Evaluation of children and adults with post-COVID-19 persistent smell, taste and trigeminal chemosensory disorders: A hospital based study

Table 1 Results of the questionnaire of olfactory disorders-negative statements

	sQOD-NS items	Patients	Adults	Children	P value
1	Changes in my sense of smell isolate me socially	0.0–3.0 (2.84 ± 0.57)	3	0.0–3.0 (2.17 ± 1.10)	0.0001
2	The problems with my sense of smell have a negative impact on my daily social activities	0.0–3.0 (2.84 ± 0.57)	3	0.0–3.0 (2.17 ± 1.10)	0.0001
3	The problems with my sense of smell make me more irritable	0.0–3.0 (1.19 ± 1.03)	0.0–3.0 (1.67 ± 0.99)	0.0–3.0 (1.31 ± 1.180)	0.497
4	Because of the problems with my sense of smell, I eat out less	0.0–3.0 (1.34 ± 1.06)	0.0–3.0 (1.18 ± 1.01)	1.0–3.0 (2.09 ± 0.85)	0.0001
5	Because of the problems with my sense of smell, I eat less than before (loss of appetite)	0.0–3.0 (1.66 ± 1.28)	0.0–3.0 (2.00 ± 1.03)	0.0–3.0 (2.00 ± 1.03)	0.0001
6	Because of the problems with my sense of smell, I have to make more effort to relax	0.0–3.0 (1.49 ± 1.11)	0.0–3.0 (1.35 ± 1.12)	0.0–3.0 (1.31 ± 1.180)	0.065
7	I’m afraid I’ll never be able to get used to the problems with my sense of smell	0	0	0	-
	Total score of sQOD-NS	2.0–18.0 (11.41 ± 3.66)	6.0–18.8 (11.49 ± 3.37)	2.0–18.0 (11.06 ± 4.74)	0.515

sQOD-NS: Questionnaire of olfactory disorders-negative statements.