title: Shaping future directions for incontinence research in aging adults: executive summary.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Center for Gerontological Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, as part of the John A. Hartford Foundation's Geriatric Nursing Initiative, convened an invitational nursing research summit on incontinence in St. Paul, Minnesota on October 16-18, 2003.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To identify new approaches for conducting urinary and fecal incontinence research in aging adults, identify strategies for reinvigorating and better positioning nursing research on incontinence, and develop recommendations for attracting new nurse investigators to incontinence research and facilitating their research training and mentorship.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-seven researchers, project officers, clinician leaders, doctoral students, and consumer advocates from the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan, Norway, and Australia attended a 1(1/2) day conference involving trigger talks, reaction papers, and small and large group discussions around broad thematic areas on incontinence research. Recommendations with suggested strategies were derived from the discussion groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants identified issues related to each of the summit objectives and discussed potential strategies to overcome these challenges. Twenty-one recommendations were derived: eleven recommendations focused on new approaches to incontinence research; eight on reinvigorating and repositioning nursing research on incontinence; and two on attracting and mentoring new investigators.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The summit model used effectively engaged an international cadre of researchers and clinicians in stimulating discussions that yielded the identification of strategic directions for conducting and funding incontinence research and strategies for reinvigorating and repositioning nursing research on incontinence.
authors.affiliation: Center for Gerontological Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
authors.forename: Jean F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Wyman
authors.forename: Donna Z
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Bliss
authors.forename: Molly C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Dougherty
authors.forename: Mikel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: Merrie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaas
authors.forename: Diane K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: Mary H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Thelma J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Wells
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002321:Career Choice; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000451:nursing*; D005544:Forecasting; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014943:Global Health; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology; D016294:Models, Nursing; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education / Q000639:trends*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000458:organization & administration; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000451:nursing*; D000078329:Workforce