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. 2023 Jun 9;12(3):133–150. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v12.i3.133

Table 1.

Results of the questionnaire of olfactory disorders-negative statements


sQOD-NS items
Patients
Adults
Children
P value
1 Changes in my sense of smell isolate me socially 0.0–3.0 (2.84 ± 0.57) 3 0.0–3.0 (2.17 ± 1.10) 0.0001
2 The problems with my sense of smell have a negative impact on my daily social activities 0.0–3.0 (2.84 ± 0.57) 3 0.0–3.0 (2.17 ± 1.10) 0.0001
3 The problems with my sense of smell make me more irritable 0.0–3.0 (1.19 ± 1.03) 0.0–3.0 (1.67 ± 0.99) 0.0–3.0 (1.31 ± 1.180) 0.497
4 Because of the problems with my sense of smell, I eat out less 0.0–3.0 (1.34 ± 1.06) 0.0–3.0 (1.18 ± 1.01) 1.0–3.0 (2.09 ± 0.85) 0.0001
5 Because of the problems with my sense of smell, I eat less than before (loss of appetite) 0.0–3.0 (1.66 ± 1.28) 0.0–3.0 (2.00 ± 1.03) 0.0–3.0 (2.00 ± 1.03) 0.0001
6 Because of the problems with my sense of smell, I have to make more effort to relax 0.0–3.0 (1.49 ± 1.11) 0.0–3.0 (1.35 ± 1.12) 0.0–3.0 (1.31 ± 1.180) 0.065
7 I’m afraid I’ll never be able to get used to the problems with my sense of smell 0 0 0 -
Total score of sQOD-NS 2.0–18.0 (11.41 ± 3.66) 6.0–18.8 (11.49 ± 3.37) 2.0–18.0 (11.06 ± 4.74) 0.515

sQOD-NS: Questionnaire of olfactory disorders-negative statements.