Effect of an 18-month meditation training on cardiovascular risk in older adults: a secondary analysis of the Age-Well randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Cardiovascular risk factors represent an important health issue in older adults. Previous findings suggest that meditation training could have a positive impact on these risk factors. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of an 18-month meditation-based inter...

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Published in:	BMC Geriatrics
Main Authors:	Antoine Garnier-Crussard, Julie Gonneaud, Francesca Felisatti, Cassandre Palix, Eglantine Ferrand Devouge, Anne Chocat, Géraldine Rauchs, Vincent de la Sayette, Denis Vivien, Harriet Demnitz-King, Antoine Lutz, Gaël Chételat, Géraldine Poisnel, the Medit-Ageing Research Group
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-11-01
Subjects:	Cardiovascular risk factor Metabolic risk factor Meditation Mindfulness Randomized controlled trial
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05550-9

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