Nocturnal micturition, sleep and well-being in women of ages 40–64 years

Nocturia Compounds Nocturnal Wakefulness in Older Individuals with Insomnia

“…[2][3][4][5][6] Further, survey studies have shown that the greater the number of nocturnal voids, the greater the self-described poor sleep, insomnia symptoms, and daytime sleepiness. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] For those individuals who report nocturia as bothersome there is even a stronger correlation with disturbed sleep. 13,16 As noted, to date, no study of the relationship between sleep and nocturia has used objective measurements of sleep, nor have previous studies examined the relationship between sleep and nocturia prospectively, on a night-to-night basis.…”

Nocturia: An austrian study on the multifactorial etiology of this symptom

“…3 In addition, nocturia is a dominant cause of morbidity in the frail and elderly, and it has been shown in elderly patient cohorts to increase the risk of falls twofold, from 10% to 21%, 4 as well as increasing the incidence of hip fractures. 5 Similarly, a threefold increase in daytime sleepiness 6 and an increase in the number of days absent from work 7 have been reported. Mortality can increase considerably in elderly patients with nocturia involving three or more nightly voids.…”

Nocturnal polyuria in community‐dwelling women

“…Most of the published studies have tended to concentrate on nocturia in men, because of the perceived association between nocturia and BOO [3,4], although women also experience nocturia [5]. Nocturia becomes increasingly common with increasing age in both men and women [5][6][7], and is associated with considerable morbidity in relation to its association with falls in the elderly secondary to night-time toiletting [8,9]. Nocturia also has a negative effect on a woman's sense of well-being because of sleep disturbance [10] and is a troublesome symptom, with 63% of women who void at least twice a night finding this a problem [7].…”