title: Aquatics, health-promoting self-care behaviours and adults with brain injuries.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of North Texas, TX, USA. sdriver@coe.unt.edu
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Driver
authors.forename: Keely
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rees
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: Curt
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lox
mesh_terms: 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