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

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology

Table 12 Results of reading part of BDAE: word identification

	Word identification	Group I (n=20)	Group II (n=19)	P
Picture word match	Pre-therapy
	Min.–Max.	0.0–10.0	0.0–10.0	0.166
	Mean ± SD.	8.35 ± 2.35	7.58 ± 2.83	0.166
	Post-therapy
	Min.–Max.	4.0–10.0	4.0–10.0	0.175
	Mean ± SD.	9.40 ± 1.57	9.0 ± 1.70	0.175
	The mean difference Mean ± SD.	1.05 ± 0.94	1.42 ± 1.35	0.478
	p₁	<0.001^*	<0.001^*
Lexical decision	Pre-therapy
	Min.–Max.	0.0–5.0	0.0–10.0	0.270
	Mean ± SD.	4.0 ± 1.08	3.84 ± 2.52	0.270
	Post-therapy
	Min.–Max.	2.0–5.0	2.0–10.0	0.336
	Mean ± SD.	4.75 ± 0.72	4.79 ± 2.12	0.336
	The mean difference Mean ± SD.	0.75 ± 0.64	0.95 ± 0.62	0.396
	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