GUSS-TRANSLATIONS
GUSS is available in more than 25 languages
The Gugging Swallowing Screen (GUSS) is currently available in more than 20 languages worldwide.
All officially translated versions, including the corresponding contact persons, are provided here for download.
If you have any questions regarding a specific translation, its use, or its availability, please feel free to contact me at any time. I am also in direct contact with the colleagues who contributed to the respective translations and will be happy to assist you.
ENGLISH (EN)
GUSS-VIDEOS available on my YouTube Channel:
Another instructional video in English (Australia) demonstrating the use of the Gugging Swallowing Screen (GUSS): --> LINK
This video is designed for nursing staff and explains how to administer the Gugging Swallowing Screen (GUSS).
The GUSS is a nurse-led swallowing screen (RN, CN levels) that can be performed when no Speech Pathologist is available to conduct a swallowing assessment, for example after regular working hours or on weekends.
Below, all available GUSS translations are listed alphabetically by language:
Chinese – Simplified (中文（简体）, ZH-CN)
Xiao Shu-qin ([email protected]), Chang Hong, Wu Jian, Shuai Dong-Mei, Ma Jie-Yun, Huang Quiang, Liu June
Danish (Dansk, DA)
Peter Vögele ([email protected]),
Chair Danish Stroke Register
Estonian (Eesti, ET)
Aaro Nursi, Anne Uriko, Evely Babenko, Kristel Taevere ([email protected]; [email protected])
French (Français, FR)
Cécile Lang ([email protected]), Hélène Frontier
Sophie LIÉGEY ([email protected])
Camille Huber, étudiante stagiaire en orthophonie (Master 2 de l’UCL, Louvain-la-Neuve - Belgique) - octobre 2018.
Pôle Médecine
Soins de Suite et Réadaptation
Site des Monges
Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Castres - Mazamet
Hôpital du Pays d’Autan
6 avenue de la Montagne Noire B.P. 30417
F - 81108 CASTRES Cedex
Greek (Ελληνικά, EL)
Georgios Kefalonitis ([email protected])
Katerina Ntogaris ([email protected])
Hindi (हिन्दी, HI)
Hindi translation – in progress
A Hindi version of the Gugging Swallowing Screen (GUSS) is currently under development.
The translation process is ongoing and includes careful linguistic adaptation and professional review to ensure accuracy and clinical applicability.
As soon as the Hindi version is finalized, it will be made available here. Thank you for your interest and patience.
हिंदी अनुवाद – प्रगति में
गुगिंग स्वैलोइंग स्क्रीन (GUSS) का हिंदी अनुवाद वर्तमान में तैयार किया जा रहा है।
अनुवाद प्रक्रिया अभी जारी है और इसमें भाषाई अनुकूलन तथा गुणवत्ता सुनिश्चित करने के लिए विशेषज्ञ समीक्षा शामिल है।
जैसे ही हिंदी संस्करण पूर्ण होगा, इसे यहाँ उपलब्ध कराया जाएगा।
आपकी रुचि और धैर्य के लिए धन्यवाद।
Indonesian
(Bahasa Indonesia, ID)
A preliminary Indonesian version of the Gugging Swallowing Screen (GUSS) is currently available.
However, this version has not yet been finalized and therefore cannot be published at this time.
If there is interest in the Indonesian version of the GUSS or in contributing to its further development, please feel free to contact me directly.
Saat ini telah tersedia versi awal Gugging Swallowing Screen (GUSS) dalam bahasa Indonesia.
Namun, versi ini belum merupakan versi final sehingga belum dapat dipublikasikan.
Apabila terdapat minat terhadap versi bahasa Indonesia dari GUSS atau keinginan untuk berkontribusi dalam pengembangannya lebih lanjut, silakan menghubungi saya secara langsung.
Italian (Italiano, IT)
Christina Reverberi ([email protected]), Debora Rosa, Thomas Olgiati, Monica Piccione
Korean (한국어, KO)
Norwegian (Norsk, NO)
Martin Brierley, Vanessa Seidler Krone
Polish (Polski, PL)
Currently, no Polish translation of the Gugging Swallowing Screen (GUSS) is available.
However, an instructional video in Polish explaining the use of the GUSS is available on YouTube. We would be very pleased to hear from colleagues who might be interested in contributing to a Polish translation of the GUSS.
Obecnie nie jest dostępna polska wersja Gugging Swallowing Screen (GUSS).
Dostępne jest jednak nagranie instruktażowe w języku polskim na platformie YouTube, przedstawiające sposób stosowania GUSS.
Z przyjemnością nawiążemy kontakt z osobami zainteresowanymi współtworzeniem polskiego tłumaczenia GUSS.
Portuguese (Português, PT)
Isabel de Jesus Oliveira ([email protected]), Germano Rodrigues Couto, Alfredina Moreira, Carlos Gonçalves, Marlene Marques, Pedro Lopes Ferreira
Portuguese – Brazil (Português do Brasil, PT-BR)
Joana Santos, Céu Magalhães, Maria João Marques, Sara Pires Barata, Maria Luisa Rebocho
Russian (Русский, RU)
Zhanna Bottaeva, Ksenia Bykova ([email protected]), David Kallagov
Slovenian (Slovenščina, SL)
Slovak version – pending
A poster presented in 2019 indicates that a Slovak version of the Gugging Swallowing Screen (GUSS) may exist.
Permission is currently being clarified; if approved, the Slovak version will be published here.
Spanish (Español, ES)
Karina Mejía, Mariana Betanccourt
Swedish (Svenska, SV)
Jenny Selg, Thorbjörn Holmlund, Eva Levring Jäghagen, Jenny McGreevy, Sara Svanberg, Per Wester, Patricia Hägglund
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) (繁體中文（臺灣）, ZH-TW)
Turkish (Türkçe, TR)
E.K. Umay ([email protected]), E. Gürcay, K. Bahceci, E. Öztürk, V. Yilmaz, I. Gündogdu, T. Ceylan, Y. Eren, A. Cakci
Ukrainian (Українська, UK)
Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt, VI)
Vu Anh Nhi, Ma Le Quan ([email protected])
Le Van Thinh, Nguyen Thi Thu Hien ([email protected]), Tran Huu Thong
Publications on the validity of the GUSS
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.
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.
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.
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]
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.