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Blawath, Sabrina, Metten, Ruth and Tschuschke, Volker (2014). Mindfulness, depression, quality of life, and cancer: The nonlinear, indirect effect of mindfulness on the quality of life of cancer patients. Z. Psychosom. Med. Psychother., 60 (4). S. 337 - 350. GOTTINGEN: VANDENHOECK & RUPRECHT GMBH & CO KG. ISSN 2196-8349

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Abstract

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 Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FFA; Walach et al. 2004), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D; Herrmann et al. 1994), and the Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life-DW (SEI QoL-DW; Browne et al. 1997). The nonlinear relationships were analyzed using the instantaneous indirect effect procedure by Hayes and Preacher (2010). Results: The relationship between mindfulness and QoL is mediated by depression. Because the relationship between mindfulness and depression is squared, the total effect of mindfulness on QoL is not constant. Increasing the level of mindfulness results in a decrease in its effect on the QoL of cancer patients. Conclusions: Cancer patients benefit from mindfulness up to a medium level through a decrease in depression, resulting in higher QoL. Patients with very higher mindfulness show more depressive symptoms, which leads to a neutralization of the effect of mindfulness on QoL.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Blawath, Sabrina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Metten, Ruth UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Tschuschke, Volker UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-449154
DOI:	10.13109/zptm.2014.60.4.337
Journal or Publication Title:	Z. Psychosom. Med. Psychother.
Volume:	60
Number:	4
Page Range:	S. 337 - 350
Date:	2014
Publisher:	VANDENHOECK & RUPRECHT GMBH & CO KG
Place of Publication:	GOTTINGEN
ISSN:	2196-8349
Language:	German
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; ANXIETY; DISTRESS; THERAPY; BREAST; CARE Multiple languages Psychology, Clinical; Psychiatry; Psychology; Psychology, Multidisciplinary; Psychology, Psychoanalysis Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/44915