Sense of smell and quality of life in children with diabetes mellitus

YILMAZ, YASİN; Polat, Seyma; Yildiz, Melek; Turgut, Sumeyye; Topal, Neval; Aydin, Banu; Onal, Hasan; Tekeli, Hakan; Doty, Richard

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.04.033

Sense of smell and quality of life in children with diabetes mellitus

YILMAZ Y., Polat S., Yildiz M., Turgut S. B., Topal N., Aydin B., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, vol.123, pp.43-46, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 123
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.04.033
Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.43-46
Keywords: Type 1 diabetes mellitus, Olfactory dysfunction, Sense of smell, Pediatric smell wheel, PedsQL, Quality of life, OLFACTORY DYSFUNCTION, LEFT-HANDEDNESS, RELIABILITY, ASSOCIATION, COMPLICATIONS, ADOLESCENTS, LATERALITY, DISEASE, ASTHMA, SIDE
Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic systemic diseases seen in children. The increasing prevalence of Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) among children is alarming. Although olfaction has been found to be altered in some adult T1DM subjects, it is unknown whether this is the case in children and, if so, whether the dysfunction adversely influences their quality of life (QOL).