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Jemma Skeat
Researcher at University of Melbourne
Publications - 38
Citations - 743
Jemma Skeat is an academic researcher from University of Melbourne. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Qualitative research. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 34 publications receiving 625 citations. Previous affiliations of Jemma Skeat include Royal Children's Hospital & La Trobe University.
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Therapy outcome measures for allied health practitioners in Australia: the AusTOMs.
Alison Perry,Meg E. Morris,Carolyn A. Unsworth,Stephen Duckett,Jemma Skeat,Karen J Dodd,Nicholas F. Taylor,Karen Reilly +7 more
TL;DR: The AusTOMs have produced an outcome measure in the Australian context for speech pathology, physiotherapy, and occupational therapy, and the discriminative validity, concurrent validity, and reliability of the tool are now being evaluated.
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Grounded theory as a method for research in speech and language therapy
Jemma Skeat,Alison Perry +1 more
TL;DR: An in-depth critique of a qualitative research methodology, including an overview of the main difference between two major 'modes' and areas of controversy within the literature are highlighted.
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Profiles of language development in pre-school children: a longitudinal latent class analysis of data from the Early Language in Victoria Study.
Obioha C Ukoumunne,Melissa Wake,John B. Carlin,Edith L. Bavin,Jarrad A. G. Lum,Jemma Skeat,Joanne Williams,Laura Conway,Eileen Cini,Sheena Reilly +9 more
TL;DR: Developmental profiles show that some pre-schoolers' language is characterized by periods of accelerated development, slow development and catch-up growth, which indicates greater need for language enrichment programmes among disadvantaged children.
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Assessing early communication behaviours: structure and validity of the Communication and Symbolic Behaviour Scales—Developmental Profile (CSBS-DP) in 12-month-old infants
Patricia Eadie,Obioha C Ukoumunne,Obioha C Ukoumunne,Jemma Skeat,Margot Prior,Edith L. Bavin,Lesley Bretherton,Sheena Reilly +7 more
TL;DR: As measures of early communication skill for young infants, the CSBS-DP Behaviour Sample and the Infant-Toddler Checklist are valid clinical tools for measuring constructs broadly representing Social, Speech, and Symbolic communication skills.
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Predictors of parents seeking help or advice about children's communication development in the early years
TL;DR: Gender, age, children's communication status and parental concern were consistent predictors of help/advice seeking, and there was preliminary evidence that children with overt communication difficulties were more likely to receive help.