Table 5.
Aphasia test scores.
| T1 | T2 | T3 | Δ(T2–T1) | Δ(T3–T2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composite ACT | |||||
| Group I (SD) | 49.2 (12.7) | 51.0 (12.8) | 51.1 (13.5) | 1.8 (0.6)* | 0.1 (1.1) |
| Group II (SD) | 50.6 (8.4) | 52.3 (8.4) | 54.5 (7.2) | 1.8 (2.3)* | 2.2 (1.5)* |
| ACT Naming | |||||
| Group I (SD) | 49.1 (12.2) | 51.1 (12.4) | 51.0 (12.8) | 2.1 (1.3)* | −0.1 (1.1) |
| Group II (SD) | 50.7 (8.9) | 52.0 (7.8) | 54.0 (8.0) | 1.3 (3.4) | 2.1 (1.4)* |
| ACT Requests | |||||
| Group I (SD) | 49.5 (12.9) | 50.9 (13.0) | 51.2 (14.0) | 1.5 (1.3)* | 0.2 (1.4) |
| Group II (SD) | 50.4 (8.1) | 52.6 (8.8) | 55.0 (6.3) | 2.2 (1.6)* | 2.3 (2.9)* |
| AAT | |||||
| Group I (SD) | 50.8 (9.7) | 53.8 (9.6) | 53.2 (10.6) | 3.3 (0.3)* | −0.4 (2.0) |
| Group II (SD) | 48.7 (6.7) | 50.3 (7.0) | 52.9 (7.5) | 1.6 (2.2) | 2.7 (1.6)* |
Mean t-scores obtained on the Action Communication Test (ACT; see Materials and Methods) and on the Aachen Aphasia Test (AAT; Huber et al., 1984). Fourteen patients with post-stroke chronic non-fluent aphasia were randomly assigned to one of two treatment orders: Intensive Language-Action Therapy administered prior to Naming Therapy (Group I), or vice versa (Group II). The patients were tested at three points in time: before treatment (T1), after the first treatment (T2), and after the second treatment (T3). Asterisks refer to significantly improved language performance in the first training period [Δ(T2–T1)] and in the second training period [Δ(T3–T2)], as revealed by Wilcoxon signed-rank tests (
p <0.05).
SD: Standard deviation.