Sheena Reilly
Biographic Data
| ID | 5574977 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sheena Reilly |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sheena |
| FAMILY NAME | Reilly |
| SIGNATURE | REILLY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Royal Children's Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6506-4767 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Using machine‐learning methods to identify early‐life predictors of 11‐year language outcome
BACKGROUND: Language is foundational for neurodevelopment and quality of life, but an estimated 10% of children have a language disorder at age 5. Many children shift between classifications of typical and low language if assessed at multiple times in the early years, making it difficult to identify which children will have persisting difficulties and benefit most from support. This study aims to identify a parsimonious set of preschool indicator…
Objectively measured infant and toddler screen time
Using an objective measure of screen exposure, many families exceed screen time guidelines, the extent increasing with child's age. Furthermore, substantial differences between maternal education groups emerge as young as six months old. This highlights the need for education and supports for parents around screen use in the early years, balanced within the realities of modern life
Spoken Expressive Vocabulary in 2-Year-Old Children with Hearing Loss
Through a cross-sectional community study of 2044 children aged 2 years, we (1) examine the impact of hearing loss on early spoken expressive vocabulary outcomes and (2) investigate how early intervention-related factors impact expressive vocabulary outcomes in children with hearing loss predominantly identified through universal newborn hearing screening. We used validated parent/caregiver-reported checklists from two longitudinal cohorts (302 c…
Health‐related quality of life of children with low language from early childhood to adolescence
BACKGROUND: Low language abilities are known to be associated with significant adverse long-term outcomes. However, associations between low language and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are unclear. We aimed to (a) examine the association between low language and HRQoL from 4 to 13 years and (b) classify the children's trajectories of HRQoL and language and examine the association between language and HRQoL trajectories. METHODS: Data were…
Vocabulary Development and Trajectories of Behavioral and Emotional Difficulties Via Academic Ability and Peer Problems
This study investigates associations between trajectories of children's vocabulary development and subsequent behavioral and emotional difficulties via two potential mediating mechanisms; literacy and peer problems. Nationally representative data from 4,983 Australian children were used to examine trajectories of receptive vocabulary (4–5, 6–7, and 8–9 years) and hyperactivity-inattention, conduct problems and emotional symptoms (8–9, 10–11, 12–1…
The role of joint engagement in the development of language in a community-derived sample of slow-to-talk children
We explored whether supported (SJE) or coordinated joint engagement (CJE) between mothers recruited from the community and their 24-month-old children who were slow-to-talk at 18 months old were associated with child language scores at ages 24, 36, and 48 months ( n = 197). We further explored whether SJE or CJE modified the concurrent positive associations between maternal responsive behaviours and language scores. Previous research has shown th…
Predictors of early precocious talking
This study examines potential predictors of ‘precocious talking’ (expressive language ⩾90th percentile) at one and two years of age, and of ‘stability’ in precocious talking across both time periods, drawing on data from a prospective community cohort comprising over 1,800 children. Logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between precocious talking and the following potential predictors: gender, birth order, birth weight, non-Eng…
The Early Language in Victoria Study
The Macarthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories (CDI) have been used widely to document early communicative development. The paper reports on a large community sample of 1,447 children recruited from low, middle and high socioeconomic (SES) areas across metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. Regression analyses were conducted to determine the extent to which communicative behaviours reported at 0 ; 8 and 1 ; 0 predicted vocabulary developme…
A demographic survey of people who have a disability and complex communication needs in Victoria, Australia
In Australia, as in other countries, there is a paucity of accurate demographic information about the number of people with a disability who also have Complex Communication Needs (CCNs). This project, commissioned by the Department of Human Services (DHS) in Victoria, provided epidemiological information for planning healthcare services and ascertaining speech pathology provision, in order to address the needs of people with a disability who also…
Accessing the evidence to treat the dysphagic patient
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the process by which science, research and evidence are integrated with clinical expertise to guide clinical decision making. Dysphagia is a complex disorder that is becoming an increasingly large part of the speech pathologist's caseload. The scope of practice is expanding to include assessment, direct therapy, education, participation in outcomes measurements, and determining the effectiveness of services provid…
The pros and cons of videofluoroscopic assessment of swallowing in children
In the last 20 years there has been increasing use of videofluoroscopy (VFSS) as part of the assessment and management of oropharyngeal dysphagia in children. It is from and during these assessments that management is often trialled and planned. A critical review of the literature was undertaken to examine the pros and cons of VFSS assessment in children. The aim was to determine what evidence existed for the use of VFSS in the diagnosis and mana…
Is there an evidence base to the management of paediatric dysphagia
Dysphagia is a prevalent, debilitating and costly disorder in terms of social distress to patients and their families, and admissions/readmissions to hospital. Dysphagia affects the volume, type and texture of food that can be eaten and the speed at which food can be ingested. As a result, some children are unable to meet their daily nutritional requirements and become malnourished. Feeding may also be ‘unsafe’ because of the risk of aspirating f…
