Chen F.-Y.YU-TZU DAILiu C.-K.HONG-JENG YULiu C.-Y.Chen, Tony Hsiu HsiTony Hsiu HsiChen2021-02-022021-02-0220070937-3462https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-33847777103&doi=10.1007%2fs00192-006-0167-x&partnerID=40&md5=fd0605debec7af29378a0f3ef69773efhttps://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/544253We investigated the perception of nocturia and possible explanatory factors for medical consultation among community-dwelling women. Between October 2004 and February 2005, women aged ?40 years living in Matsu, Taiwan, who were identified as having nocturia in a previous epidemiological survey, were interviewed with a questionnaire eliciting information about nocturia-specific quality of life impact (N-QOL), perceptions of nocturia, and medical-consultation behavior. A total of 328 women completed this study. Of these, 187 (57%), 99 (30.2%), 30 (9.1%), and 12 (3.7%) reported one, two, three, and four or more nocturia episodes, respectively, per night during the past 4 weeks. Most women attributed nocturia to aging or excessive fluid intake and had a lack of medical information. Overall, only 13.1% had visited a doctor for this condition. Nocturia episodes [?three vs <three, odds ratio (OR) 3.8], N-QOL score (OR 2.0, per 10-point decrement), linking nocturia to a disease (OR 2.9), and medical information (OR 2.2) were independent factors associated with medical-consultation, whereas the lack of knowledge that nocturia was treatable appeared to be an important barrier to medical-consultation. Only 62.8% of the women were offered treatment upon consultation, even though nearly half of those treated reported significant improvement. A few women with nocturia have sought medical help, which appears to be affected by a compendium of factors. This study suggests that more information about nocturia should be provided to health providers and patients to identify and meet their most essential needs. ? International Urogynecology Journal 2006.Nocturia; Perception; Treatment seeking[SDGs]SDG3adult; aged; article; comorbidity; consultation; female; human; major clinical study; nocturia; patient attitude; perception; priority journal; questionnaire; scoring system; Taiwanjournal article10.1007/s00192-006-0167-x168744402-s2.0-33847777103