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.
Validation of a self-administered olfactory and gustatory test for the remotely evaluation of COVID-19 patients in home quarantine / Vaira, L. A.; Salzano, G.; Petrocelli, M.; Deiana, G.; Salzano, F. A.; De Riu, G.. - In: HEAD & NECK. - ISSN 1043-3074. - 42:7(2020), pp. 1570-1576. [10.1002/hed.26228]
Validation of a self-administered olfactory and gustatory test for the remotely evaluation of COVID-19 patients in home quarantine
Vaira L. A.;Salzano G.;Petrocelli M.;Salzano F. A.;
2020
Abstract
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.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
