Journal article
Self‐reported olfactory and gustatory dysfunction and psychophysical testing in screening for COVID‐19: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A substantial proportion of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) patients demonstrate olfactory and gustatory dysfunction (OGD). Self-reporting for OGD is widely used as a predictor of COVID-19. Although psychophysical assessment is currently under investigation in this role, the sensitivity of these screening tests for COVID-19 remains unclear. In this systematic review we assess the sensitivity of self-reporting and psychophysical …
Authors
Hoang MP; Staibano P; McHugh T; Sommer DD; Snidvongs K
Journal
International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 744–756
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
May 2022
DOI
10.1002/alr.22923
ISSN
2042-6976