Jean F. Wyman, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA Professor and Cora Meidl Siehl Endowed Chair in Nursing Research Professor of Community Health and Family Practice, School of Medicine Telephone Number: 612-624-2132 FAX Number: 612-625-7180 E-mail Address: wyman002@umn.edu Office Location: 6-161 Weaver-Densford Hall

Mailing Address:

School of Nursing
University of Minnesota
5-140 Weaver-Densford Hall
308 Harvard Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Educational Background:

R.N., 1971
B.S.N., 1971, Nursing, Marquette University
M.N., 1973, Physiological Nursing, University of Washington
Ph.D., 1979, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Washington

Certifications:

A.N.C.C., 1984, Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
A.N.C.C., 1989, Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist

Teaching Areas:

Gerontological nursing.
Research methods.

Research Interests:

Specialty areas are urinary incontinence outcomes and management; fall prevention and exercise in the elderly. (Recent grants and selected publications are listed below.)

Research and Education Grants:

Title of Project: Center for Health Trajectory Research
Funding Agency: NIH/NINR (P20)
Role: Center Director
Project Dates: 6/22/2005-4/30/2010

Title of Project: MAGEC: Minnesota Area Geriatric Education Center
Funding Agency: HRSA
Role: Faculty (Kane-Public Health, PI)
Project Dates: 7/05-6/06

Title of Project: Study of the Cognitive Effect and Tolerability of 5mg Extended-Release Oxybutynin Chloride and Its Effect on Urinary Incontinence in Elderly Patients with Cognitive Impairment
Funding Agency: Alza/Ortho McNeil
Role: Investigator
Project Dates: 1/1/03-4/30/04

Title of Project: Building Academic Geriatric Nursing
Funding Agency: John A. Hartford Foundation
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 1/1/02-12/31/04

Title of Project: Cross-National Study of Nursing Care Practices for Urinary and Fecal Incontinence in Japanese and American Nursing Homes
Funding Agency: Yamagata University and Pfizer Corp.
Role: Co-Investigator
Project Dates: 5/00-4/02

Title of Project: Perineal Dermatitis in Incontinent Nursing Home Residents
Funding Agency: UMN-AHC Faculty Development Award
Role: Co-Investigator
Project Dates: 2000-2001

Title of Project: Evaluation of a Group-Based, Self-Management Program for Women with Urinary Incontinence
Funding Agency: Association of Rehabilitative Nurses
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 7/1/00-6/30/02

Title of Project: Efficacy of a Computerized Telephone System to Promote Exercise Adoption in Sedentary Older Adults
Funding Agency: Ucare Minnesota Fund Council
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 7/1/00-10/30/01

Title of Project: A Fall Prevention Program for High Risk Elderly Women
Funding Agency: NINR/NIH 1R01 NR 05107
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 5/1/00-2/29/05

Title of Project: Take Control: A Group-Based, Self-Management Program for Women with Urinary Incontinence
Funding Agency: Rehabilitation Nursing Foundation
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 1/1/00-12/31/03

Title of Project: Incontinence-Related Skin Problems in Nursing Home Elderly
Funding Agency: 3M Corporation
Role: Co-Investigator
Project Dates: 2000

Title of Project: Eye Motion and Postural Control in High Risk Elderly Women
Funding Agency: NIH/NIA R03 AG 17749
Role: Co-Investigator
Project Dates: 1999-2000

Title of Project: A Novel System for Prompting and Monitoring Exercise in the Community-Dwelling Elderly
Funding Agency: UMN-AHC Faculty Development Grant
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 6/1/98-5/31/00

Selected Publications:

Wyman, J., Gross, C., DiFabio, R., Nyman, J., Lindquist, R., McCarthy, T., Wade, M., Konstan, J., & Findorff, M. (2005). A randomized trial of exercise, education, and risk reduction counseling to prevent falls in population-based sample of older women [Abstract]. The Gerontologist, 45(Special Issue II), 297.

Wyman, J. F. (2006). Much has changed, but much remains the same. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 53(5), 495-496.

Findorff, M. J., Wyman, J. F., Croghan, C. F., & Nyman, J. A. (2005). Use of time studies for determining intervention costs. Nursing Research, 54(4), 280-284.

Garcia, J. A., Crocker, J., & Wyman, J. F. (2005). Breaking the cycle of stigmatization: Managing the stigma of incontinence in social interactions. Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing, 32(1), 38-52.

Wyman, J. F., Bliss, D. Z., Dougherty, M. C., Gray, M., Kaas, M., Newman, D. K., Palmer, M. H., & Wells, T. J. (2004). Shaping future directions for incontinence research in aging adults: Executive summary. Nursing Research, 53(6S), S1-S10.

Gray, M., & Wyman, J. (2004). Is the incontinence impact questionnaire short form (IIQ-7) a clinically useful tool for WOC nursing practice? Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing, 31(6), 317-324.

Wyman, J. F. (2003). Treatment of urinary incontinence in men and older women: The evidence shows the efficacy of a variety of techniques. The American Journal of Nursing, 103(Suppl. 3), 26-35.

