Metadata about: BACKGROUND: Chemosensitive disorders are very frequent in the early stages of COVID‐19 and in paucisymptomatic cases. These patients are typically placed in home quarantine. This study has the aim of validating a new olfactory and gustatory objective evaluation test in these patients. METHODS: Thirty‐three home‐quarantined COVID‐19 patients have undergone a self‐administered chemosensitive test the day before the control swab. On this occasion, the patients underwent operator‐administered already validated tests. The results were finally compared. RESULTS: The differences between the results of the two tests were not significant for both the olfaction (P =.201) and the taste (P =.180). CONCLUSION: The olfactory and gustatory evaluation by self‐administered test can be considered a valid tool, fundamental for obtaining objective qualitative and quantitative data on the extent of chemosensitive disorders in home‐quarantined COVID‐19 patients.

About: BACKGROUND: Chemosensitive disorders are very frequent in the early stages of COVID‐19 and in paucisymptomatic cases. These patients are typically placed in home quarantine. This study has the aim of validating a new olfactory and gustatory objective evaluation test in these patients. METHODS: Thirty‐three home‐quarantined COVID‐19 patients have undergone a self‐administered chemosensitive test the day before the control swab. On this occasion, the patients underwent operator‐administered already validated tests. The results were finally compared. RESULTS: The differences between the results of the two tests were not significant for both the olfaction (P =.201) and the taste (P =.180). CONCLUSION: The olfactory and gustatory evaluation by self‐administered test can be considered a valid tool, fundamental for obtaining objective qualitative and quantitative data on the extent of chemosensitive disorders in home‐quarantined COVID‐19 patients.

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