Mueller Christian, Renner Bertold
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University of Vienna, AKH Wien, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Wien, Austria.
Am J Rhinol. 2006 Jan-Feb;20(1):113-6.
The aim of this study was to create a new protocol based on the "Sniffin' Sticks" test kit, which would be suitablefor short screening of olfactory function.
One hundred forty-one subjects were included in the investigation. In a first session, 106 subjects were presented five odorants together with a list of 20 descriptors. Additional choices were "no odor" and "undefinable". The established 16-item identification test was then performed to assess olfactory function. In another session, the new procedure was repeated on 21 subjects to check the test-retest reliability. The Brief Smell Identification Test was used together with the five-item test in an additional 35 subjects for additional validation.
The correlation coefficients between the results of the new test and the established procedures were r106 = 0.61 and r35 = 0.77 (p < 0.01). The new test procedure revealed two groups of subjects (score of 0 and scores 4 or 5). These groups had no overlapping results in the established odor identification tests. Repeated measurements of the short test showed a correlation coefficient of r21 = 0.77 (p < 0.01).
The present data indicate the usefulness of the short screening test. Given a maximum of one error, the test is able to confirm the presence of normosmia or mild hyposmia. The kit can be carried in a pocket and the test takes only 3 minutes to perform.
本研究的目的是基于“嗅觉棒”测试套件创建一种新方案，该方案适用于嗅觉功能的简短筛查。
141名受试者纳入本调查。在第一阶段，向106名受试者展示了五种气味剂以及一份包含20个描述词的列表。其他选项为“无气味”和“无法定义”。然后进行既定的16项识别测试以评估嗅觉功能。在另一阶段，对21名受试者重复新程序以检查重测信度。在另外35名受试者中，将简易嗅觉识别测试与五项测试一起使用以进行额外验证。
新测试结果与既定程序结果之间的相关系数分别为r106 = 0.61和r35 = 0.77（p < 0.01）。新测试程序揭示了两组受试者（得分为0分和得分4分或5分）。在既定的气味识别测试中，这些组的结果没有重叠。简短测试的重复测量显示相关系数为r21 = 0.77（p < 0.01）。
目前的数据表明简短筛查测试是有用的。最多出现一个错误时，该测试能够确认嗅觉正常或轻度嗅觉减退的存在。该套件可以放在口袋里携带，测试仅需3分钟即可完成。
