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

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology

Table 9 Results of oral expression part of BDAE: repetition item

	Repetition	Group I (n=25)	Group II (n=25)	p
Single words	Pre-therapy
	Min.–Max.	0.0–10.0	0.0–10.0	0.550
	Mean ± SD.	3.72 ± 3.20	4.36 ± 3.47	0.550
	Post-therapy
	Min.–Max.	4.0–10.0	4.0–10.0	0.454
	Mean ± SD.	7.72 ± 1.90	7.28 ± 2.15	0.454
	The mean difference Mean ± SD.	4.0 ± 1.94	2.92 ± 1.80	0.040^*
	p₁	<0.001^*	<0.001^*
Sentence	Pre-therapy
	Min.–Max.	0.0–9.0	0.0–9.0	0.724
	Mean ± SD.	2.44 ± 2.89	2.48 ± 2.93	0.724
	Post-therapy
	Min.–Max.	4.0–10.0	3.0–10.0	0.128
	Mean ± SD.	6.52 ± 1.98	5.72 ± 2.39	0.128
	The mean difference Mean ± SD.	4.08 ± 1.47	3.24 ± 1.27	0.049^*
	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