Olfactory and taste dysfunction among mild-to-moderate symptomatic COVID-19 positive health care workers: An international survey.
COVID‐19
olfactory dysfunction
rhinology
smell
survey
taste
taste dysfunction
Journal
Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology
ISSN: 2378-8038
Titre abrégé: Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101684963
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2020
Dec 2020
Historique:
received:
12
10
2020
revised:
12
11
2020
accepted:
17
11
2020
entrez:
28
12
2020
pubmed:
29
12
2020
medline:
29
12
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
To determine the prevalence of olfactory and taste dysfunction (OD; TD) among COVID-19 positive health care workers (HCWs), their associated risk factors and prognosis. Between May and June 2020, a longitudinal multicenter study was conducted on symptomatic COVID-19 PCR confirmed HCWs (COVID-19 positive) in London and Padua. Hundred and fourteen COVID-19 positive HCWs were surveyed with a response rate of 70.6% over a median follow-up period of 52 days. UK prevalence of OD and TD was 73.1% and 69.2%, respectively. There was a male to female ratio of 1:3 with 81.6% being white, 43.7% being nurses/health care assistants (HCAs), and 39.3% being doctors. In addition, 53.2% of them worked on COVID-19 wards. Complete recovery was reported in 31.8% for OD and 47.1% for TD with a 52 days follow-up. The job role of doctors and nurses negatively influenced smell ( The prevalence of OD and TD was considerably higher in HCWs. The prognosis for OD and TD recovery was worse for nurses/HCAs and doctors but working on a COVID-19 ward did not influence prognosis. Sixty-eight percent of surveyed HCWs at 52 days continued to experience OD or TD requiring additional future medical management capacity. 4.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33365393
doi: 10.1002/lio2.507
pii: LIO2507
pmc: PMC7752034
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
1019-1028Informations de copyright
© 2020 The Authors. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. on behalf of The Triological Society.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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