The Gugging Swallowing Screen in dysphagia screening for patients with stroke: A systematic review

• Published in: International journal of nursing studies Vol. 107; p. 103588
• Main Authors: Park, Ki Deok, Kim, Tae Hee, Lee, Seon Heui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2020; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aphasia - etiology; Aphasia - physiopathology; Aspiration; Clinical medicine; Confidence intervals; Deglutition Disorders - classification; Deglutition Disorders - diagnosis; Dysphagia; Evaluation; Gugging Swallowing Screen; Health care; Hospitalization; Humans; Incidence; Information sharing; Mass Screening - methods; Mass Screening - psychology; Mass Screening - standards; Medical screening; Nurses; Pneumonia; Stroke; Stroke - complications; Stroke - physiopathology; Subject headings; Swallowing Screen; Systematic review; Gugging Swallowing Screen; Dysphagia; Swallowing Screen; Aspiration

Dysphagia in patients with stroke can cause serious complications, such as aspiration and pneumonia, that often lead to increase in mortality and length of hospitalization. Several screening tests for dysphagia have been developed and are used in clinical practice to prevent dysphagia complications....