The relationship between survey‐based subjective olfactory awareness and objective olfactory function

• DOI: 10.1002/alr.23355
• Publication Date: 2024-04-15T09:59:45Z
• Authors: Aurelia S. Monk; Shreyas Pyati; Meredith Lamb; Nick Melott; Ezer H. Benaim; Christoper Wiesen; Cristine Klatt‐Cr...; Brian D. Thorp; Charles S. Ebert; Adam J. Kimple; Brent A. Senior
• Keywords: 05 social sciences; 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences

Key points Correlation between symptom‐based surveys and objective olfactory testing is variable. For diagnosis and symptom monitoring, surveys should correlate with objective testing. The Odor Awareness Scale (OAS) and Affective Importance of Odor Scale (AIO) showed significant but moderate positive correlations with University of Pennsylvania Scent Identification Test (UPSIT) score.