Abteilung Neuropädiatrie, Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität, Dresden, Germany; Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität, Dresden, Germany.
Abteilung Neuropädiatrie, Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität, Dresden, Germany.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Apr;143:110664. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2021.110664. Epub 2021 Mar 4.
The examination of olfactory function of patients with psychophysical olfactory tests such as the "Sniffin' Stick" test is a central component of any olfactory clinical diagnostics and clinical trials. Because olfactory disorders can also occur in childhood, reliable, valid and time-efficient olfactory tests are important. With the "U-Sniff", a child-friendly odor identification test that has already been sufficiently validated is available The aim of this study was to investigate whether untrained persons (e.g. parents with their children) are able to administer the "U-Sniff" odor identification test with appropriate guidance.
A total of 80 kindergarten children, aged 6 years, underwent an odor identification test. Half of the children were tested by their parents and the other half by a trained examiner. In addition, the examiner performed a concentration test (Kaseler Konzentrationsaufgaben). The results of the two groups were compared.
All children completed the rapid testing protocol. No significant differences between the results of the two testing procedures occurred. On average an odor identification score of 9.68 ± 2.02 points (mean ± SD) was reached in the examiner's group while 9.65 ± 2.38 points were observed in the parents' group.
It can be concluded that this study presents a new testing procedure using the "U-Sniff" odor identification test for children by untrained persons. Further validation of this test procedure examining olfactory impaired children should follow.
使用“Sniffin' Stick”等心理物理嗅觉测试对患者的嗅觉功能进行检查，这是任何嗅觉临床诊断和临床试验的核心组成部分。由于嗅觉障碍也可能发生在儿童时期，因此可靠、有效且省时的嗅觉测试非常重要。现已有一种经过充分验证的儿童友好型气味识别测试“U-Sniff”。本研究旨在调查未经训练的人员（例如带孩子的父母）是否能够在适当指导下进行“U-Sniff”气味识别测试。
共有 80 名 6 岁的幼儿园儿童接受了气味识别测试。一半的儿童由父母进行测试，另一半由经过培训的检查者进行测试。此外，检查者还进行了浓度测试（Kaseler Konzentrationsaufgaben）。比较两组的结果。
所有儿童均完成了快速测试方案。两种测试程序的结果之间没有明显差异。在检查者组中，平均达到了 9.68±2.02 分（平均值±标准差）的气味识别分数，而在父母组中则观察到 9.65±2.38 分。
可以得出结论，本研究提出了一种使用“U-Sniff”气味识别测试由未经训练的人员对儿童进行测试的新测试程序。应进一步验证该测试程序对嗅觉受损儿童的测试。
