Table 1 Characteristics of the respondents
|  | General Practitioners (N = 375) | Nursing Home Staff (N = 486) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age [years] | (n = 371)* | (n = 465)* | ||
 Mean (SD) | 54.4 | (9.3) | 48.0 | (9.8) |
  ≤ 49 | 106 | (28.6%) | 234 | (50.3%) |
 50–59 | 150 | (40.4%) | 170 | (36.6%) |
  ≥ 60 | 115 | (31.0%) | 61 | (13.1%) |
Sex | (n = 373)* | (n = 476)* | ||
 Male | 215 | (57.6%) | 138 | (29.0%) |
 Female | 158 | (42.4%) | 338 | (71.0%) |
Location of the medical practice / the nursing home | (n = 373)* | (n = 461)* | ||
 Rural (≤ 20,000 inhabitants) | 195 | (52.3%) | 238 | (51.6%) |
 Semi-urban (>  20,000–≤100,000 inhabitants) | 94 | (25.2%) | 131 | (28.4%) |
 Urban (> 100,000 inhabitants) | 84 | (22.5%) | 92 | (20.0%) |
Years as general practitioner / in the current position in the nursing home | (n = 373)* | (n = 474)* | ||
 Mean (SD) | 18.0 | (10.8) | 9.7 | (8.0) |
  ≤ 9 | 94 | (25.2%) | 269 | (56.8%) |
 10–19 | 106 | (28.4%) | 139 | (29.3%) |
  ≥ 20 | 173 | (46.4%) | 66 | (13.9%) |