Özdemir, BuketÖnler, Ebru2022-05-112022-05-1120211750-4589https://doi.org/10.1177/1750458920936915https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11776/10756This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of structured patient education on the quality of life for coronary artery bypass grafting patients. The research included 80 patients (40 control, 40 experimental) who underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery at the cardiovascular surgery ward of a university hospital in Western Turkey and met the criteria to be included in the sample. The following documents were used to collect data: Patient Information Form, Knowledge Level Form and SF36 Quality of Life Scale. It was determined that the structured planned patient education for coronary artery bypass grafting patients effectively improved the patients’ knowledge level and quality of life. © The Author(s) 2020.en10.1177/1750458920936915info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessOpen heart surgery / Life quality / Patient safety / Patient educationadultarticlecontrolled studycoronary artery bypass graftfemalehumanmajor clinical studymaleopen heart surgerypatient educationpatient informationpatient safetyprospective studyquality of liferandomized controlled trialShort Form 36Turkey (republic)university hospitalArticle314124131N/AWOS:0009056755000052-s2.0-8508735532832600189Q2