Determining the sweet detection threshold of COVID-19 patients during infection and recovery periods.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The loss of taste and smell is a common symptom of COVID-19, affecting individuals' quality of life and nutritional status. Detecting sweet thresholds during infection and recovery periods can assist in implementing dietary modifications and nutritional strategies for these patients.

Objective

To investigate the changes and differences in sweet detection thresholds of confirmed COVID-19 patients on Day 1, Day 10, and Day 14 of the infection and recovery periods.

Methods

The demographic factors such as gender, smoking status, BMI, and age group were abstracted on Excel sheet from the medical health records for confirmed COVID-19 patients, who were admitted to King Fahad General Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a COVID-19 care facility, from September 2021 t

SUBMITTER: Alsanei W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11361598 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature