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

Elhakeem, Engy Samy; Saeed, Sabah Saeed Gommaa Mohamed; Elsalakawy, Ramy Nabil Abd-Elkader; Elmaghraby, Reham Mohamed; Ashmawy, Ghada Abdel Hady Ossman

doi:10.1186/s43163-021-00144-3

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology

Table 5 Results of conversational and expository speech part of BDAE: the rating scale profile of speech characteristics

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

	Rating scale profile of speech characteristics	Group I (n=25)	Group II (n=25)	p
Articulatory agility	Pre-therapy
	Min.–Max.	1.0–7.0	1.0–7.0	0.177
	Mean ± SD.	5.28 ± 1.17	5.48 ± 1.69	0.177
	Post-therapy
	Min.–Max.	5.0–7.0	4.0–7.0	0.478
	Mean ± SD.	6.52 ± 0.59	6.52 ± 0.87	0.478
	The mean difference Mean ± SD.	1.24 ± 0.78	1.04 ± 1.14	0.132
	p₁	<0.001^*	<0.001^*
Phrase length	Pre-therapy
	Min.–Max.	1.0–4.0	1.0–4.0	0.181
	Mean ± SD.	1.44 ± 0.82	1.84 ± 1.11	0.181
	Post-therapy
	Min.–Max.	2.0–7.0	2.0–6.0	0.565
	Mean ± SD.	4.24 ± 1.64	3.96 ± 1.37	0.565
	The mean difference Mean ± SD.	2.80 ± 1.22	2.12 ± 0.73	0.036^*
	p₁	<0.001^*	<0.001^*
Grammatical forms	Pre-therapy
	Min.–Max.	1.0–4.0	1.0–3.0	0.148
	Mean ± SD.	1.16 ± 0.62	1.28 ± 0.54	0.148
	Post-therapy
	Min.–Max.	2.0–7.0	2.0–5.0	0.400
	Mean ± SD.	4.04 ± 1.34	3.68 ± 1.11	0.400
	The mean difference Mean ± SD.	2.88 ± 1.17	2.40 ± 1.04	0.174
	p₁	<0.001^*	<0.001^*
Melodic line	Pre-therapy
	Min.–Max.	1.0–5.0	1.0–5.0	0.786
	Mean ± SD.	2.52 ± 0.82	2.40±1.08	0.786
	Post-therapy
	Min.–Max.	3.0–7.0	2.0–7.0	0.020^*
	Mean ± SD.	5.56±1.12	4.44±1.64	0.020^*
	The mean difference Mean ± SD.	3.04 ± 1.06	2.04 ± 1.06	0.002^*
	p₁	<0.001^*	<0.001^*
Word-finding relative to fluency	Pre-therapy
	Min.–Max.	3.0–7.0	1.0–7.0	0.025*
	Mean ± SD.	4.36±0.95	5.12±1.33	0.025*
	Post-therapy
	Min.–Max.	4.0–6.0	3.0–7.0	0.842
	Mean ± SD.	5.64±0.57	5.60±0.82	0.842
	The mean difference Mean ± SD.	1.28 ± 1.10	0.48 ± 1.73	0.003^*
	P₁	<0.001^*	0.179
Paraphasia	Pre-therapy
	Min.–Max	1.0–7.0	1.0–7.0	0.518
	Mean ± SD.	2.08±2.0	2.72±2.34	0.518
	Post-therapy
	Min.–Max.	1.0–7.0	1.0–7.0	0.275
	Mean ± SD.	6.0±1.58	5.0±2.40	0.275
	The mean difference Mean ± SD.	3.92±2.25	2.28±2.01	0.015^*
	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

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