fa تأثیر برنامه آموزشی روان‌شناختی بر اضطراب اجتماعی بیماران مبتلا به سرطان General پژوهشي Research Article Background and AimCancer is one of the life-threatening diseases that produces the numerous changes in life including communications and social activities. Cancerous patients have some degree of anxiety. The present study aimed at determining the effects of an educational program on social anxiety in cancerous patients.   Materials and MethodsIn this randomized case and control research, 52 cancerous patients referring to Seyyedoshohada hospital of Isfahan were selected through sampling method, based on the aim of the study, and were then randomly divided into 2 groups (cases28 patients, controls24 individuals) The cases filled out the social anxiety questionnaire before the study and one month later. Psychological intervention was made against the experimental (the cases) group. The obtained data was analyzed using SPSS software (V13), descriptive and referential statistics, at the4 significant level P Anxiety,Education,Neoplasms,Patient Education as Topic 181 189 http://mcj.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-373&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Marjan Mardani Hamooleh مرجان مردانی حموله 10031947532846004132 10031947532846004132 Yes PhD Student in Nursing, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Email: mardanimarjan@gmail.com دانشجوی دکتری تخصصی پرستاری، دانشکده پرستاری دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران، ایران. تلفن: 09132864077 پست الکترونیک: mardanimarjan@gmail.com Ehteram Ebrahimi احترام ابراهیمی 10031947532846004133 10031947532846004133 No MSc in General Psychology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran کارشناس ارشد روانشناسی عمومی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کرمانشاه، ایران Mehrdad Mostaghaci مهرداد مستغاثی 10031947532846004134 10031947532846004134 No MD, Occupational Health Department, Yazd University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran متخصص طب کار،دانشگاه علوم پزشکی یزد، ایران