Assessment of inter-and intra-audiologist agreements on Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) waves interpretation and ABR variability

Aim of study: This study investigated the consistency in Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) waveform evaluations between two audiologists (inter-audiologist agreement) and within each of the audiologist (intra-audiologist agreement). Methods: Two audiologists from one of the audiology clinics in Ku...

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Main Authors:	Dzulkarnain, Ahmad Aidil Arafat, Che Azid, Nor Diyana
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Language:	English English English
Published:	Malaysian Medical Association 2014
Subjects:	Q Science (General) RF Otorhinolaryngology
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spelling	iium-385222018-06-19T03:58:23Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/38522/ Assessment of inter-and intra-audiologist agreements on Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) waves interpretation and ABR variability Dzulkarnain, Ahmad Aidil Arafat Che Azid, Nor Diyana Q Science (General) RF Otorhinolaryngology Aim of study: This study investigated the consistency in Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) waveform evaluations between two audiologists (inter-audiologist agreement) and within each of the audiologist (intra-audiologist agreement). Methods: Two audiologists from one of the audiology clinics in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia were involved in this study. Both audiologists were required to identify and mark the presence of Waves I, III and V in 66 ABR waveforms. Over a one-month interval, each audiologist was required to carry out the same procedure on the same ABR waveforms. This process was continued until we had three separate reviews from each audiologist. Results: There was a high inter-audiologist ABR waveform identification agreement (over the range 81.71–89.77%), but a lower intra-audiologist ABR waveform identification agreement (over the range 50%–78%) for both audiologists. Our results also showed a high intra-audiologist ABR latency agreement within 0.2 ms (>90%), but a slightly lower inter-audiologist latency agreement (75–84%) within 0.2 ms. Conclusion: Our results support the need for the clinic to implement further strategies for improving the respective lower agreements and consistencies. These include conducting a continuous education program and using an objective algorithm to support their interpretations. Malaysian Medical Association 2014-08 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38522/1/2-Assessment00182R1.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38522/4/MJMacceptance.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38522/7/auditory-brainstem-response.pdf Dzulkarnain, Ahmad Aidil Arafat and Che Azid, Nor Diyana (2014) Assessment of inter-and intra-audiologist agreements on Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) waves interpretation and ABR variability. The Medical Journal of Malaysia, 69 (4). pp. 158-163. ISSN 0300-5283 http://www.e-mjm.org/past_issues.html
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spellingShingle	Q Science (General) RF Otorhinolaryngology Dzulkarnain, Ahmad Aidil Arafat Che Azid, Nor Diyana Assessment of inter-and intra-audiologist agreements on Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) waves interpretation and ABR variability
description	Aim of study: This study investigated the consistency in Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) waveform evaluations between two audiologists (inter-audiologist agreement) and within each of the audiologist (intra-audiologist agreement). Methods: Two audiologists from one of the audiology clinics in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia were involved in this study. Both audiologists were required to identify and mark the presence of Waves I, III and V in 66 ABR waveforms. Over a one-month interval, each audiologist was required to carry out the same procedure on the same ABR waveforms. This process was continued until we had three separate reviews from each audiologist. Results: There was a high inter-audiologist ABR waveform identification agreement (over the range 81.71–89.77%), but a lower intra-audiologist ABR waveform identification agreement (over the range 50%–78%) for both audiologists. Our results also showed a high intra-audiologist ABR latency agreement within 0.2 ms (>90%), but a slightly lower inter-audiologist latency agreement (75–84%) within 0.2 ms. Conclusion: Our results support the need for the clinic to implement further strategies for improving the respective lower agreements and consistencies. These include conducting a continuous education program and using an objective algorithm to support their interpretations.
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author	Dzulkarnain, Ahmad Aidil Arafat Che Azid, Nor Diyana
author_facet	Dzulkarnain, Ahmad Aidil Arafat Che Azid, Nor Diyana
author_sort	Dzulkarnain, Ahmad Aidil Arafat
title	Assessment of inter-and intra-audiologist agreements on Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) waves interpretation and ABR variability
title_short	Assessment of inter-and intra-audiologist agreements on Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) waves interpretation and ABR variability
title_full	Assessment of inter-and intra-audiologist agreements on Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) waves interpretation and ABR variability
title_fullStr	Assessment of inter-and intra-audiologist agreements on Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) waves interpretation and ABR variability
title_full_unstemmed	Assessment of inter-and intra-audiologist agreements on Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) waves interpretation and ABR variability
title_sort	assessment of inter-and intra-audiologist agreements on auditory brainstem response (abr) waves interpretation and abr variability
publisher	Malaysian Medical Association
publishDate	2014
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/38522/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/38522/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/38522/1/2-Assessment00182R1.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/38522/4/MJMacceptance.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/38522/7/auditory-brainstem-response.pdf
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Assessment of inter-and intra-audiologist agreements on Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) waves interpretation and ABR variability

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