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Review
. 2011 Apr;15(2):91-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2010.03.002. Epub 2010 Jun 8.

The effect of nocturia on sleep

Sonia Ancoli-Israel  1 , Donald L Bliwise, Jens Peter Nørgaard
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Review

The effect of nocturia on sleep

Sonia Ancoli-Israel et al. Sleep Med Rev. 2011 Apr.

Abstract

Sleep plays a vital role in physical and mental functioning. It is increasingly recognized that disturbed sleep is a highly prevalent and chronic condition that merits greater awareness due to the wide-ranging and serious repercussions associated with it. Nocturia is one of the causes of sleep disturbance and has been shown to impair functioning, quality of life, health and productivity, with those experiencing two or more voids per night reporting significant 'bother'. Nocturia warrants full consideration as a significant target for intervention, aiming to reduce the burden of disturbed sleep on individuals, families and society. Currently, however, a definitive evaluation of the most relevant sleep endpoints in nocturia therapy is lacking. One endpoint often used is the duration of the initial sleep period, which when evaluated in combination with the number of voiding episodes per night, might be an indication of the severity of sleep disruption in patients with nocturia.

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Figures

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Figure 1
Reasons for nocturnal awakenings among the US general population by age group* *All reasons were cited as ‘often’.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Effects of desmopressin treatment on voiding frequency and sleep fragmentation in elderly patients with nocturnal polyuria (N = 17)
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