Table 2.
Characteristics of the aided communicators.
| Variable | Specification | Aided group | t | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbols users | Spellers | ||||
| Gender, boys % (N = 15, 14) | Mean (SD) | 26.7 (45.8) | 50.0 (51.9) | −1.281 | 0.212 |
| Age, in months (N = 15, 14) | Mean (SD) | 120.5 (37.0) | 152.9 (19.6) | −2.972 | 0.007* |
| GMFCS level (N = 15, 14) | Level I (n) | 1 | 0 | ||
| Level II (n) | 0 | 0 | |||
| Level III (n) | 2 | 0 | |||
| Level IV (n) | 5 | 4 | |||
| Level V (n) | 7 | 10 | |||
| MACS level (N = 15, 14) | Level I (n) | 1 | 0 | ||
| Level II (n) | 1 | 0 | |||
| Level III (n) | 2 | 0 | |||
| Level IV (n) | 4 | 4 | |||
| Level V (n) | 7 | 10 | |||
| Viking speech scale level (N = 15, 14) | Level I (n) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Level II (n) | 0 | 0 | |||
| Level III (n) | 1 | 0 | |||
| Level IV (n) | 14 | 14 | |||
| CFCS level (N = 11, 12) | Level I (n) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Level II (n) | 3 | 10 | |||
| Level III (n) | 6 | 2 | |||
| Level IV (n) | 2 | 0 | |||
| Level V (n) | 0 | 0 | |||
| Communication access (N = 10, 10) | Direct (hand) (n) | 7 | 1 | ||
| Direct (gaze) (n) | 2 | 2 | |||
| Scanning, switches (n) | 1 | 7 | |||
| TROG-2, z-scores (N = 15, 13) | Mean (SD) | −2.09 (1.04) | −0.82 (1.08) | −3.154 | 0.004* |
| BAC Naming, correct of 20 items (N = 11, 12) | Mean (SD) | 9.7 (4.3) | 18.3 (2.4) | −5.749 | 0.000* |
| BAC Naming, time in sec (N = 10,10) | Mean (SD) | 49.3 (43.6) | 36.4 (17.5) | 0.873 | 0.400 |
t, t-test (independent samples t-test, equal variances not assumed).
*
p < 0.05.