Determining the Minimal Clinically Important Difference of the 40‐Item Smell Identification Test in People With Cystic Fibrosis
This CF-specific SIT threshold provides a clinically interpretable cut-off for assessing olfaction. These findings establish a foundation for future work and highlight the importance of developing disease-specific MCIDs to guide clinical care and research.
Authors
- Anna C. Zemke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7722-6708)
- Amanda L. Stapleton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8926-2733)
- Jennifer L. Taylor‐Cousar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5436-9722)
- Timothy L. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6424-7083)
- D. Li
- Jeffrey D. Suh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8303-639X)
- Jeremiah A. Alt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0560-5028)
- Rodney J. Schlosser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6480-0275)
- M. Strand
- Ashoke R. Khanwalkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9960-7758)
- David Baraghoshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9485-9267)
- Patricia H. Eshaghian
- Naweed I. Chowdhury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9826-4917)
- Jayakar V. Nayak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4454-0861)
- Todd Bodner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7001-274X)
- D. Beswick
- David A. Gudis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1938-9349)
- Marilene B. Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2799-6325)
- Jess Collin Mace (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5009-3426)
- Grant A. Turner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0735-4947)
- Zachary M. Soler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4304-595X)
- Michelle J. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8411-4333)
- Eugene Oh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4125-603X)
- Anne E. Getz
- Jessa E Miller
- Michael Chang
- Jennifer L. Goralski
- Milene T. Saavedra
- Zara Patel
- Brent Senior
- Adam J. Kimple
- Jivianne T. Lee
- Jonathan B. Overdevest
- Peter H. Hwang
- Daniella K. Safatian
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Portland State University (US)
- Medical University of South Carolina (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- National Jewish Health (US)
- Michigan Medicine (US)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Columbia University (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.70136
- Primary Topic
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00