Post-stroke aphasia rehabilitation using computer-based Arabic software program: a randomized controlled trial

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology

Table 10 Results of oral expression part of BDAE: naming item

	Naming	Group I (n=25)	Group II (n=25)	p
Responsive naming	Pre-therapy
	Min.–Max.	0.0–12.0	0.0–17.0	0.686
	Mean ± SD.	2.56 ± 2.50	3.12 ± 3.62	0.686
	Post-therapy
	Min.–Max.	9.0–20.0	5.0–20.0	0.021^*
	Mean ± SD.	15.44 ± 3.82	12.60 ± 4.09	0.021^*
	The mean difference Mean ± SD.	12.88 ± 2.93	9.48 ± 3.51	0.001*
	p₁	<0.001^*	<0.001^*
Boston naming test	Pre-therapy
	Min.–max.	0.0–46.0	0.0–25.0	0.770
	Mean ± SD.	7.92 ± 9.22	6.92 ± 6.38	0.770
	Post-therapy
	Min.–Max.	26.0–60.0	12.0–54.0	0.003^*
	Mean ± SD.	47.04 ± 11.06	37.08 ± 11.33	0.003^*
	The mean difference Mean ± SD.	39.12 ± 10.15	30.16 ± 10.55	0.003*
	p₁	<0.001^*	<0.001^*
Screening of special categories	Pre-therapy
	Min.–Max.	0.0–9.0	0.0–9.0	0.315
	Mean ± SD.	3.76 ± 2.37	3.04 ± 2.26	0.315
	Post-therapy
	Min.–Max.	6.0–12.0	4.0–12.0	0.080
	Mean ± SD.	9.92 ± 1.91	8.88 ± 2.28	0.080
	The mean difference Mean ± SD.	6.16 ± 1.62	5.84 ± 2.34	0.477
	p₁	<0.001^*	<0.001^*

Group I received computer-based software therapy, group II received the conventional therapy
P: p value for comparing between the two studied groups. p₁: p value for comparing between pre and post-therapy in each group. *P value is statistically significant when p value ≤ 0.05