Heart failure is chronic and progressive, meaning the disease is long-lasting and worsens over time. It is commonly described as a disease based on symptoms as the severity and management depend on how the patient is feeling both emotionally and physically (Singh et al., 2022). Examples of physical symptoms related to heart failure include fatigue, shortness of breath, dyspnea on exertion, inability to lay flat (orthopnea), as well as fluid accumulation (edema; Botha, 2020). These, along with emotional symptoms such as depression and anxiety, contribute to diminished quality of life as well as an uncertain illness trajectory (Singh et al., 2022).