Table 1.

Positive preferences for specific strategies stratified by patients’ sex

Strategy	Male (% yes)	Female (% yes)	P value (sig < 0.05)
Light dimmed	32.8	52.5	0.051
Family/friend	39.7	29.3	0.287
Tech/staff	44.1	61.5	0.090
Hand held	27.1	61.0	0.001
Stress ball	8.5	41.5	0.000
Music	32.2	43.9	0.233
Pillow	61.0	68.3	0.456
Verbal warning	54.2	73.2	0.055
Same day	71.2	63.4	0.413
Different day	30.5	36.6	0.525