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RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGE‐RELATED SLEEP DISRUPTION AND UROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS
Author(s) -
Scheuermaier Karine,
Meyers Michael,
Surprise Myriam,
Loughlin Kevin R.,
Duffy Jeanne F.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
bju international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 1464-4096
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2011.10121.x
Subject(s) - medicine , medical school , surprise , family medicine , gerontology , psychology , medical education , social psychology
Nocturia is common in middle-aged and older patients, affecting 40–60% of people > 55 years old [1-3]. It is classically considered to be a urological disorder, whereby excess production of urine at night, or a reduced nocturnal bladder capacity, leads to an awakening to void. An alternative possibility is that sleep disruption, a common feature of aging [4-6], leads to a nocturnal awakening and a decision to void. To explore the associations between urinary symptoms, sleep disruption and daytime sleepiness, we conducted a survey in two groups of older adults: patients visiting our urology clinic and healthy adults volunteering for sleep or circadian rhythm studies in our research laboratory.