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Face-to-face versus indirect encounters, n (%)
aFace-to-face direct encounters include participation in funerals, visitation, and memorial services. Indirect encounters refer to telephone calls or letters (postal mail or e-mail). Difference between all patients and special bond patients was significant (p < .0001, McNemar's test of symmetry).
