Just under two years ago I had no idea what this would feel like. I had a goal, ambition, and a strategy. Now only a few months later than planned (thanks to COVID), I am beyond happy to share with you all that we have finished collecting data for Phase I and Phase II of this study.

What does this look like?

These folders hold all the completed questionnaires for the over 300 individuals with heart failure who kindly agreed to take part in this study and complete the questionnaires. Thankfully, due to the hard work of the research teams at all of the sites this data is also in electronic form ready for analysis which is next stage.

Although originally, I planned to interview participants for the second phase of the study face to face, COVID changed my plans. Instead I have a combination of face to face, telephone, and video interviews of people with heart failure sharing their experience of living and managing their syndrome. These interviews will be analysed and combined with Phase I data to help tell a more detailed story of this research.

What does this mean?

Completing data collection is another major milestone for this project. It means we are one step closer to completing this research study and my PhD. Thank you to everyone who helped by participating or in the delivery of this study at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Solent NHS Trust, or University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. I hope to update you again soon on how the analysis is progressing.