Prevalence of subjective impairments of the sense of smell and taste in employees of retirement and nursing homes during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
Nurs Open
; 9(1): 175-180, 2022 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1442026
ABSTRACT
AIM:
To investigate the usability of querying subjective impairments of the sense of smell and taste in order to improve pre-test probability in testing for SARS-CoV-2. To achieve this, exploring the prevalence of these restrictions in the COVID-19-negative population, as well as nasal co-symptoms.DESIGN:
A cross-sectional study was carried out as part of the secondary prophylaxis, following the STROBE guidelines of the EQUATOR network.METHODS:
In total, 1,734 employees of retirement and nursing homes were tested for COVID-19 and asked for subjective reduction or loss in the sense of smell and taste, furthermore about nasal co-symptoms such as nasal obstruction and rhinorrhoea.RESULTS:
All employees tested negative for COVID-19. Subjective hyposmia and hypogeusia rarely occurred and were usually accompanied by other nasal symptoms such as nasal obstruction. Querying subjective hyposmia/anosmia or hypogeusia/ageusia appears to be a useful anamnestic instrument for the clinical assessment of the probability of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Olfaction Disorders
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Nurs Open
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Nop2.1005
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