Table 2.
Demographics and disease-related characteristics at baseline.
| Characteristics | Control group | Intervention group | |||
| N | Statistics | N | Statistics | ||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 62.9 (10.2) | 61.0 (11.3) | |||
| Gender, % | |||||
| Men | 27 | 34 | 27 | 35 | |
| Women | 52 | 66 | 51 | 65 | |
| Disease duration, median (25th, 75th percentiles) | 79 | 17 (6.0, 26) | 77 | 9 (5.0, 19.5) | |
| Education level, % | |||||
| Low | 28 | 35 | 10 | 13 | |
| Medium | 28 | 35 | 43 | 55 | |
| High | 23 | 29 | 25 | 32 | |
| Employment status, % | |||||
| Not working | 50 | 63 | 41 | 53 | |
| Part-time working | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | |
| Working | 22 | 28 | 30 | 39 | |
| Physical disability (M-HAQa), median (25th, 75th percentiles) | 79 | 0.5 (0.1, 1.4) | 78 | 0.6 (0.1, 1.1) | |
| NRS pain today, mean (SD) | 79 | 3.3 (2.3) | 77 | 3.2 (2.2) | |
| NRS mean pain last 2 weeks, mean (SD) | 79 | 3.9 (2.3) | 78 | 3.6 (2.3) | |
| NRS fatigue today (NRS), mean (SD) | 79 | 4.1 (2.5) | 78 | 3.8 (2.4) | |
| NRS mean fatigue last 2 weeks, mean (SD) | 79 | 4.3 (2.4) | 78 | 4.3 (2.3) | |
aM-HAQ: Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire.