Eiseman Ben
University of Colorado Hospital, Denver, CO 80262, USA.
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2006 Jan;14(1):21-6. doi: 10.1097/01.JGP.0000192509.53109.92.
The objective of this study was to review the lifestyle and expectations of a group of 86- to 87-year-old Yale College graduates at the time of their 65th reunion and to compare the results with equivalent data from the general public.
A five-page questionnaire was sent to the 263 living survivors of the Yale College class of 1939 at the time of their 65th reunion.
One hundred fifty-one replies were received, some only partially completed. Median survival was 79 years. Among the more interesting results was a wide discrepancy (optimism) between the perceived quality of life and that which one would anticipate from the many physical disabilities of the study group.
This is by nature a self-selected group of male octogenarians, but their lifestyle and medical disabilities fit with the general population; their attitude toward being elderly is remarkably positive, and their personal and civic performance continues beyond expectations.
本研究的目的是回顾一组86至87岁的耶鲁大学毕业生在其65周年校友聚会时的生活方式和期望，并将结果与来自普通大众的等效数据进行比较。
在耶鲁大学1939届班级的65周年校友聚会时，向263名在世的幸存者发送了一份五页的问卷。
共收到151份回复，有些回复仅部分完成。中位生存期为79岁。其中一个更有趣的结果是，在生活质量的感知与根据研究组众多身体残疾情况所预期的生活质量之间存在很大差异（乐观）。
从本质上讲，这是一组自我选择的八十多岁男性，但他们的生活方式和医疗残疾情况与普通人群相符；他们对老年的态度非常积极，他们的个人和公民表现超出预期。
