Collection of GUSS translations

The GUSS has been translated by user in several languages; some versions have been provided to us. The translated versions have not all been validated.

Please contact the authors for further information on specific languages.

Danish

Peter Vögele (peter.voegele@regionh.dk), Chair Danish Stroke Register

Taiwanese

GUSS-T (incl. translation of instructions)
Lee, Nien-Pai (slp000967@gmail.com), Wang, Chiu-Ling (slpwang@yahoo.com.tw)

Publicationen on the validity of the GUSS

AbdelHamid A, Abo-Hasseba A. Application of the GUSS test on adult Egyptian dysphagic patients. Egypt J Otolaryngol. 2017; 33: 103–10.

Bassiouny S, Safinaz N, Soliman R, Ahmed S. Assessment of dysphagia in acute stroke patients by the gugging swallowing screen. Global Journal of Otolaryngoly. 2017; 9:1–8.

Boaden E, Burnell J, Hives L, Dey P, Clegg A, Lyons MW, Lightbody CE, Hurley MA, Roddam H, McInnes E, Alexandrov A, Watkins CL. Screening for aspiration risk associated with dysphagia in acute stroke. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021; 10(10):CD012679.

da Silva Ferreira AM, Pierdevara L, Ventura IM, Gracias AMB, Marques JMF, dos Reis MGM. The Gugging Swallowing Screen: a contribution to the cultural and linguistic validation for the Portuguese context. Rev Enf Ref. 2018; 4:85–92.

Dang PD, Nguyen MH, Mai XK, Pham DD, Dang MD, Nguyen DH, Bui VN, Mai DT, Do NB, Do DT. A Comparison of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale and the Gugging Swallowing Screen in Predicting Stroke-Associated Pneumonia. Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2020; 16:445-50.

de Jesus Oliveira I, Couto GR, Moreira A, Gonçalves C, Marques M, Lopes Ferreira P. A versão portuguesa do gugging swallowing screen: resultados da sua aplicação. [The Portuguese version of the Gugging Swallowing Screen: results from its application] Millenium. 2021; 16: 93

Frank U, Radtke J, Nienstedt JC, Pötter-Nerger M, Schönwald B, Buhmann C, Gerloff C, Niessen A, Flügel T, Koseki JC, Pflug C. Dysphagia Screening in Parkinson's Disease. A diagnostic accuracy cross-sectional study investigating the applicability of the Gugging Swallowing Screen (GUSS). Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2021; 33:e14034.

Lee KW, Kim SB, Lee JH, Kim MA, Kim BH, Lee GC. Clinical validity of Gugging Swallowing Screen for acute stroke patients. J. Korean Acad. Rehabil. Med. 2009; 33:458–62.

Lopes M, Freitas E, Oliveira M, Dantas E, Azevedo N, Rodrigues P, Pinho J, Ferreira C. Impact of the systematic use of the Gugging Swallowing Screen in patients with acute ischaemic stroke. Eur. J. Neurol. 2019; 26:722–6.

Palli C, Fandler S, Doppelhofer K, Niederkorn K, Enzinger C, Vetta C, Trampusch E, Schmidt R, Fazekas F, Gattringer T. Early dysphagia screening by trained nurses reduces pneumonia rate in stroke patients: a clinical intervention study. Stroke 2017; 48:2583–5.

Park KD, Kim TH, Lee SH. The Gugging Swallowing Screen in dysphagia screening for patients with stroke: A systematic review. Int J Nurs Stud. 2020; 107:103588.

Reverberi C, Piccione M, Olgiati T, Rosa D. Lo screening infermieristico della disfagia del paziente con ictus in fase acuta: validazione italiana del contenuto del “Gugging Swallowing Screen” (GUSS). Conference: XVII congresso nazionale SIRN. April 2017. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.33064.42248 [Italian, Poster]

Selg J, Holmlund T, Jäghagen EL, McGreevy J, Svanberg S, Wester P, Hägglund P. Validity and Reliability of the Swedish Version of the Gugging Swallowing Screen for use in Acute Stroke Care. Dysphagia. 2024 May 16. doi: 10.1007/s00455-024-10717-y

Shin JC, Kim DY, Heo JH, Song W, Yi SH. Comparison between Gugging Swallowing Screen and other dysphagia screening tests. Brain Neurorehabil. 2009; 2:146–54.

Song WW, Yi SH, Kim EJ, Kim HN, Park JJ, Choi KI, Ryu B. Validation of Gugging Swallowing Screen for patients with stroke based on videofluoroscopic swallowing study. Ann. Rehabil. Med. 2009; 33, 704–10.

Sørensen RT, Rasmussen RS, Overgaard K, Lerche A, Johansen AM, Lindhardt T. Dysphagia screening and intensified oral hygiene reduce pneumonia after stroke. J. Neurosci. Nurs. 2013; 45:139–46.

Szabó PT, Mûhelyi V, Béres-Molnár KA, Kovács A, Balogh Z, Folyovich A. Akut stroke-betegeken validált ágy melletti dysphagiafelmérések az elmúlt húsz évben – szisztematikus irodalmi áttekintés. Ideggyógyászati Szemle 2021;74(07-08). doi.org/10.18071/ISZ.74.0235 [Hungarian, abstract englisch]

Szabó PT, Műhelyi V, Halász T, Béres-Molnár KA, Folyovich A, Balogh Z. Egy nemzetközi nyelészavarszűrési módszer hazai adaptálása. Orv Hetil. 2022 Sep 4;163(36):1431-1439. doi: 10.1556/650.2022.32566 [Hungarian, abstract englisch]

Trapl M, Enderle P, Nowotny M, Teuschl Y, Matz K, Dachenhausen A, Brainin M. Dysphagia bedside screening for acute-stroke patients: the Gugging Swallowing Screen. Stroke. 2007; 38:2948-52.

Umay EK, Gurcay E, Bahceci K, Ozturk E, Yilmaz V, Gundogdu I, Ceylan T, Eren Y, Cakcı A. Validity and reliability of Turkish version of the Gugging Swallowing Screen test in the early period of hemispheric stroke. Neurol Sci Neurophysiol 2018; 35:6–13.

Umay, E., Eyigor, S., Karahan, A.Y. et al. The GUSS test as a good indicator to evaluate dysphagia in healthy older people: a multicenter reliability and validity study. Eur Geriatr Med. 2019; 10:879–887

Warnecke T, Im S, Kaiser C, Hamacher C, Oelenberg S, Dziewas R. Aspiration and dysphagia screening in acute stroke – the Gugging Swallowing Screen revisited. Eur. J. Neurol. 2017; 24, 594–601.