Home Sleep Test Finished?Return the Diary With the Kit
Sleep & NighttimeArticleCheck which paperwork your sleep service needs and who will explain the results.
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Before returning a home sleep-test kit, check the paperwork your own sleep service requested. Keep those forms with the equipment-return instructions.
Check the handoff
Ask your service which forms need completing and how to return them with the kit. If a question is unclear or you cannot complete a section, tell the team and ask what to do.
Try: “Here are my sleep-test forms. Is anything missing, and who should I contact to discuss the results?”
Keep the result contact
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital1 says results are not immediately available after the test; the report goes to the sleep-clinic consultant or referring consultant.1
Follow your own service’s return arrangements. Save the result-contact details with your appointment notes so you can ask about follow-up.
Did I Do That in My Sleep? includes a Visit Brief. Use it to keep sleep-service questions and follow-up details together. See the book.
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- Liverpool Heart and Chest HospitalDiagnostic Sleep Test (opens in a new tab)abcd
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