Effectiveness of the Five-Handle Position Grip Strength Test in Detecting Sincerity of Effort in Men and Women

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 847-855

  Gutierrez, Zeida ^a   Shechtman, Orit ^b  

^a Mercy Hospital Miami   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Grip Strength; Maximal Effort; Sex Differences; Sincerity of Effort

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; PATIENT TREATMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

GRIP STRENGTH;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FIVE HANDLE POSITION GRIP STRENGTH TEST; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HAND INJURIES; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0142213180     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHM.0000083667.25092.4E     Document Type: Article

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