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Is there an evidence base to the management of paediatric dysphagia
Dysphagia is a prevalent, debilitating and costly disorder in terms of social distress to patients and their families, and admissions/readmissions to hospital. Dysphagia affects the volume, type and texture of food that can be eaten and the speed at which food can be ingested. As a result, some children are unable to meet their daily nutritional requirements and become malnourished. Feeding may also be ‘unsafe’ because of the risk of aspirating f…
Accessing the evidence to treat the dysphagic patient
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the process by which science, research and evidence are integrated with clinical expertise to guide clinical decision making. Dysphagia is a complex disorder that is becoming an increasingly large part of the speech pathologist's caseload. The scope of practice is expanding to include assessment, direct therapy, education, participation in outcomes measurements, and determining the effectiveness of services provid…
The pros and cons of videofluoroscopic assessment of swallowing in children
In the last 20 years there has been increasing use of videofluoroscopy (VFSS) as part of the assessment and management of oropharyngeal dysphagia in children. It is from and during these assessments that management is often trialled and planned. A critical review of the literature was undertaken to examine the pros and cons of VFSS assessment in children. The aim was to determine what evidence existed for the use of VFSS in the diagnosis and mana…
A demographic survey of people who have a disability and complex communication needs in Victoria, Australia
In Australia, as in other countries, there is a paucity of accurate demographic information about the number of people with a disability who also have Complex Communication Needs (CCNs). This project, commissioned by the Department of Human Services (DHS) in Victoria, provided epidemiological information for planning healthcare services and ascertaining speech pathology provision, in order to address the needs of people with a disability who also…
The Early Language in Victoria Study
The Macarthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories (CDI) have been used widely to document early communicative development. The paper reports on a large community sample of 1,447 children recruited from low, middle and high socioeconomic (SES) areas across metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. Regression analyses were conducted to determine the extent to which communicative behaviours reported at 0 ; 8 and 1 ; 0 predicted vocabulary developme…
Predictors of early precocious talking
This study examines potential predictors of ‘precocious talking’ (expressive language ⩾90th percentile) at one and two years of age, and of ‘stability’ in precocious talking across both time periods, drawing on data from a prospective community cohort comprising over 1,800 children. Logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between precocious talking and the following potential predictors: gender, birth order, birth weight, non-Eng…
The role of joint engagement in the development of language in a community-derived sample of slow-to-talk children
We explored whether supported (SJE) or coordinated joint engagement (CJE) between mothers recruited from the community and their 24-month-old children who were slow-to-talk at 18 months old were associated with child language scores at ages 24, 36, and 48 months ( n = 197). We further explored whether SJE or CJE modified the concurrent positive associations between maternal responsive behaviours and language scores. Previous research has shown th…
Vocabulary Development and Trajectories of Behavioral and Emotional Difficulties Via Academic Ability and Peer Problems
This study investigates associations between trajectories of children's vocabulary development and subsequent behavioral and emotional difficulties via two potential mediating mechanisms; literacy and peer problems. Nationally representative data from 4,983 Australian children were used to examine trajectories of receptive vocabulary (4–5, 6–7, and 8–9 years) and hyperactivity-inattention, conduct problems and emotional symptoms (8–9, 10–11, 12–1…
Health‐related quality of life of children with low language from early childhood to adolescence
BACKGROUND: Low language abilities are known to be associated with significant adverse long-term outcomes. However, associations between low language and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are unclear. We aimed to (a) examine the association between low language and HRQoL from 4 to 13 years and (b) classify the children's trajectories of HRQoL and language and examine the association between language and HRQoL trajectories. METHODS: Data were…
Using machine‐learning methods to identify early‐life predictors of 11‐year language outcome
BACKGROUND: Language is foundational for neurodevelopment and quality of life, but an estimated 10% of children have a language disorder at age 5. Many children shift between classifications of typical and low language if assessed at multiple times in the early years, making it difficult to identify which children will have persisting difficulties and benefit most from support. This study aims to identify a parsimonious set of preschool indicator…
Objectively measured infant and toddler screen time
Using an objective measure of screen exposure, many families exceed screen time guidelines, the extent increasing with child's age. Furthermore, substantial differences between maternal education groups emerge as young as six months old. This highlights the need for education and supports for parents around screen use in the early years, balanced within the realities of modern life
Spoken Expressive Vocabulary in 2-Year-Old Children with Hearing Loss
Through a cross-sectional community study of 2044 children aged 2 years, we (1) examine the impact of hearing loss on early spoken expressive vocabulary outcomes and (2) investigate how early intervention-related factors impact expressive vocabulary outcomes in children with hearing loss predominantly identified through universal newborn hearing screening. We used validated parent/caregiver-reported checklists from two longitudinal cohorts (302 c…
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