• A M O Bakheit, S Carrington, S Griffiths, and K Searle.
• Stroke Rehabilitation Unit, Mount Gould Hospital, Plymouth, UK. magid.bakheit@pcs-tr.swest.nhs.uk
• Disabil Rehabil. 2005 Mar 18;27(6):287-91.

ObjectiveTo examine the correlation between an impairment-level and a functional-level assessment scale of aphasia.DesignProspective, longitudinal study.SettingA stroke rehabilitation unit.SubjectsSixty-seven aphasic acute stroke patients who were undergoing a multi-disciplinary rehabilitation programme, including conventional speech and language therapy (SLT).InterventionPatients were assessed on study entry and 4, 8, 12 and 24 weeks after the start of SLT. The language impairment was assessed with the Western Aphasia Battery (WAB) and the communicative functional limitation associated with aphasia was measured with the Communicative Effectiveness Index (CETI).Results. There was a statistically significant correlation between the two scales for all assessment periods (Pearson's r=0.71; P<0.01).ConclusionThe study suggests that in the acute and subacute stages of stroke the scores of WAB and CETI can be surmised from one another.

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