Efficacy of Jellow App As an Adjunct to Stimulation Therapy in Improvement in Language and Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Broca's Aphasia.

Purpose: Stimulation approach is a therapy technique to improve language production using auditory and visual stimulation. Jellow app is a mobile app designed for compensating for impaired language skills and may be used in the intervention of persons with aphasia. The study aimed to determine the benefits of using the Jellow app as a facilitator of stimulus therapy to improve language and psychosocial domains in chronic Broca's Aphasia. Methods: Ten right-handed male adults with Broca's Aphasia were assessed on WAB and SIQOL39g tests. The control group (n = 5) was enrolled only for stimulation therapy. Pictures of objects were used for therapy with the help of auditory or auditory and visual cues. In the study group (n = 5), along with stimulus therapy, subjects were also trained on the use of icons in the Jellow app to facilitate functional communication needs. After six-months tests were readministered. Results: Post-therapy, on WAB, the improvement in spontaneous speech, repetition, and naming were found to be significantly more in the study group (4.6 +/- 0.55, 4.89 +/- 0.56, 5.74 +/- 0.24 respectively) than the control group (2.6 +/- 0.89, 3.22 +/- 0.49, 3.97 +/- 0.3 respectively) on 2-sample t-test. Similarly, significantly more improvement was seen in the communication domain of SAQOL39g in the study group (2.03 +/- 0.17) compared to the control group (1.14 +/- 0.45). Conclusion: Use of the Jellow app may be a beneficial adjunct to stimulation therapy for improving linguistic abilities and quality of life in persons with chronic Broca's aphasia.