Table 3.

Wording for introduction of the given suggestions.

Suggestion	Introduction
Baseline	“Now pull upward with maximal power. Now 1-2-3.”
Words or sentences	“Again, stand upright, lift your arm. Close your eyes and imagine you are a patient in a hospital. You are faced with the following words/sentences. Take your time and let it affect you, and then pull upwards as hard as you can...Now 1-2-3.”
Situations	“Again, stand upright, lift your arm. Close your eyes and imagine the situation I suggest to you. When you are there, please nod and then pull upwards as hard as you can…Now 1-2-3.”
Visual suggestions      – Anesthesia induction (pictures)      – Transport to OR (video clips)      – View from patient’s room (pictures)	“Again, stand upright, lift your arm. Imagine you are patient in a hospital, and…      – …you are in the OR and waiting to get your anesthesia,      – …you are taken from the ward to the OR in your bed,      – …you are looking out the window from your room. Let the impression affect you, and then pull upward as hard as you can…Now 1-2-3.”