The Usefulness of CC-SIT(Cross-Cultural Smell Identification Test) in Korea.
- Author:
Hun Jong DHONG
1
;
Dong Bong SHIN
;
Byung Sik KIM
;
Su Mi KANG
;
Seung Kyu CHUNG
;
Kwang Chol CHU
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hjdhong@smc.samsung.co.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Olfaction disorders;
Smell;
Korea
- MeSH:
Humans;
Korea*;
Olfaction Disorders;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Recognition (Psychology);
Smell*
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2000;43(7):737-740
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Many clinical and experimental methods have been developed to evaluate human olfactory function, but there is not a standard test which can be used clinically in Korea. CC-SIT (Cross-Cultural Smell Identification Test) is a smell identification test that consists of 12 items well known in most non-English-speaking cultures. So, authors evaluated the usefulness of CC-SIT in assessing olfactory function in Korea. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred ninety patients who visited clinics complaining of smell loss were categorized to 3 groups (mild hyposmia, moderate hyposmia, severe hyposmia) by questionnaire and 41 healthy subjects were chosen for the normal control group. CC-SIT and a smell threshold test was performed to both patients and controls. The statistical analysis was performed using ANOVA and the Pearson correlation method. RESULTS: There were significant differences in the CC-SIT scores among 3 groups and the severity of hyposmia was correlated with the CC-SIT score. Also, the CC-SIT scores were correlated significantly with the smell threshold. In addition, the difference of familiarity among 12 items was observed. CONCLUSION: CC-SIT is a convenient, practical smell function test which can tell olfactory tunction loss and can he used clinically in Korea.
