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Table 2 Results of augmentative and alternative communication intervention

From: Development of a new high sensitivity mechanical switch for augmentative and alternative communication access in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Patient

Training time (min)

Click Test at t0 (s)

Hours of use per day

Purpose

QUEST 2.0-Dev

GRC

1

60

23

8

Scanning+bell

4.88

6

2

45

25

8

Scanning+bell

4.75

5

3

45

26

8

Scanning+bell

4.63

6

4

60

24

2

Scanning

4.38

–

5

30

20

8

Scanning+bell

4.63

6

6

30

18

1

Scanning

4.50

–

7

60

19

4

Scanning+bell

4.63

7

8

45

23

6

Scanning+bell

4.75

6

9

30

21

7

Scanning+bell

4.88

7

10

45

32

7

Scanning+bell

5.00

6

11

60

11

7

Bell

4.25

6

12

45

13

7

Bell

4.88

6

13

60

18

1

Scanning+bell

4.00

5

14

30

25

8

Scanning+bell

4.75

5

15

30

27

8

Scanning+bell

4.25

5

16

45

18

1

Scanning+bell

4.63

6

17

60

19

2

Scanning

4.63

–

18

60

25

6

Scanning

4.75

–

19

30

65

8

Scanning

5.00

–

20

45

47

2

Scanning

4.50

–

Mean

45.75

24.95

5.45

Median

4.63

6

SD

12.38

12.02

2.84

IQR

4.50–4.82

5–6

  1. IQR Interquartile range. GRC was administered to detect the self-perceived improvement in use of the emergency bell only