sleep quality and fatigue in women with overactive bladder: a case-control study

Background: overactive bladder (oab) syndrome, a condition with urgency, is often characterized by increased daytime frequency and nocturia. overactive bladder is a highly prevalent condition that drastically impacts the quality of patients’ life. objectives: this study was conducted to investigate sleep disturbance and fatigue in women with oab by reliance on two validated questionnaires. methods: this case-control study was performed among 70 patients recognized with oab and 70 women in a control group. we employed validated questionnaires, namely psqi and fss, to comparatively assess sleep disturbance and fatigue symptoms, respectively. results: the participants’ mean age was 44.50±12.64 years old. the mean psqi score was 13.24±3.67 (range: 6 to 22), and the mean fss score was 39.05±15.12 (range: 9 to 63). furthermore, the mean scores of psqi (p < 0.001) and fss (p < 0.001) were significantly higher in oab women compared to the control group. in women with oab, there was a significant positive correlation (p = 0.007) between psqiandfss scores. furthermore, this correlationwasobserved between urgency urinary incontinence at nightandpsqi (p = 0.047) and sleep disturbance (p = 0.023) and between nocturia and sleep efficiency (p = 0.012), sleep disturbance (p = 0.001), sleep latency (p = 0.007), and fss score (p = 0.032). in addition, a significant direct correlation (p = 0.022) was found between urgency urinary incontinence during the day and daytime dysfunction. conclusions: the study shows that sleep disorder is common in patients with oab, and it seems that urinary problem assessment is a prerequisite for any sleep medication prescription.