The relationship between survey-based subjective olfactory awareness and objective olfactory function

Aurelia S Monk; Shreyas Pyati; Meredith Lamb; Nick Melott; Ezer H Benaim; Christoper Wiesen; Cristine Klatt-Cromwell; Brian D Thorp; Charles S Ebert Jr; Adam J Kimple; Brent A Senior

doi:10.1002/alr.23355

The relationship between survey-based subjective olfactory awareness and objective olfactory function

Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2024 Aug;14(8):1395-1398. doi: 10.1002/alr.23355. Epub 2024 Apr 15.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
² The Odum Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.

PMID: 38618980
DOI: 10.1002/alr.23355

Abstract

Correlation between symptom-based surveys and objective olfactory testing is variable. For diagnosis and symptom monitoring, surveys should correlate with objective testing. The Odor Awareness Scale (OAS) and Affective Importance of Odor Scale (AIO) showed significant but moderate positive correlations with University of Pennsylvania Scent Identification Test (UPSIT) score.

Keywords: UPSIT; olfaction; olfactory disorders; olfactory test.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Awareness / physiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Odorants*
Olfaction Disorders* / diagnosis
Smell* / physiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult