title: Development and standardization of single and double dichotic digit tests in the Malay language.
abstract: Single and double dichotic digit tests in Malay language were developed and standardized as an initial attempt to incorporate tests of auditory processing within the scope of audiology practice in Malaysia. Normative data under free recall, directed right-ear first, and directed left-ear first listening conditions were determined using 120 Malay children between the ages of 6 and 11 years old with normal hearing and normal academic performance. Test-retest reliability was assessed in 15 of the study subjects. In general, the double dichotic digit test produced greater differences in scores between age groups, and a greater right-ear advantage than the single dichotic digit test. In addition, the double dichotic digit test also had higher test-retest reliability. These findings suggest the double dichotic digit test is more clinically applicable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Siti Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Mukari
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Keith
authors.forename: Anne M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Tharpe
authors.forename: Cheryl D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D001308:Auditory Perceptual Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D004007:Dichotic Listening Tests / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D016730:Program Development; D012015:Reference Standards; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results