... Berlin, Germany2Evangelisches Fachkrankenhaus, Ratingen, Germany3University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany4Rheumaklinik Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany5Wilhelm-Kulz-Street 15, Neubrandenburg, ... defined as FFbH ≥67. This cutoff point was used according to the study of Westhoff and col-leagues [13], which showed that patients with an FFbH of ≥67can be expected to be physically independent. ... although they wereunder continuing rheumatologic care. This proportion is high,but it is in agreement with the findings of others [8,20,21]. Forthis reason, the original ARA criterion is likely...