Fig. 1.

Schedule of enrolment, interventions, and assessments. A blinded assessor, BSA body surface area, CDAI Clinical Disease Activity Index, CRP C-reactive protein, DAS28 28-joint Disease Activity Score, EQ-5D-5L Five-dimension Five-level Quality of Life, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, FFbH Hannover Physical Functioning Questionnaire, FIMA Questionnaire for Health-Related Resource Use in an Elderly Population, NRS numeric rating scale, O physician or nurse according to allocation, P patient, PAQ Physical Activity Questionnaire, PHQ-2 Two-item Patient Health Questionnaire, TI telephone interview