A Nurse-Led Weight Monitoring Intervention For Heart Failure Quality of LIfe and Self-Care

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adults (55 years or older) 2. New or existing diagnosis of HF (regardless of type or length of time since diagnosis). 3. Being treated for HF signs and/or symptoms during the current hospitalization (any of the following: IV diuretic, fluid restriction, low sodium diet). 4. Must be able to read and communicate in English. 5. Must be able to stand and weigh independently. 6. Must have a scale at home, or ability to obtain one for the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Documented diagnosis of cognitive impairment. 2. A Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) of \>4. This was chosen to exclude patients more likely to have hospital stays longer than a week. A CCI of \>3 was based on research showing a relationship to mortality (Imam et al., 2020), a CCI of ≥ 6 with a 2.8-times higher mortality (Yilmaz \& Omurlu, 2019), and likelihood of longer hospital length of stay for patients with HF if CCI \>2 (Foraker et al., 2014).