title: Nocturia: new directions.
abstract: The Nocturia Think Tank (TT) met during the 2010 meeting of the International Consultation on Incontinence-Research Society to discuss present knowledge and future directions in care and research of this prominent component of the spectrum of lower urinary tract symptoms. Questions raised included whether nocturia should be re-defined as a function of its bother, effects on quality of life, and economic impact upon society. At issue is the need to delineate the determinants of successful nocturia management. The multifactorial nature of nocturia requires that progress in its treatment will be dependent upon the cooperative investigation on the part of urologists, urogynecologists, geriatricians, epidemiologists, medical economists and pharma. Areas for future avenues of research were outlined at the conclusion of the meeting.
authors.affiliation: SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Urology, Brooklyn, NY, USA. urojock@aol.com
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Alan J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Wein
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van Kerrebroeck
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dmochowski
authors.forename: Marypat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: Kari A O
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Tikkinen
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Abrams
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research; D017281:Cost of Illness; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D053158:Nocturia / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome