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

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology

Table 7 Results of oral expression part of BDAE: oral agility item

	Oral agility	Group I (n=25)	Group II (n=25)	P
Nonverbal agility	Pre-therapy
	Min.–Max.	0.0–10.0	0.0–7.0	0.731
	Mean ± SD.	3.56 ± 2.29	3.24 ± 2.01	0.731
	Post-therapy
	Min.–Max.	6.0–12.0	5.0–11.0	0.070
	Mean ± SD.	9.08 ± 2.0	8.12 ± 1.96	0.070
	The mean difference Mean ± SD.	5.52 ± 1.78	4.88 ± 2.15	0.250
	p₁	<0.001^*	<0.001^*
Verbal agility	Pre-therapy
	Min.–Max.	0.0–12.0	0.0–7.0	0.758
	Mean ± SD.	2.76 ± 2.39	2.40 ± 1.78	0.758
	Post-therapy
	Min.–Max.	6.0–14.0	5.0–12.0	0.056
	Mean ± SD.	10.36 ± 2.58	9.12 ± 2.35	0.056
	The mean difference Mean ± SD.	7.60 ± 2.55	6.72 ± 2.30	0.264
	p₂	<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