[Mindfulness, depression, quality of life, and cancer: The nonlinear, indirect effect of mindfulness on the quality of life of cancer patients].

Study at a glance

Characteristics	Observational study Peer reviewed
Population	Cancer patients
Topics	Depression Meditation
Key findings	The authors propose that mindfulness exerts a nonlinear, indirect effect on the quality of life of cancer patients, mediated by depression. Higher mindfulness is associated with lower depression, which is associated with better quality of life, but the effect is not linear.

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