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A Cross-Sectional Study of Self-Reported Olfactory and Gustatory Changes in COVID-19 and its Impact on Quality of Life in Taif, Saudi Arabia

Methods: A cross-sectional study was done using a pretested questionnaire among COVID-19 infected individuals. A mixture of snowball and convenience was used to collect the responses. The questionnaire recorded participants’ baseline characteristics, COVID-19 associated clinical findings, characteristics of clinical olfactory dysfunctions (OD) and gustatory dysfunction (GD), and a short version Questionnaire of Olfactory Disorders-Negative Statements (sQOD-NS) that measured the effect of gustatory and olfactory changes on the patient’s quality of life.