Development of a smell identification test using a novel stick-type odor presentation kit
Development of a smell identification test using a novel stick-type odor presentation kit
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DOI：
10.1093/chemse/bjj042
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发表时间：
2006-05-01
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影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Kobayakawa, T
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作者：
Saito, S;Ayabe-Kanamura, S;Kobayakawa, T
气味识别受到社会和文化因素的强烈影响;因此，气味识别测试中使用的气味剂应该为测试人群所熟悉。此外，测试中使用的装置需要简单处理并随时间保持气味质量。我们开发了一种新型的棒状气味呈现试剂盒，该试剂盒由将气味剂微胶囊掺入稳定的乳膏中组成，并使用其进行气味识别测试。在测试中，我们使用了两种识别方法：一种是修改后的强迫选择范式，增加了“可检测但不可识别”和“未检测到气味”作为选择;另一种是两步识别范式，参与者首先选择八种气味类别中的一种，然后从所选类别中选择特定的气味名称。我们验证了气味棒和稳定性测试的性能，使用测试-再测试范式，将该测试与另一种气味测试进行比较，并对来自不同年龄组的日本人进行测试。我们的结论是，该试剂盒是一个有用的气味呈现装置，使用它的测试有效地作为气味识别测试。
The odor identification is strongly influenced by the social and cultural factors; therefore, the odorants used in a smell identification test should be familiar to the test population. In addition, the device used in the test is desired to be simply handled and retain odor quality over time. We developed a novel stick-type odor presentation kit that consists of microcapsules of odorant incorporated into stable cream and the smell identification test using it. Thirteen odorants were selected to be familiar to the test population. In the test, we used two identification methods: one was a modified forced-choice paradigm with "detectable but not recognizable" and "no smell detected" added as choices and the other was a two-step identification paradigm where the participant first selected one of eight odor categories and then chose the specific odor name from the selected category. We verified the performance of the odor stick and the test by stability, using a test-retest paradigm, comparing this test with another smell test, and testing Japanese people from a range of age groups. We conclude that this kit is a useful odor presentation device, and the test using it works effectively as a smell identification test.