Brown, J. S., McNaughton, K. S., Wyman, J. F., Burgio, K. L., Harkaway, R., Bergner, D., Altman, D. S., Kaufman, J., Kaufman, K., & Girman, C. J. (2003). Measurement characteristics of a voiding diary for use by men and women with overactive bladder. Urology, 61(4), 802-809.

Fink, H. A., Wyman, J. F., & Hanlon, J. T. (2003). Falls. In R. Tallis & H. M. Fillit (Eds.), Brocklehursts textbook of geriatric medicine and gerontology (6th ed., pp. 1337-1346). London: Harcourt Health Sciences.

DiFabio, R. P., Greany, J. F., Emasithi, A., & Wyman, J. F. (2002). Eye-hand coordination during postural perturbation as a predictor of falls in community-dwelling elderly women. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 83(7), 942-951.

Theofrastous, J. P., Wyman, J. F., Bump, R. C., McClish, D. K., Elser, D. M., Bland, D. R., et al. (2002). Effects of pelvic floor muscle training on strength and predictors of response in the treatment of urinary incontinence. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 21(5), 486-490.

Wilson, D., Bo, K., Hay-Smith, J., Nygaard, I., Staskin, D., & Wyman, J. (2002). Conservative treatment in women. In P. Abrams, S. Khoury & A. Wein (Eds.), Incontinence: Report from the Second International Consultation on Incontinence (2nd ed., pp. 571-624). Plymouth, UK: Health Communications Press.

Barber, M.D., Visco, A.G., Wyman, J.F., Fantl, J.A., & Bump, R.C. (2002). Sexual function in women with urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 99, 281-289.

Wyman, J.F. (2001). Exercise interventions. In T. Tripp-Remer (Ed.) Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: Interventions and Recommendations. (Pp. 1-42). New York: Springer.

Ford-Smith, C., Wyman, J.F., Elswick, R.K., Fernandez, T. (2001). Reliability of a stationary dynamometer muscle strength testing in community-dwelling older adults. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 82, 1128-1132.

Wyman, J.F. (2001). Exercise interventions. In T.Tripp-Reimer (Ed.) Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: Interventions and Recommendations. (Pp. 1-42). New York: Springer.

Dougherty, M.C., Burns, P.A., Campbell, D., Johnson, C.S., & Wyman, J.F. (2000). Evidence-based clinical practice guideline: Continence for Women (Monograph). Washington, D.C.: Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses.

Brown, J. S., Vittinghoff, E., Wyman, J. F., Stone, K. L., Nevitt, M. C., Ensrud, K. E. & Grady, D. (2000). Urinary incontinence: Does it Increase Risk for Falls and Fractures? Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 48, 721-725.

Wyman, J. F. (2000). Management of Urinary Incontinence in Adult Ambulatory Care Populations. Annual Review of Nursing Research, 18, 171-194.

Sampselle, C., Wyman, J.F., Newman, D.K., Thomas, K.T., Gray, M., Dougherty, M., & Burns, P. (2000). Continence for women: A test of AWHONN's evidence-based protocol in clinical practice. JOGNN, 29, 9-17. (Reprinted in Journal of WOCN, 27, 100-108.)

Sampselle, C., Wyman, J.F., Newman, D.K., Thomas, K.T., Gray, M., Dougherty, M., & Burns, P. (2000). Continence for women: A test of AWHONN's evidence-based protocol in clinical practice. JOGNN, 29, 18-26. (Reprinted in Journal of WOCN, 27, 109-117.)

Peters, J.A., Wyman, J.F., Konstan, J.A., Srinivasan, S., Bowman, A.M., & Brandt, C.L. (2000). Development and testing of a computerized system for prompting and monitoring exercise behavior in older adults. The Gerontologist, 40 (Special Issue), 123.

Kirk, K., Wyman, J.F. (2000). A prospective study of recurrent falls and fall injuries in a healthy elderly population. The Gerontologist, 40 (Special Issue), 270.

Elser, D.M., Wyman, J.F., Robinson, D, et al. (1999). Behavioral therapy in women with urinary incontinence: The effect on urodynamic parameters. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 18, 427-436.

McClish, D.K., Wyman, J.F., Sale, P.G., et al. (1999). Use and costs of incontinence pads in female study volunteers. Journal of WOCN, 26, 207-213.

Takano-Stone, J., Wyman, J.F., & Salisbury, S.A. (Eds.) (1999). Clinical gerontological nursing: A guide for advanced practice. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Saunders. (AJN Book of the Year Award 2000)

Wyman, J.F., Fantl, J.A., McClish, D.K., & Bump, R.C. (1998). Comparative efficacy of behavioral interventions in the management of female urinary incontinence. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 179, 999-1007.

Wyman, J.F., Fantl, J.A., McClish, D.K., et al. (1997). Quality of life following bladder training in older women with urinary incontinence. International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, 8, 223-229.

Center Membership:

Center for Gerontological Nursing

Adult & Gerontological Health Co-operative