approached significancep = 0.09
Mean CIUs produced on the WAB‐R picture description task pre‐ to post‐intervention increased and approached significance ( β = 2.7; confidence interval: −0.45, 5.86, p = 0.09).
Mean CIUs produced on the WAB‐R picture description task pre‐ to post‐intervention increased and approached significance ( β = 2.7; confidence interval: −0.45, 5.86, p = 0.09).
44 Our marginally significant finding of improved CIU production pre‐ to post‐intervention even in a small, heterogeneous neurodegenerative sample, suggests that connected speech analysis may be a useful outcome measure for conversation‐based therapy in PPA as well. 25 In the present study, CIU analysis was limited to the WAB‐R Picture Description task, but future research may consider connected speech tasks involving a broader range of themes that align more closely with topics discussed in therapy sessions.