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

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology

Table 8 Results of oral expression part of BDAE: automatized sequences item and recitation, melody, and rhythm item

		Group I (n=25)	Group II (n=25)	P
Automatized sequences	Pre-therapy
	Min.–Max.	0.0–8.0	0.0–6.0	0.574
	Mean ± SD.	1.92 ± 1.63	2.0 ± 1.35	0.574
	Post-therapy
	Min.–Max.	2.0–8.0	2.0–8.0	0.570
	Mean ± SD.	6.16 ± 1.70	5.96 ± 1.43	0.570
	The mean difference Mean ± SD.	4.24 ± 1.51	3.96 ± 1.27	0.359
	p₁	<0.001^*	<0.001^*
Recitation, melody, and rhythm	Pre-therapy
	Min.–Max.	0.0–4.0	0.0–3.0	0.492
	Mean ± SD.	1.68 ± 1.22	1.76 ± 0.88	0.492
	Post-therapy
	Min.–Max.	2.0–6.0	2.0–5.0	0.302
	Mean ± SD.	4.40 ± 1.32	4.0 ± 0.91	0.302
	The mean difference Mean ± SD.	2.72 ± 0.94	2.24 ± 0.88	0.052
	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