Publication date: Dec 12, 2025
Post-COVID-19 olfactory dysfunction persists in many patients and significantly affects quality of life. The primary objective was to evaluate olfactory function using psychophysical tests (BAST-24) and quality-of-life questionnaires. Secondary objectives included analysing correlations between questionnaires and the relationship between subjective and psychophysical measures. A prospective study was conducted including 86 adults with olfactory dysfunction ≥ 6 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Clinical and demographic data and scores from the Visual Analog Scale for smell (VAS-smell) and the SNOT-22, svQOD-NS, and QVOLF questionnaires were collected. Olfactory function was assessed using the BAST-24 (detection, identification, and olfactory memory). Descriptive statistics, Spearman’s correlation coefficient, and the Mann-Whitney U test were used (p
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| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 |
| disease | MESH | included |
| pathway | REACTOME | SARS-CoV-2 Infection |