The Effect of Nocturia Etiology on Quality of Life in Individuals Over the Age of 65

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the effect of nocturia etiology on quality of life (QoL) in individuals over 65 years of age.Materials and Methods: Quantitative descriptive and correlational design was used.The study was carried out with 102 patients aged 65 and over, who were followed up in the Urology Outpatient Clinic of a city hospital in Istanbul between November 2021 and April 2022.Structured Information Form, tracking and assessing nocturia to guide outcomes (TANGO) Nocturia Screening Tool, and the Short Form-36 Health Survey were used. Results:The mean daily fluid intake of the patients was 1906.86801.39L, and the average number of urinations at night was 3.771.33.When the relationship between the number of nocturia episodes and the QoL of the patients was examined, a negative and statistically significant difference was found between the number of nocturia episodes and the mean physical functioning (p=0.001),bodily pain (p=0.000), and role-physical (p=0.000)scores. Conclusion:This study revealed that the urinary tract etiological factor in the TANGO screening tool is the most dominant factor influencing the elderly with nocturia.The study further showed that the participants had a moderate level of QoL, and the most affected QoL sub-dimension is role-physical.