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Table 2 Main organizers of general practitioner and medical specialist utilization among the participating nursing home residents (multiple answers possible)

From: Contacts with general practitioners, dentists, and medical specialists among nursing home residents: a cross-sectional study in 44 German nursing homes

Main organizers

Nursing home residents (n = 400)

general practitioner utilization

medical specialist utilizationa

%

%

Nursing home staff

94.3

93.2

Nursing home resident

5.8

5.6

Relative/legal guardian

5.0

8.6

General practitioner

16.8

N/A

Medical specialists

N/A

8.1

  1. Abbreviation: N/A not applicable
  2. a Nursing home residents without medical specialist utilization were not included (n = 5)