Relationships between Nocturia, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Quality of Sleep

• DOI: 10.17241/smr.2015.6.1.28
• Publication Date: 2015-09-30T05:07:35Z
• Authors: Eun Kyung Park; Jung Hyun Park; Jee Hyun Kim; Jung Im Choi; Kyounghye Kim; Hyeseung Lee; Hana Yoon; Hyang Woon Lee
• Keywords: Nocturia

Background and Objective Nocturia is one of the common causes sleep disturbance in adults, often associated with obstructive apnea (OSA). The purpose this study was to investigate association between nocturia OSA, their effects on quality adults. Methods This included 107 patients who visited urology outpatient due lower urinary tract symptoms or without sleep-related symptoms, assessed by using either International Prostate Symptom Score men Overactive Bladder women. Based these questionnaires, subjects were divided into nocturia-free groups. In addition, all completed detailed questionnaires including Global Sleep Assessment Questionnaire (GSAQ) Berlin (BQ), provided details voiding volumes times. Night polysomnography (PSG) performed high risk as indicated BQ. Results Among (43 males, 64 females, mean age 59.2 ± 11.2 years), present 54.2% (58/107), self-reported 26.2% (28/107), a BQ > 10 points, 29.0% (31/107) subjects. group had significantly higher GSAQ total score than group, indicating poorer (p = 0.004). more frequent moderate severe OSA mild 0.006) based PSG. Conclusions clinically significant disturbing factor, it OSA. Key words: Nocturia, disturbance, Quality sleep, Obstructive