Lifestyle Behaviours of Women Newly Diagnosed With Heart Failure

Who May Qualify: - Adult women with a new diagnosis of heart failure after referral to the RVI Heart Failure Diagnostic Clinic; - Able to walk and perform activities of daily living independently; - New York Heart Association functional class II-IV; - Willingness to undertake physical activity monitoring; - Willingness to participate in a semi-structured interview (this is optional and the participant will be able to participate in the study if they choose not to take part in the interview); - Ability to read, write and converse in English without the support of an interpreter; - Able to provide written willing to sign a consent form. Who Should NOT Join This Trial: - Male; - Already diagnosed with heart failure; - Presented with severe symptoms requiring urgent assessment and stabilisation (e.g. breathless at rest, hypotension, confusion); - Major co-morbidity or other alternative diagnoses of no obvious acute and self-limiting cause (e.g. malignancy, severe respiratory disease, mental health problem); - Severe physical disability preventing them to function independently; - Clinically unstable with recent changes in medication; - Unable to provide willing to sign a consent form. Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.