Specific Aphasia Screener in Urdu (SAS-U): Its Development and Reliability

Tehmina Yousaf; Sadaf Noveen; Ghulam Saqulain; Anees Fatima; Shiza Munsoor

doi:10.51253/pafmj.v74i4.4128

Authors

Tehmina Yousaf Department of Medicine, National Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Islamabad Pakistan
Sadaf Noveen Department of Medicine, National Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Islamabad Pakistan
Ghulam Saqulain Department of Otolaryngology, Capital Hospital PGMI, CDA, Islamabad
Anees Fatima Department of Medicine, National Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Islamabad Pakistan
Shiza Munsoor Al-Nafees Medical College, Isra University, Islamabad Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v74i4.4128

Keywords:

Aphasia, Language disorder, Specific aphasia screener, Urdu.

Abstract

Objective: To develop specific aphasia screener for adults in Urdu language.

Study Design: Comparative cross Sectional study.

Place and Duration of Study: Speech therapy clinic of National Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Islamabad Pakistan, from Nov 2016 to Apr 2017.

Methodology: A specific aphasia screener in Urdu was developed by an expert committee, relevant to local clinical and cultural setting, pilot tested, revised and used in main. Sample size was attained using consecutive sampling technique. Sample included 50 aphasic adults aged 40-70 of both genders, divided into 25 being allocated in Control Group and 25 in experimental group. Experimental group was subjected to the Urdu screener, while Control Group subjected to informal assessment.

Results: There was no significant difference in age and gender statistics between control and experimental group with p=0.765 and p=0.245 respectively, there was statistically significant difference in time of application between the two groups (p<0.001) assessment time of 36-40 minutes in majority and no assessment completed before 25 minutes while in the experimental group, majority of assessments were completed in 15-20- and 21-25-minutes group. Cronbach alpha value of 0.747 of Specific Aphasia Screener proved its internal consistency.

Conclusion: Specific Aphasia Screener in Urdu is simple, precise, reliable and applicable in short time to assess the language competence of patients with aphasia.

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