Aquatics, health-promoting self-care behaviours and adults with brain injuries

Simon Driver; Keely Rees; John O'Connor; Curt Lox

doi:10.1080/02699050500443822

Aquatics, health-promoting self-care behaviours and adults with brain injuries

Simon Driver, Keely Rees, John O'Connor, Curt Lox

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Primary objective: To determine the effect of an aquatic programme on the health promoting behaviours of adults with brain injuries. Main outcomes and 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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	133-141
Number of pages	9
Journal	Brain Injury
Volume	20
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02699050500443822
State	Published - Feb 2006

Keywords

Activity
Aquatics
Behaviors
Brain
Health
Injuries
Physical

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Clinical Neurology

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