A-35 Assessing the Impact of Expressive Language on Performance on Conners’ Continuous Performance Test 3rd Edition (CPT3) in Inpatients with Aphasia

Abstract

Objective The current study examined the impact of expressive language difficulties, assessed by the Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (NAB) naming subtest, on the Conners' Continuous Performance Test-Third edition (CPT3) in an inpatient acquired brain injury (ABI) population. Method A sample of 19 individuals (female n = 3, male n = 16) was evaluated through an inpatient ABI rehabilitation program. Two groups based on diagnosed aphasia (n = 7) versus no aphasia (n = 12) were used. Ages ranged from 15 to 67 (M = 38.37, SD = 16.55) and had an average level of education of 14.9 years. Results One-way ANOVAs were used to determine how expressive language impacts performance on the CPT3. As expected, statistically significant results revealed that having aphasia yields a lower score on NAB naming F(1,17) = 11.435, p =.004. Individuals who did not have aphasia had a higher number of Perseverations, F(1,17) = 5.295, p =.034. No differences were noted between Omissions F(1,17) = 2.060, p)