Artificial Intelligence-Supported Individualized Discharge Education After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of artificial intelligence-supported individualized discharge education on postoperative recovery in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. A total of 80 patients will be randomly assigned to an intervention group or a control group. Both groups will receive standard discharge education, while the intervention group will additionally receive individualized discharge education generated with artificial intelligence based on patients' sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, health literacy level, and learning needs. The intervention will be structured according to Gagné's instructional events and will include the teach-back method to assess understanding. Outcomes will include readiness for hospital discharge, postoperative recovery, satisfaction with discharge education, self-care adherence, complications, and unplanned health care use. Assessments will be conducted before discharge, on the day of discharge, and during follow-up after discharge.

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years or older. * Having undergone elective isolated coronary artery bypass grafting. * Ability to communicate in Turkish. * No cognitive or communication impairment that would prevent participation in the study. * Voluntary agreement to participate in the study and provision of written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to participate in the study or failure to provide written informed consent. * Age under 18 years. * Inability to communicate in Turkish. * Cognitive impairment, delirium, dementia, or a severe psychiatric condition preventing completion of the data collection tools. * Having undergone emergency surgery. * Presence of a severe postoperative complication preventing delivery of the planned discharge education. * Inability to be reached during the follow-up period. * Incomplete completion of the data collection forms. * Withdrawal from the study at any stage.