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Translation and validation of the brief
version of the questionnaire of olfactory
disorders-negative statements to
Portuguese
Original Article
Authors Abstract
Purpose: Olfactory dysfunction can lead to anxiety
Francisco Teixeira-Marques and depressive symptoms. Given the growth in
Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa awareness around olfactory dysfunction since
Clara Pedro Mota the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a need for
Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa standardized questionnaires to allow comparison
between series and to better understand and deal
Adriana Cunha with our patients’ struggles.
Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa Materials and Methods: Translation and validation
of the brief version of the Questionnaire of Olfactory
Teresa Bernardo Disorders-Negative Statements (bvQOD-NS) to the
Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa Portuguese language.
Results: Thirty patients with confirmed olfactory
Cristiana Coimbra dysfunction by psychophysical olfactory tests met
Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa the inclusion criteria. Internal consistency of the
bvQOD-NS measured with Cronbach α was 0.589.
Conceição Fernandes The intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.925
Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa (confidence interval [CI] 95%: 0.841–0.964), which is
indicative of excellent test–retest reproducibility.
Roberto Estêvão Conclusions: Portuguese is the seventh most-
Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa
spoken first language in the world. The Portuguese
version of the bvQOD-NS rapid and valid method
Paulo Moreira Gonçalves to better understand our patients’ struggles,
Centro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga (CHEDV)
ultimately benefiting them and providing
João Pimentel important information for the medical community.
Hospital da Luz, Lisboa Keywords: Smell, Rhinitis, Sinusitis, Quality of Life,
Surveys and Questionnaires.
João Subtil
Hospital Cuf Descobertas, Lisboa Introduction
Nuno Lousan Human beings have five basic senses: sight,
Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa (CHTS) hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Particularly,
olfaction has three main functions: 1) to
Correspondence: control food ingestion (e.g., determining
Francisco Teixeira-Marques, food’s edibility, appetite regulation); 2) to
Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia, Centro Hospitalar do
Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Porto, Portugal avoid hazards (e.g., gas leaks); and 3) social
Telemóvel: 00351918690792 communication (e.g., detecting body odors,
E-mail: marquesjfrancisco@gmail.com 1
sharing feelings) . Although most patients
with olfactory dysfunction (OD) are unaware
Article received on January 7, 2023. of it, it is reported that around one-third of
Accepted for publication on May 28, 2023.
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