Polish version of the Sniffin' Sticks Test - adaptation and normalization

Copyright © 2014 Polish Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Society. Published by Elsevier Urban & Partner Sp. z.o.o. All rights reserved..

INTRODUCTION: Sniffin' Sticks Test (SST) is a complex smell test, enabling the diagnosis of various aspects of olfactory sensitivity. It is one of the most popular tools for olfactory testing all over the world; however, so far it has not been commonly used in Poland.

AIM: The presented study had the following aims: assessment of the applicability of the SST in Poland, adaptation of the identification subtest, normalization of the whole battery and comparison of the Polish results to the norms in the original tool.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: We tested olfactory sensitivity of 281 healthy volunteers aged 18-87 years. We used the full version of the SST (threshold, discrimination and identification subtests).

RESULTS: The results of the presented study are the modified version of the identification test response questionnaire and clearly defined normative values for the Polish people of different ages. Normative values and results in Poland were not significantly different from the previously reported findings for the original, German tool. Additionally, consistent with previous reports, olfactory sensitivity of the eldest group of the Polish people was lower than performance in younger age groups.

CONCLUSIONS: The presented findings suggest that the adapted version of the Sniffin' Sticks Test might be used for both medical and research purposes in Poland.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:68

Enthalten in:

Otolaryngologia polska = The Polish otolaryngology - 68(2014), 6 vom: 18. Nov., Seite 308-14

Sprache:

Polnisch

Weiterer Titel:

Polska wersja testu Sniffin' Sticks - adaptacja i normalizacja

Beteiligte Personen:

Sorokowska, Agnieszka [VerfasserIn]
Hummel, Thomas [VerfasserIn]

Links:

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Themen:

Adaptacja kulturowa
Badanie węchu
Comparative Study
Cultural adaptation
Discrimination test
Identification test
Journal Article
Olfactory examination
Olfactory sensitivity
Smell
Sniffin’ Sticks Test
Test Sniffin’ Sticks
Test identyfikacji
Test rozróżniania
Test wykrywania
Threshold test
Węch
Wrażliwość węchowa

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.11.2016

Date Revised 30.12.2016

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.otpol.2014.08.001

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM241402905