Creating an effective physical activity-based health promotion programme for adults with a brain injury.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the processes involved with developing and implementing a physical activity-based health promotion programme for people with a brain injury, summarize previous health promotion research efforts and provide an actual example of a programme entitled P.A.C.E, a 'Physical Activity Centred Education' programme. REASONING BEHIND LITERATURE SELECTION: Brain injury is a serious public health issue due to the incidence, complexity and high healthcare costs. Health promotion programmes that incorporate physical activity have been shown to improve the health of people with a disability. However, if programmes are to be successful they have to be appropriately designed, otherwise individuals will not adopt and maintain the desired health behaviours.


RESULTS
Readers will have an understanding of (1) how a theoretical framework drives programme development, (2) the strategies required to facilitate behaviour change, (3) how previous research supports the use of a physical activity-based health promotion programme and (4) how to implement a programme.


CONCLUSIONS
Future research ideas are provided so as to stimulate research in the area of physical activity-based health promotion programmes for people with a brain injury.
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA. simon.driver@oregonstate.edu
Simon
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Driver
Kelley
K
Irwin
Anne
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Woolsey
Jill
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Pawlowski
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D016730:Program Development; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology