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Table 5 Distribution of the studied cases according to the BDEFS-CA before and after intervention (n = 35)

From: Application of a rehabilitation program for executive functions in a sample of Egyptian children with learning disorder

 

Group

Not affected

Mild

Moderate

Severe

Test of significance

p-value

BDEFS-CA pretest SMT

     

p =  < 0.001*

 Min–max

 Mean ± std. deviation

36.00–54.00

45.09 ± 4.83

1 (2.86%)

15 (42.9%)

13 (37.14%)

6 (17.14%)

BDEFS-CA posttest SMT

     

 Min–max

 Mean ± std. deviation

33.00–53.00

41.40 ± 4.78

12 (34.29%)

17 (48.57%)

4 (11.43%)

2 (5.71%)

BDEFS-CA pretest SO

     

p =  < 0.001*

 Min–max

 Mean ± std. deviation

28.00–53.00

39.00 ± 6.15

1 (2.86%)

16 (45.71%)

13 (37.14%)

5 (14.29%)

BDEFS-CA posttest SO

     

 Min–max

 Mean ± std. deviation

30.00–55.00

36.74 ± 5.33

1 (2.86%)

25 (71.43%)

7 (20.00%)

2 (5.71%)

BDEFS-CA pretest SR

     

p =  < 0.001*

 Min–max

 Mean ± std. deviation

34.00–50.00

42.91 ± 3.94

1 (2.86%)

17 (48.57%)

14 (40.00%)

3 (8.57%)

BDEFS-CA posttest SR

     

 Min–max

 Mean ± std. deviation

32.00–49.00

39.89 ± 4.28

10 (28.57%)

17 (48.57%)

8 (22.86%)

-

BDEFS-CA pretest SM

     

p =  < 0.001*

 Min–max

 Mean ± std. deviation

40.00–55.00

47.46 ± 4.55

2 (5.71%)

14 (40.00%)

15 (42.86%)

4 (11.43%)

BDEFS-CA posttest SM

     

 Min–max

 Mean ± std. deviation

36.00–53.00

44.11 ± 4.69

7 (20.00%)

20 (57.14%)

7 (20.00%)

1 (2.86%)

BDEFS-CA pretest SRE

     

p =  < 0.001*

 Min–max

 Mean ± std. deviation

39.00–63.00

54.46 ± 6.0

3 (8.57%)

12 (34.29%)

16 (45.71%)

4 (11.43%)

BDEFS-CA posttest SRE

     

 Min–max

 Mean ± std. deviation

37.00–63.00

51.63 ± 6.18

7 (20.00%)

15 (42.86%)

12 (34.29%)

1 (2.86%)

BDEFS-CA pretest EFSS

     

p =  < 0.001*

 Min–max

 Mean ± std. deviation

191.00–270.00

228.63 ± 23.52

0 (0.00%)

14 (40.00%)

14 (40.00%)

7 (20.00%)

BDEFS-CA posttest EFSS

     

 Min–max

 Mean ± std. deviation

181.00–271.00

213.77 ± 22.37

5 (14.29%)

17 (48.57%)

10 (28.57%)

3 (8.57%)

  1. BDEFS-CA, Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale, Children and Adolescents long form. SMT, self-management to time; SO, self-organize; SR, self-restraint; SM, self-motivate; SRE, self-regulation of emotion; EFSS, executive function summary score
  2. p p-value for comparing between pre and post. *Statistically significant at p < 0.05
  3. **Highly significant at p < 0.001