Patients' Lived Experiences of Nocturia: A Qualitative Study of the Evening, the Night, and the Next Day.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nocturia, waking to urinate two or more times during the night, is a chronic condition associated with significant patient burden due to sleep disruption. This study aimed to explore the lived experiences of patients with nocturia in terms of the disruption to their lives during the night and day.

Methods

Adult patients in the US diagnosed with nocturia were recruited for face-to-face qualitative interviews. Thematic analysis of patients' narratives, taking a phenomenological interpretative approach, summarised their experiences throughout the night and day, including any apparent contrasts between patients.

Results

Twenty patients (10 male, 10 female) aged between 39 and 80 years, averaging three night-time voids, were interviewed. Analysis revealed that n

SUBMITTER: Trigg A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5681617 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature