Cross-cultural comparison of data using the odor stick identification test for Japanese (OSIT-J)
Cross-cultural comparison of data using the odor stick identification test for Japanese (OSIT-J)
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DOI：
10.1093/chemse/bjj037
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发表时间：
2006-05-01
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3.5
通讯作者：
Costanzo, RM
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作者：
Kobayashi, M;Saito, S;Costanzo, RM
日本开发了一种新的嗅觉测试——日本人气味棒识别测试（OSIT-J）。为了确定OSIT-J是否在跨文化中有效，我们对52名美国和50名日本受试者进行了测试，他们报告嗅觉功能正常。美国受试者的平均综合OSIT-J测试分数（77%）显著低于日本受试者（94%,P < 0.0001）。美国和日本的受试者都能正确识别出osiit - j测试中13种气味中的8种，得分达到80%或更高。然而，对于五种气味，美国受试者的得分低于80%，并且一直低于日本受试者，这可能反映了气味体验的文化差异。大多数美国受试者认为OSIT-J测试简单、有趣、愉快，持续时间短。虽然13种气味的OSIT-J被发现适合测试美国人群，但消除美国受试者不熟悉的5种测试气味显着提高了测试的有效性。这项研究的结果强调了识别可能具有文化偏见的测试气味的重要性，这是比较世界各地嗅觉和味觉中心使用的不同气味测试获得的数据时的一个关键问题。
A new olfactory test, the odor stick identification test for Japanese (OSIT-J), has been developed in Japan. To determine if the OSIT-J would be effective cross-culturally, we administered the test to 52 US and 50 Japanese subjects reporting normal olfactory function. The average composite OSIT-J test score for US subjects was significantly lower (77%) than that for Japanese subjects (94%, P < 0.0001). Both US and Japanese subjects correctly identified eight of the 13 odorants included in the OSIT-J with scores of 80% or higher. However, for five odorants, the US subjects' scores fell below 80% and were consistently lower than Japanese subjects, presumably reflecting cultural differences in odor experience. Most of the US subjects found the OSIT-J to be easy, interesting, pleasant, and short in duration. Although the 13-odorant OSIT-J was found to be suitable for testing US populations, elimination of five test odorants that were unfamiliar to US subjects significantly enhanced the test's effectiveness. Findings from this study emphasize the importance of identifying test odorants that may have a cultural bias, a crucial issue when comparing data obtained from different smell tests used at smell and taste centers around the world.