Self-reported olfactory function according to the severity of COVID-19

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dc.contributor.authorSaatci, Özlem
dc.contributor.authorAltundağ, Aytuğ
dc.contributor.authorŞanlı, Deniz Esin Tekcan
dc.contributor.authorŞanlı, Ahmet Necati
dc.contributor.authorAdıyeke, Esra
dc.contributor.authorIşık, Aklime
dc.contributor.authorDüz, Özge Arıcı
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-24T11:56:48Z
dc.date.available2026-01-24T11:56:48Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground: Establishing a relationship between COVID-19 severity and olfactory dysfunction may be beneficial in patient follow-up. Thus, in this study, we aimed to evaluate the association between self-reported olfactory dysfunction and the clinical stages of COVID-19. Methods: The patients included in this study were divided into three groups according to the severity of the novel coronavirus disease as mild, severe, and critical (life-threatening) patients. Patients were then contacted by phone and asked questions with the help of structured questionnaires that evaluated their general status, sense of smell, taste and compared the data within the three groups. Results: Among the 144 subjects evaluated in the present study (mild, n = 60; moderate, n = 61, severe, n = 23), 70 of the participants were males, and 74 were females. The findings showed that olfactory loss was the most prominent feature of the COVID-19's mild clinical course and the majority of the patients with loss of smell were female and young patients. Conclusion: The findings obtained from clinically mild cases suggest that more olfactory dysfunction, indicating that the effects of viral load alone, is not decisive for olfactory dysfunction.
dc.identifier.doi10.46310/tjim.817623
dc.identifier.endpage61
dc.identifier.issn2687-4245
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.startpage56
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.46310/tjim.817623
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/3311
dc.identifier.volume3
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNizameddin KOCA
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Journal of Internal Medicine
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_DergiPark_20260121
dc.subjectClinical Sciences
dc.subjectKlinik Tıp Bilimleri
dc.titleSelf-reported olfactory function according to the severity of COVID-19
dc.typeArticle

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