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

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

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	4465/38522
Uncontrolled Keywords:	auditory brainstorm response, ABR variability, inter- and intra-audiologist agreement, subjective judgement, waveform analysis
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) R Medicine > RF Otorhinolaryngology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences > Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
Depositing User:	Prof Dr Ahmad Aidil Arafat Dzulkarnain
Date Deposited:	03 Oct 2014 11:13
Last Modified:	12 Apr 2022 10:40
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/38522

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