ArticleHead & neck2020
Validation of a self-administered olfactory and gustatory test for the remotely evaluation of COVID-19 patients in home quarantine.
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- A quick test to objectify smell and taste dysfunction at home: a proof of concept for the validation of the chemosensory perception test.Chemical senses · 2023Article
- Covid-19 affects taste independent of taste-smell confusions: results from a combined chemosensory home test and online survey from a large global cohort.Chemical senses · 2023Article
- Effects of COVID-19 on sensory and cognitive perception of mild and severe diagnosed and recovered patients versus healthy consumers.Journal of sensory studies · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundChemosensitive 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.
methodsThirty-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.
resultsThe differences between the results of the two tests were not significant for both the olfaction (P =.201) and the taste (P =.180).
conclusionThe 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.
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