嗅觉障碍对个人安全和福祉的影响:一个横截面的观察性研究
Liam Lee1, Louis Luke2,3, Duncan Boak4
1University of East Anglia Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. liamsl33@doctors.org.uk.
概括
嗅觉丧失的个体经历了严重的安全问题,包括来自气体,烟雾和食物的风险. 这项研究强调了对安全干预和积极的嗅觉评估的未满足需求.
科学领域:
- 耳鼻喉科 耳鼻喉科 耳鼻喉科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 感官科学 感官科学
背景情况:
- 嗅觉功能障碍显著影响日常生活和个人安全.
- 嗅觉丧失的人面临与环境危害和食品安全相关的风险增加.
- 现有的安全协议往往忽视了受损嗅觉带来的独特挑战.
研究的目的:
- 调查嗅觉功能障碍患者的安全感知和量化危险事件.
- 分析那些有嗅觉丧失的人群中安全问题的表现和流行情况.
- 确定未满足的需求,并提出减轻这一群体安全风险的策略.
主要方法:
- 在2022年2月至9月期间进行了一项在线横截面调查.
- 收集的数据包括人口统计,嗅觉功能障碍的原因,安全问题和危险事件.
- 该调查通过慈善道针对自称嗅觉功能障碍的个人进行.
主要成果:
- 安全问题普遍存在 (85.9%),特别是在气体,烟雾和食品方面.
- 在过去五年中,很大一部分人报告了食品 (32.2%),天然气 (14.8%) 或与工作有关的 (18.5%) 事件.
- 嗅觉功能障碍的主要原因是COVID-19 (22%),异常 (20.8%) 和先天性 (14.4%).
结论:
- 嗅觉丧失对个人安全和情绪健康构成重大威胁.
- 迫切需要进行干预措施,以解决嗅觉功能障碍患者的安全问题和事件.
- 建议包括公众教育,行业合作,以及用于早期风险识别的常规嗅觉评估.
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