Hislop T G, Waxler N E, Coldman A J, Elwood J M, Kan L
J Chronic Dis. 1987;40(7):729-35. doi: 10.1016/0021-9681(87)90110-x.
One hundred and thirty three recently diagnosed breast cancer patients completed a self-administered questionnaire which measured 16 psychosocial variables. After 4 years, three variables (expressive activities at home, extroversion, low anger) were significant prognostic factors for overall survival independent of clinical and other psychosocial factors; likewise three variables (expressive activities at home, expressive activities away from home, low cognitive disturbance) were significant independent prognostic factors for disease-free survival. These findings support the prognostic importance of the social emotional network.
133名近期确诊的乳腺癌患者完成了一份自我管理的问卷，该问卷测量了16个心理社会变量。4年后，三个变量（在家中的表达性活动、外向性、低愤怒情绪）是总体生存的显著预后因素，独立于临床和其他心理社会因素；同样，三个变量（在家中的表达性活动、离家的表达性活动、低认知障碍）是无病生存的显著独立预后因素。这些发现支持了社会情感网络在预后方面的重要性。
