Effect of life skill education on improving knowledge of medical science university personals.

Life skill education and training is useful for prevention drug abuse, rap, sexual behavior, AIDS, and can improve self confidence and self esteem. Education can improve nine skills, ability to make decisions, problem solving, creative thinking, critical thinking, coping with emotions, empathy and self-awareness, stress management effective communication and interpersonal relation. It can change potential ability to actual ability and help person to provide better mental health for himself and his family. Main aim of this study was determining effect of life skill education on medical science university personals. Methods: This was a semi experimental study. Participants were employees of medical sciences university, and all of them took part in the Life Skills Workshop. All 449 participants were from the city and Ardabil province and have been trained for life skills. Data were analyzed with SPSS software and paired t-test . Results: Average knowledge of participants before training was 9.53 SD 3.74 and after education was 14. 37 SD 5.06. T-tests showed that there were statistically significant differences between before and after training Knowledge of participants (P = 0/0000) Conclusion: Educating of life skills can improve mental health of the community