This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effectiveness of artificial intelligence-supported individualized discharge education for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Participants will be assigned to either the intervention group, which will receive personalized AI-generated discharge education delivered through a nurse-avatar video in addition to standard verbal education, or the control group, which will receive standard discharge education only. The study will compare postoperative pain, anxiety, physiological stress response, recovery, and satisfaction with discharge education between the two groups. Outcomes will be measured during hospitalization and at the routine postoperative follow-up visit. The findings may help improve patient education methods and postoperative recovery in cardiac surgery patients.
Patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
Age 18 years or older.
Hemodynamically stable at the time of enrollment.
Able to understand and communicate in Turkish.
Patients undergoing emergency CABG surgery.
Presence of severe cognitive impairment that prevents understanding or following instructions.
Diagnosed psychiatric disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, severe depression) that interfere with study participation.
Severe vision or hearing impairment that prevents receiving the education.