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Table 6 Comparison of the Egyptian Arabic Pragmatic Language test (EAPLT) results in conversational skills between the 2 studied groups

From: The effect of age at time of cochlear implantation on the pragmatic development of the prelingual hearing impaired children

 

Group I

(n = 30)

Group II

(n = 30)

p value

Prelingual SNHL children CI before 3 years

Prelingual SNHL children CI after 3 years

Child attention

0.526

• Bad

2 (6.7%)

2 (6.7%)

• Fair

12 (40%)

16 (53.3)

• Good

16 (53.3)

12 (40%)

Topic introduction

• Yes

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

• No

30 (100%)

30 (100%)

Topic change

  

• Yes

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

• No

30 (100%)

30 (100%)

Turn-taking

0.317

• < 3

20 (66.7%)

28 (93.3%)

• 3

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

• > 3

10 (33.3%)

2 (6.7%)

Gap

0.395

• No

4 (13.3%)

14 (46.7%)

• ≤ 1 s

2 (6.7)

0 (0%)

• > 1 s

24 (80%)

16 (53.3)

Overlap

1.000

• No

4 (13.3%)

16 (53.3)

• Inappropriate

4 (13.3%)

14 (46.7%)

• Appropriate

22 (73.3%)

0 (0%)

Ask clarification request

0.134

• None

8 (26.7%)

18 (60%)

• Inappropriate

16 (53.3)

12 (40%)

• Appropriate

6 (20%)

0 (0%)

Response to clarification requests

0.254

• None

6 (20%)

12 (40%)

• Inappropriate

18 (60%)

18 (60%)

• Appropriate

6 (20%)

0 (0%)

Self-repair

0.73

 

0.208

• Yes

12 (40%)

22 (73.3%)

• No

18 (60%)

8 (26.7%)

Conversational breakdown

0.329

• Yes

8 (26.7%)

12 (40%)

• No

22 (73.3%)

18 (60%)

Request to end conversation

0.272

• Yes

4 (13.3%)

8 (26.7%)

• No

26 (86.7%)

22 (73.3%)

  1. Values are number (%). Paired t test; p value is significant at < 0.05