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

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology

Table 6 Results of auditory comprehension part of BDAE

	Auditory comprehension	Group I (n=25)	Group II (n=25)	P
Basic word discrimination	Pre-therapy
	Min.–Max.	2.0–37.0	2.0–36.0	0.448
	Mean ± SD.	21.40 ± 13.14	19.52 ± 12.94	0.448
	Post-therapy
	Min.–Max.	23.0–37.0	11.0–36.0	0.467
	Mean ± SD.	31.96 ± 4.69	29.88 ± 7.49	0.467
	The mean difference Mean ± SD.	10.56 ± 9.22	10.36 ± 8.53	0.891
	p₁	<0.001^*	<0.001^*
Commands	Pre-therapy
	Min.–Max.	0.0–15.0	0.0–15.0	0.597
	Mean ± SD.	7.08 ± 5.73	6.64 ± 5.69	0.597
	Post-therapy
	Min.–Max.	7.0–15.0	5.0–15.0	0.595
	Mean ± SD.	11.96 ± 2.49	11.44 ± 3.07	0.595
	The mean difference Mean ± SD.	4.88 ± 3.68	4.80 ± 3.81	0.876
	p₁	<0.001^*	<0.001^*
Complex ideational material	Pre-therapy
	Min.–Max.	0.0–11.0	0.0–10.0	0.491
	Mean ± SD.	4.52 ± 3.96	3.96 ± 4.41	0.491
	Post-therapy
	Min.–Max.	4.0–12.0	4.0–11.0	0.224
	Mean ± SD.	9.12 ± 2.32	8.36 ± 2.36	0.224
	The mean difference Mean ± SD.	4.60 ± 2.27	4.40 ± 2.97	0.703
	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