Development and Psychometric Validation of the Taste And Smell Tool for Evaluation (TASTE) Questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The human senses of taste and smell are essential in everyday life. However, as clinical testing of the senses and patient-reported sensory problems are often diverging, additional validated questionnaires are essential for the evaluation of chemosensory impairments.

Objective

To develop an instrument with all relevant domains concerning chemosensory dysfunction and quality of life using modern psychometrics.

Design, setting, and participants

The study was designed as a questionnaire study for developing a new instrument. The study started in 2019 and was completed in 2022. Patients with chemosensory dysfunction were recruited from a specialized smell and taste clinic at an ear, nose, and throat department in Denmark. Healthy participants with no history of

SUBMITTER: Niklassen AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9634595 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature