For those patients getting more than four hours of undisturbed sleep before waking to urinate, there were highly significant improvements in symptom bother, HRQL, activity levels, health status and how refreshed they felt the next day compared to those getting four or less hours of undisturbed sleep (p<0.0001) [ii].
Sufferers of nocturia consider disturbed sleep to be the most burdensome symptom, and around a third of people with nocturia are unable to get back to sleep after urinating, leading to insomnia[iii]. Given the prevalence of nocturia is high with estimates suggesting 77% of men and women aged 60-80 years suffering, it is important that this condition is recognised and treated accordingly[iv