Secondary Endpoints
nonadherence
DISEASE, SECONDARY
In accordance with the primary endpoint, we rated patients’ objective knowledge within the three dimensions, i.e., understanding of the disease, therapeutic approach, and further plans of care. After the ward rounds, we asked patients to recall the current main diagnoses, therapeutic measures, and further plans of care. A blinded study member then compared the responses with the medical information from the medical chart and rated them on a predefined scale from 0 to 100.We also assessed different aspects of perceived quality of care such as satisfaction with hospital stay or patients’ trust in the healthcare team, all rated on a visual analog scale from 0 to 100.Finally, we analyzed the audio recordings to assess timeliness of the ward rounds per patient and whether sensitive topics (e.g., nonadherence, treatment failure, social issues) were discussed on a nominal 3-point scale (1 = yes, 2 = no, 3 = not applicable).More detailed information regarding definition and assessments of primary and secondary outcomes are given in the 