Nocturia severely impairs the sleep quality of nursing home residents: results from a multi-center study.

To assess the association between self-reported sleep quality and nocturia in nursing home residents.

The association between self-reported poor sleep quality and nocturia was examined in eighty nursing home residents from two nursing facilities using logistic regression analysis.

Poor sleep quality was reported by 29% of the eighty participants (median age 89±7 years, 77% of women). Nocturia was more frequent in patients with versus without self-reported poor sleep quality (78% vs 47%, p=0.01). Nocturia was independently associated with self-reported poor sleep quality after controlling for age, gender, self-rated health status, cognitive frailty score, antidepressant and hypnosedative use (OR[95%CI] of 6.1[1.8-25.4]).

Nocturia severely impaired sleep quality in nursing home residents. Nocturia should be investigated in nursing home residents to optimize sleep quality.

Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.). 2022 Oct 15 [Epub ahead of print]

Rebecca Haddad, Veerle Decalf, Thomas F Monaghan, Erik Van Laecke, Wendy Bower, An-Sofie Goessaert, Mirko Petrovic, Karel Everaert

Department of Urology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Human Structure and Repair, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: ., Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Human Structure and Repair, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium., Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA., Department of Urology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Human Structure and Repair, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium., Department of Medicine and Aged Care, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia., Department of Geriatrics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.