Stress and Quality of Life of Patients with Cancer: The Mediating Role of Mindfulness

Table 4

Path analysis on the direct and indirect effects of the mindfulness on perceived stress and quality of life among patients with cancer.

Direct Path	Standardized β	SE	CR	value
Mindfulness <-- perceived stress	−0.35	0.13	−5.42	<0.001
Quality of life <-- mindfulness	0.15	0.08	2.21	0.03
Quality of life <-- perceived stress	−0.56	0.22	−6.28	<0.001
Indirect path	Standardized β	SE	CI	value
Quality of life <-- perceived stress <-- mindfulness	−0.13	0.07	−0.28 to −0.01	0.04

SE: standard error; CR: critical ratio; CI: confidence interval.