The second hypothesis was that patients that felt that they could not express their cancer concerns and worries due to constraints from their spouse would report higher levels of distress and lower levels of quality of life.
Önnur tilgátan var að krabbameinssjúklingar sem urðu fyrir félagslegum hömlum frá maka þegar þeir vildu ræða tilfinningar sínar varðandi krabbameinið hefðu verri lífsgæði og meiri streitu.