Aquatics, health-promoting self-care behaviours and adults with brain injuries.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the effect of an aquatic programme on the health promoting behaviours of adults with brain injuries.


RESULTS
Eighteen individuals participated in the programme and were randomly assigned to an experimental (n = 9) or control group (n = 9). Health promoting behaviours, physical self-concept and self-esteem were measured pre- and post-intervention. Significant differences and large effect sizes were found between scores for the experimental group only, indicating an increase in health promoting behaviours, physical self-concept and self-esteem.


CONCLUSIONS
Results have useful implications for health professionals as exercise prescription may enhance health promoting behaviours and decrease health care costs after a brain injury.
Driver
Simon
S
University of North Texas, TX, USA. sdriver@coe.unt.edu
Rees
Keely
K
O'Connor
John
J
Lox
Curt
C
D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D006875:Hydrotherapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012648:Self Care; D012649:Self Concept