Validation of a self-administered olfactory and gustatory test for the remotely evaluation of COVID-19 patients in home quarantine

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BACKGROUND: Chemosensitive disorders are very frequent in the early stages of COVID-19 and in paucisymptomatic cases. These patients are typically placed in home quarantine. This study has the aim of validating a new olfactory and gustatory objective evaluation test in these patients.

METHODS: Thirty-three home-quarantined COVID-19 patients have undergone a self-administered chemosensitive test the day before the control swab. On this occasion, the patients underwent operator-administered already validated tests. The results were finally compared.

RESULTS: The differences between the results of the two tests were not significant for both the olfaction (P =.201) and the taste (P =.180).

CONCLUSION: The olfactory and gustatory evaluation by self-administered test can be considered a valid tool, fundamental for obtaining objective qualitative and quantitative data on the extent of chemosensitive disorders in home-quarantined COVID-19 patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

Head & neck - 42(2020), 7 vom: 01. Juli, Seite 1570-1576

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Vaira, Luigi Angelo [VerfasserIn]
Salzano, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]
Petrocelli, Marzia [VerfasserIn]
Deiana, Giovanna [VerfasserIn]
Salzano, Francesco Antonio [VerfasserIn]
De Riu, Giacomo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Ageusia
Anosmia
COVID-19
Gustatory function
Journal Article
Olfactory function
Validation Study

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Date Completed 20.07.2020

Date Revised 18.12.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/hed.26228

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM309410509