Objective To investigate the status of frailty among elderly patients with chronic heart failure(CHF),and to explore the effects of different demographic factors on frailty.Methods A self-designed general information questionnaire and the Elderly Frailty Assessment Scale were administered to 241 elderly CHF patients from 4 hospitals in Hengyang.Results The overall frailty score among elderly CHF patients averaged 21.17±3.92,and 36.5% of the elderly patients had frailty.There were significant differences in frailty scores among patients at di...