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The Effectiveness and Exploratory Cost-Effectiveness of Regular Meditation for Improving Quality of Life: Protocol for a Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study

The Effectiveness and Exploratory Cost-Effectiveness of Regular Meditation for Improving Quality of Life: Protocol for a Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study

Authors of this article:

Lillian Ofori Ward1 Author Orcid Image ;   Cate Bailey1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Prai Wattanatakulchat1 Author Orcid Image ;   Benjamin Stone1 Author Orcid Image ;   Alexander Burger1 Author Orcid Image ;   Deanna Kaplan3, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Santiago Jose Arconada Alvarez3 Author Orcid Image ;   Cullan Joyce1 Author Orcid Image ;   Ana Eclair1 Author Orcid Image ;   Nicholas T Van Dam1 Author Orcid Image ;   Julieta Galante1 Author Orcid Image
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Lillian Ofori Ward   1 , BA, BSc(Hons), PhD ;   Cate Bailey   1, 2 , MAppSc, PhD ;   Prai Wattanatakulchat   1 , BA (Hons) Psych ;   Benjamin Stone   1 , PhD ;   Alexander Burger   1 , BEngineering, Grad Dip Psych, Grad Dip Psych (Adv) ;   Deanna Kaplan   3, 4 , PhD ;   Santiago Jose Arconada Alvarez   3 , MSc ;   Cullan Joyce   1 , PhD ;   Ana Eclair   1 , PhD ;   Nicholas T Van Dam   1 , PhD ;   Julieta Galante   1 , PhD

1 Contemplative Studies Centre, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

2 Melbourne Health Economics, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

3 Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States

4 Department of Spiritual Health, Emory Healthcare, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Lillian Ofori Ward, BA, BSc(Hons), PhD
  • Contemplative Studies Centre
  • Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
  • Level 1, Melbourne Connect, 700 Swanston Street Victoria
  • Parkville, Victoria 3010
  • Australia
  • Email: lillian.ward@unimelb.edu.au