Objective To explore the effects of systematic health courses training on quality of life in elderly patients with chronic diseases. Methods Totally 126 patients with chronic diseases who came from communities of Fuzhou city were trained with systematic health courses. Patients were evaluated by Shot Form 36 Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36) before and after the intervention.Results After intervention, the quality of life of patients was higher than that before the intervention with a significant difference ( P<0. 05 ) . Conclusions The systematic health courses training can effectively improve the quality of life in community elderly patients with chronic diseases.