Prevalence of subjective impairments of the sense of smell and taste in employees of retirement and nursing homes during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
Journal
Nursing open
ISSN: 2054-1058
Titre abrégé: Nurs Open
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101675107
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 2022
01 2022
Historique:
revised:
29
05
2021
received:
06
03
2021
accepted:
10
07
2021
pubmed:
3
10
2021
medline:
24
12
2021
entrez:
2
10
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
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. A cross-sectional study was carried out as part of the secondary prophylaxis, following the STROBE guidelines of the EQUATOR network. 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. 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.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34599864
doi: 10.1002/nop2.1005
pmc: PMC8662030
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
175-180Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Nursing Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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