Detection of a 'faked' strength task effort in volunteers using a computerized exercise testing system

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 222-227

  Fishbain, David A ^a,b   Abdel Moty, Elsayed ^a,b   Cutler, R Brian ^a,b   Rosomoff, Hubert L ^a,b   Steele Rosomoff, Renee ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b South Shore Hospital Miami Beach   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection; Effort; Faking

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; EXERCISE EQUIPMENT;

COMPUTERIZED EXERCISE TESTING SYSTEM (CETS); DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MALINGERING; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0032963564     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199905000-00007     Document Type: Article

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