Impact of digital idiom training on language function in elderly post-stroke patients with non-fluent aphasia
Objective To explore the impact of digital idiom training on language function in elderly post-stroke patients with non-fluent aphasia,providing a reference for rehabilitation strategies for this patient group.Methods A total of 102 elderly post-stroke patients with non-fluent aphasia admitted to Anhui Wannan Rehabilitation Hospital between January 2019 and June 2023 were selected and randomly divided into a control group and an observation group,with 51 patients in each group.The control group received conventional language rehabilitation training,while the observation group received additional dig-ital idiom training.The language function,communication abilities in daily living,quality of life,and degree of satisfaction were compared between the two groups before and after 4 weeks of intervention.Results Before intervention,no significant differences were observed in the scores of listening comprehension,repetition,speaking,oral reading,and reading between the two groups(P>0.05).After 4 weeks of intervention,the observation group had significantly higher scores in these five language function subscales compared to the control group(P<0.05).No significant differences were noted in the Commu-nication Activities of Daily Living(CADL)scores between the groups before intervention(P>0.05).The CADL scores improved significantly in both groups 4 weeks after intervention,with the observation group showing greater improvement than the control group(P<0.05).No significant differences were found in the subscale(physiological,communication,and psychosocial dimensions)and total scores of the Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale-39(SAQOL-39)between the groups before intervention(P>0.05).The subscale and total scores of SAQOL-39 were significantly increased 4 weeks af-ter intervention,with the observation group having higher scores than the control group(P<0.05).The degree of satisfac-tion scores in language training materials,methods,and scientific rigor were also significantly higher in the observation group than in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Digital idiom training is effective in promoting language function and communication abilities in daily living in elderly post-stroke patients with non-fluent aphasia.It also strengthens their quality of life and degree of satisfaction,demonstrating strong clinical application value.
Digital idiom trainingElderlyStrokeNon-fluent aphasiaLanguage functionQuality of life