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

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology

Table 4 Results of conversational and expository speech part of BDAE: simple social responses and the Aphasia severity rating scale

	Conversational and expository speech	Group I (n=25)	Group II (n=25)	p
Simple social responses	Pre-therapy
	Min.–Max.	0.0–6.0	0.0–4.0	0.705
	Mean ± SD.	1.96 ± 1.46	1.76±1.48	0.705
	Post-therapy
	Min.–Max.	2.0–7.0	2.0–7.0	0.264
	Mean ± SD.	5.08 ± 1.58	4.60 ± 1.47	0.264
	The mean difference Mean ± SD.	3.12 ± 1.01	2.84 ± 0.80	0.250
	p₁	<0.001^*	<0.001^*
Aphasia severity rating scale	Pre-therapy
	Min.–Max.	0.0–2.0	0.0–2.0	0.598
	Mean ± SD.	0.80 ± 0.58	0.92 ± 0.76	0.598
	Post- therapy
	Min.–Max.	2.0–5.0	1.0–5.0	0.708
	Mean ± SD.	3.28 ± 1.02	3.36±1.08	0.708
	The mean difference Mean ± SD.	2.48 ± 0.77	2.44 ± 0.92	0.975
	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