Relationship between olfactory function and quality of life in COVID-19 patients.
CONCLUSION: The self-MOQ is a sufficient screening tool for OD after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Patients with persistent OD show signi-ficantly poorer QoL than those without. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Olfactory function can be assessed in patients with COVID-19 using a simple 5-item questionnaire (self-MOQ). Patients with OD show reduced QoL. CAPSULE SUMMARY: In our population-based cross-sectional study of 667 patients with PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, par-ticipants with persistent OD had significantly poorer OF-related QoL. The self-MOQ is a simple, valid and reliable means to screen OD in patients with COVID-19.
Authors
- A Ruß
- M A Nasr
- S Winkelmann
- F A Montellano
- D Pape
- S Störk
- A Korth
- M Krawczak
- N Behrend
- M Laudien
- T Bahmer
- A Hermes
- S Schreiber
- K Franzpoetter
- P Pudszuhn
- C Maetzler
- W Lieb
- B Voss
- M Witzenrath
- T Keil
Institutions
- University of Würzburg (DE)
- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (DE)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
- German Center for Lung Research (DE)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2026-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4193/rhin24.174
- Primary Topic
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00