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When Blue Turns Gray: Postwarranty Performance

From the University of Colorado Hospital.

Objective: 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.

Methods: 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.

Results: 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.

Conclusion: 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.

Key Words: Geriatric lifestyle • performance at 87 • questionnaire • 65th Yale reunion