an increasing number of people have been certified as permanently disabled for work.
This article highlights the relationship between work and health, and emphasises the detrimental effects of certified work absence. It calls for a reduction in the number and duration of sickness certifications.
Current certification practices suggest a lack of understanding of the risks associated with work absence. Issuing a sickness certificate can have negative impacts on health and wellbeing, and general practitioners need to be as cautious when issuing sickness certificates as they are when delivering other treatments associated with significant health risks.
在过去9年里，澳大利亚对病假证明的需求增长了70%。在同一时期，越来越多的人被证明永久丧失工作能力。
本文强调了工作与健康之间的关系，并强调了经证明的缺勤的有害影响。它呼吁减少病假证明的数量和时长。
当前的证明做法表明对与缺勤相关的风险缺乏了解。开具病假证明可能会对健康和幸福产生负面影响，全科医生在开具病假证明时需要像提供其他有重大健康风险的治疗时一样谨慎。
