Validity and reliability of the Questionnaire of Olfactory Disorders for Italian-speaking patients with olfactory dysfunction

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Objective: To translate and validate an Italian version of the Questionnaire of Olfactory Disorders (IT-QOD).

Materials and methods: This is a prospective, multicentre study that involved patients with olfactory dysfunction (OD). Both cases and controls underwent administration of the IT-QOD, Sino-Nasal Outcome Test-22 (SNOT-22) and psychophysical evaluation of orthonasal and retronasal olfactory function.

Results: The IT-QOD was administered to 96 patients and 38 controls. The Cronbach's alpha exceeded 0.90, indicating satisfactory internal consistency. The test-retest reliability was found to be high for both parosmia (rs = 0.944) and life quality (rs = 0.969). Patients with OD had significantly higher IT-QOD scores compared to healthy individuals (p < 0.001), indicating strong internal validity. The external validity was also satisfactory, as shown by the significant correlation with SNOT-22 (rs = -0.54) and the threshold, discrimination, and identification score (rs = -0.63).

Conclusions: The IT-QOD was demonstrated to be reliable and valid to assess the impact of OD on the quality of life of Italian-speaking patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:44

Enthalten in:

Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale - 44(2024), 1 vom: 28. Feb., Seite 42-51

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Vaira, Luigi Angelo [VerfasserIn]
Tirelli, Giancarlo [VerfasserIn]
Rizzo, Davide [VerfasserIn]
Uderzo, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Avanzini, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Trabalzini, Franco [VerfasserIn]
Rivelli, Nicoletta [VerfasserIn]
Burger, Doris [VerfasserIn]
Calabrese, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Solla, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Bussu, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Mayo-Yáñez, Miguel [VerfasserIn]
Lechien, Jerome R [VerfasserIn]
De Riu, Giacomo [VerfasserIn]
Boscolo-Rizzo, Paolo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anosmia
Journal Article
Maxillo-facial surgery
Multicenter Study
Olfactory dysfunction
Olfactory loss
Otorhinolaryngology
Parosmia
Quality of life
Rhinology

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.03.2024

Date Revised 07.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.14639/0392-100X-N2736

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369106431