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

Objectives: This study investigates the relationships between mindfulness, depression, and quality of life (QoL) in cancer patients.

Methods: A total of 51 cancer patients were assessed with the FreiburgMindfulness Inventory (FFA;Walach et al. 2004), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D; Herrmann et al.