Nocturia in the elderly: a wake-up call.

■ ■ ABSTRACT Nocturia is a condition that health providers must seek out and address in older adults. Since it adversely affects quality of life and carries a risk of morbidity and of death (often because of falling), this symptom must be elicited during the physician-patient encounter. Understanding its underlying causes, risk factors, and consequences is essential in formulating the most suitable management strategy. Drug and nondrug treatments target the indi- vidual disorders that contribute to nocturia. ■ ■ KEY POINTS