Heart failure is a chronic illness that means that your heart is no longer pumping efficiently. The most common symptoms can include; fluid retention (swelling in your legs or fluid collecting in your chest), tiredness, or being short of breath. Your doctor will help to make sure you get the right medical treatment and will also ask you to consider doing various tasks. These tasks can include taking your medications, consider a procedure/surgery, monitor your symptoms, attend regular appointments, change your diet, stop smoking, exercise, and be careful with how much fluid you drink. It is important that these tasks are done, as they can help decrease the symptoms, keep you out of hospital, and improve your quality of life. However, research has shown that people with this condition struggle to successfully complete all these tasks. Not much is known about why this is.

We would like to better understand what living with this heart condition is like. We have developed a research study that will capture your experience. This research study has two phases. The first will invite you to share information about your health and to complete 3 questionnaires. These questionnaires will measure your symptoms and how they impact on your life. They will also measure your experience with treatments and managing heart failure. The second phase is optional. If you are invited to take part, we will want to have a chat with you. It is an opportunity for you to tell us more about your experience of living with this heart condition.

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