The Effects Of Discharge Education Program On Recovery And Quality Of Life After Cardiac Surgery

This study aims to build a new discharge education, booklet and mobile application based, and assess it's effects on recovery and quality of life in cardiac surgery patients. This is a randomised control trial. 12 weeks follow up will be done by phone calls.

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Key information

Conditions

Cardiac Surgical Procedures Cardiac Disease Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Istanbul Atlas University

Istanbul, 34000, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Patients following cardiac surgery will be part of the study. Patients will be randomized in control and case groups. Control group receive standart discharge education from the nurses of the hospital, they will be interviewed by the researcher to gather general information and also information about recovery and quality of life. Case group will be given a discharge education by the researcher before discharge. After education patients will be given a booklet and a mobile application with the neccesary discharge information. Both groups will be followed for 12 weeks by monthly phone calls. In the last call recovery and quality of life will be reassessed.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

To agree to participate in the research,
Open heart surgery patients
Being 18 years or older,
Being able to read, write, understand and communicate in Turkish,
No vision, hearing and perception problems,
Being conscious, oriented, cooperative and open to communication.

Exclusion criteria

Having surgery other than open heart surgery

Treatment and study plan

Discharge education

Other

Researcher's newly prepared discharge education supported by a booklet and mobile app

Primary outcomes

Recovery status after cardiac surgery

Time frame: 12 weeks

Recovery-40 Questionnaire
Quality of Life after cardiac surgery

Time frame: 12 weeks

Multidimensional Index of Life Quality

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2022
Primary completion: 2022
Study completion: 2023
First posted: Nov 30, 2022
Registry last updated: Apr 6, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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