Cardiac surgery often leads to poor recovery experience for patients due to its high level of trauma. With the advancement of cardiovascular surgery technology, the incidence of surgical mortality and complications has significantly decreased, shifting attention towards subjective postoperative patient experiences. Patient reported outcomes (PROs) refer to the feedback directly reported by patients regarding their own health status, functional status, and treatment experience. Accurate evaluation and timely intervention have gradually become academic hotspots, and the improvement of some PROs is even significantly correlated with prognostic benefits. However, controversy persists regarding PROs dimensions and scale selection in post-cardiac surgery recovery. This guidance refers to the research progress at home and abroad, combined with clinical practice at home and abroad, extensively solicits opinions, and formulates guidance to further standardize the evaluation dimensions of PROs and the selection of scales for each dimension in postoperative recovery of cardiac surgery in China.