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Patient Decision Aid

Sleep Apnea: Should I Have a Sleep Study?


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Patient decision aids are tools that help patients, care-givers and families become involved in decision making around difficult health care issues. They are designed to complement, rather than replace, the advice given by a health care practitioner.

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  • Website: OHRI
  • Resource type: Patient decision aid

Summary - The message of this resource is:

This patient decision aid helps people with symptoms of sleep apnea decide on whether or not to have a sleep study by comparing the benefits, risks, and side effects of both options.


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Keywords

Sleep apnea, sleep study, losing weight, quitting smoking


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Rated on: 4/16/2018 9:19:17 AM

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