摘要:Abstract Present research intends to investigate effect of life skill training on functioning of epileptic people's family in city of Tabriz. The method used in present research is of semi-experimental type with design of pre-test / post-test with control group. Before commencement of life skills training and one week after its termination, functioning of epileptic people's family was measured by Family Assessment Device (FAD) and the data were analyzed by covariance analysis method. The obtained results represent effect of life skills training on increase of sound functioning of epileptic people's family. Conclusion given results of the present research, life skills training next to other treatments can be employed in order to reduce health care costs arising from psychological, social and familial problems and to improve performance quality of families in question as the most essential children support system particularly epileptic people.
关键词:family functioning;epileptic people;life skill training