Reliability and validity of a brief version of the Questionnaire of Olfactory Disorders (brief QOD) in patients with olfactory dysfunction
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Abstract
Background: The aim of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of the brief version of Questionnaire of Olfactory Disorders (brief QOD). Methods: A total of 372 patients participated in this study. Olfactory function was examined using the Sniffin’ Sticks test. The brief version of QOD, including 4 items concerning parosmia (QOD-P), 7 items concerning quality of life (QOD-QOL), and 3 visual analog scales to rate disease burden, awareness of the disorder and issues related to professional life (QOD-VAS), was used to assess subjective information on olfactory dysfunction. We evaluated the split-half reliability, internal consistency and validity of the brief QOD. Results: The split-half reliability was 0.60 (QOD-P), 0.87 (QOD-QOL), and 0.66 (QOD-VAS), respectively. The Cronbach’s α coefficient was 0.63 (QOD-P), 0.87 (QOD-QOL), and 0.71 (QOD-VAS), respectively. Olfactory function was found to be associated with QOD-P, QOD-QOL and QOD-VAS. Conclusions: The brief QOD is a suitable scale for the assessment of subjective severity of olfactory dysfunction for purposes such as treatment counseling, disability assessment, treatment control, and research in patients with olfactory disorder.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 56-62 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Rhinology |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2022 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
| PubMed | 34874020 |
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| ORCID | /0000-0001-7650-1731/work/146644567 |
| ORCID | /0000-0001-9713-0183/work/146645417 |
| ORCID | /0000-0003-1311-8000/work/158767542 |
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Keywords
- olfactory disorders, parosmia, quality of life, questionnaire, reliability, validity