TY - JOUR
T1 - Performance of community-dwelling adults ages 55 to 75 on the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test
T2 - An item analysis
AU - Ashendorf, Lee
AU - Constantinou, Marios
AU - Duff, Kevin
AU - McCaffrey, Robert J.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Tests of odor identification, such as the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT; Doty, 1995), are used in both research and clinical settings to assess the individual's sense of smell. Although previous studies have evaluated the psychometric properties of the UPSIT, little research has been conducted explicitly with unimpaired adults. This study evaluated the results of the UPSIT for 197 community-dwelling adults between the ages of 55 and 75. An item analysis identified six items that had poor hit rates in this sample. Implications of these results are discussed.
AB - Tests of odor identification, such as the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT; Doty, 1995), are used in both research and clinical settings to assess the individual's sense of smell. Although previous studies have evaluated the psychometric properties of the UPSIT, little research has been conducted explicitly with unimpaired adults. This study evaluated the results of the UPSIT for 197 community-dwelling adults between the ages of 55 and 75. An item analysis identified six items that had poor hit rates in this sample. Implications of these results are discussed.
KW - Item analysis
KW - Smell Identification Test
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=17444419759&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1207/s15324826an1201_5
DO - 10.1207/s15324826an1201_5
M3 - Article
C2 - 15788220
AN - SCOPUS:17444419759
SN - 0908-4282
VL - 12
SP - 24
EP - 29
JO - Applied Neuropsychology
JF - Applied Neuropsychology
IS - 1
ER -