Table 3.

Summary of measures to be collected

	Data collection instrument and scale	Time points
Primary outcome measure:
Goal attainment and health related quality of life	Patient generated Index (PGI) 0–100, 0 is good health	t1, t2, t3, t4,
Secondary outcome measures:
Health related quality of life	Medical Outcome Study Short Form-36 (SF-36), 0–100, 100 is good health	t1, t2, t3, t4,
Pain	Numeric rating scale: 0–10, 0 is no pain	t1, t2, t3, t4,
Fatigue	Numeric rating scale: 0–10, 0 is no fatigue	t1, t2, t3, t4,
Global assessment of disease activity	Numeric rating scale: 0–10, 0 is no disease activity	t1, t2, t3, t4,
Motivation for change	Numeric rating scale: 0–10, 0 is no motivation	t1, t2, t3, t4,
Self efficacy pain	The Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale (ASES) for pain, 1–5, 1 is low self-efficacy	t1, t2, t3, t4,
Self efficacy symptoms	The Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale (ASES) for symptoms, 1–5, 1 is low self-efficacy	t1, t2, t3, t4,
Cost-effectiveness:
Utility	SF6D utility index, 0.29–1.00, 1.00 is full health	t1, t2, t3, t4,
Sick leave and absence from work past six months	Number of days	t3, t4,
Health care utilisation past six months	Number of visits and/or hospital stays	t3, t4,
Use of medication	Name and dosage of medicine	t1, t2, t3, t4,
Medical or technical equipment past six months	Type and costs of equipment purchased	t3, t4,
Paid and unpaid help past six months	Costs and number of days and hours,	t3, t4,
Costs related to the rehabilitation stay	Costs pr day at each rehabilitation centre x number of days	t2
Other measures
Age	Years	t1
Gender	Female/male	t1
Height	Centimetres	t1
Weight	Kilo	t1
Marital status	Living alone or not	t1
Employment status	Working full time/working part time/not working/student/working full time in the home/unemployed or seeking work/age retired/disability pension/sick leave	t1
Level of education	7-10 years of education, 10–12 years of education, more than 12 years of education	t1
Comorbidity	Presence of 16 diseases/health problems (yes/no)	t1
Level of exercising	3 times pr week, 1–2 times pr week, 1–2 times pr month, not on a regular basis, or I can not exercise or be social active due to functional limitations	t1
Physical and social activity	3 times pr week, 1–2 times pr week, 1–2 times pr month, not on a regular basis, or I can not exercise or be social active due to functional limitations	t1, t2, t3, t4
Physical activity	International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form, IPAQ, mean minutes/week of, vigorous-intensity activity, moderate-intensity activity, walking, and sitting	t1, t2, t3, t4
Illness perception	Rheumatic Disease Illness Perception Questionnaire, 1 to 5, 1 is “not at all”	t1, t2, t3, t4

t1 = admission to rehabilitation, t2 = discharge from rehabilitation, t3 = six months after rehabilitation, t4 = twelve months after rehabilitation.