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Recovery From COVID-19-Related Olfactory Disorders and Quality of Life: Insights From an Observational Online Study
- Source :
- Chemical Senses, Chemical Senses, Oxford University Press (OUP), 2021, 46, ⟨10.1093/chemse/bjab028⟩, Chemical Senses, 2021, 46, pp.bjab028. ⟨10.1093/chemse/bjab028⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- HAL CCSD, 2021.
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Abstract
- Although olfactory disorders (OD) are among the most significant symptoms of COVID-19, recovery time from COVID-19-related OD and their consequences on the quality of life remain poorly documented. We investigated the characteristics and behavioral consequences of COVID-19-related OD using a large-scale study involving 3111 French respondents (78% women) to an online questionnaire over a period of 9 months covering different epidemic waves (from 8 April 2020 to 13 January 2021). In the patients who subjectively recovered from COVID-19-related OD (N = 609), recovery occurred on average after 16 days and most of the time within 1 month (“normal” recovery range); 49 subjectively recovered in 1–2.5 months, and several cases took up to 6.5 months. Among the patients with ongoing OD (N = 2502), 974 were outside the “normal” recovery range (persistent OD) and reported OD for 1–10 months. Developing a persistent OD was more likely with increasing age and in women and was more often associated with parosmia and phantosmia. The deleterious impact of COVID-19-related OD on the quality of life was significantly aggravated by OD duration and was more pronounced in women. Because persistent OD is not infrequent after COVID-19, has deleterious consequences on the quality of life, and receives few solutions from the health practitioners, it would be beneficial to implement screening and treatment programs to minimize the long-term behavioral consequences of COVID-19-related OD.
- Subjects :
- Male
Pediatrics
Time Factors
Physiology
Online study
Olfaction Disorders
Behavioral Neuroscience
0302 clinical medicine
Quality of life
[SDV.MHEP.MI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases
Surveys and Questionnaires
Prevalence
Medicine
030223 otorhinolaryngology
Aged, 80 and over
[SDV.MHEP.ME] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Emerging diseases
[SDV.MHEP.ME]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Emerging diseases
Age Factors
Middle Aged
self-report
Sensory Systems
3. Good health
Smell
smell loss
[SDV.MHEP.OS] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Sensory Organs
[SDV.MHEP.MI] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases
Female
Symptom Assessment
medicine.symptom
mental health
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Adolescent
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
03 medical and health sciences
Sex Factors
Physiology (medical)
Humans
[SDV.MHEP.OS]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Sensory Organs
Self report
Aged
SARS-CoV-2
business.industry
[SCCO.NEUR]Cognitive science/Neuroscience
COVID-19
Parosmia
Mental health
quality of life
[SDV.SPEE] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie
Observational study
[SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Follow-Up Studies
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0379864X and 14643553
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Chemical Senses, Chemical Senses, Oxford University Press (OUP), 2021, 46, ⟨10.1093/chemse/bjab028⟩, Chemical Senses, 2021, 46, pp.bjab028. ⟨10.1093/chemse/bjab028⟩
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e33a0e987f744e22ab502389863ba890