Field Survey Measures of Olfaction: The Olfactory Function Field Exam (OFFE)
Field Survey Measures of Olfaction: The Olfactory Function Field Exam (OFFE)
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DOI：
10.1177/1525822x14547499
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发表时间：
2014-11-01
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1.7
通讯作者：
McClintock, Martha K.
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作者：
Kern, David W.;Wroblewski, Kristen E.;McClintock, Martha K.
由于缺乏可行的评估工具，基于人群的人类嗅觉实地研究受到了限制。以前的嗅觉调查研究只测量了气味识别，没有对气味检测（即一个人对特定气味的敏感度）进行过研究。实验室研究表明，嗅觉功能这两方面的缺陷可能与身体健康、心理健康和认知、社会功能（包括整体生活质量）甚至死亡率有关。然而，需要实地研究来验证和扩展这些发现在大型代表性样本。在这里，我们描述了嗅觉功能现场测试，这是一种可以由外行采访者在现场环境中部署的仪器，可以快速、实用、准确地评估气味识别和气味检测。在未来基于实地的人口健康研究中使用这种新的调查工具将阐明嗅觉功能对无数健康和社会条件的影响。
Population-based field research on human olfaction has been limited by a lack of feasible assessment tools. Previous olfactory survey research has measured only odor identification, with no research being done on odor detection (i.e., a person's sensitivity to detect a particular odor). Laboratory studies suggest that deficits in both aspects of olfactory function may be related to physical health, mental health and cognition, social function, including overall quality of life, and even mortality. However, field studies are needed to validate and extend these findings in large representative samples. Here we describe the olfactory function field exam, an instrument that can be deployed in field environments by lay interviewers to evaluate both odor identification and odor detection rapidly, practically, and accurately. Use of this new survey tool in future field-based population health studies will elucidate the impact of olfactory function on a myriad of health and social conditions.