Education, survival, and independence in elderly Catholic sisters, 1936-1988.
Education, survival, and independence in elderly Catholic sisters, 1936-1988.
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天主教老年修女的教育、生存和独立，1936-1988 年。
DOI：
10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115433
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发表时间：
1989
影响因子：
5
通讯作者：
Kane,RL
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作者：
Snowdon,DA;Ostwald,SK;Kane,RL
在1936年至1988年期间，对明尼苏达州曼卡托306名罗马天主教修女（修女）的死亡率进行了评估；1986年确定了幸存者每天使用护理服务的情况；1987年对幸存者吃饭、穿衣和其他自我照顾活动的能力进行了评估。受教育程度为学士或更高的姐妹的死亡年龄中位数为89.4岁，受过高中或大学教育的姐妹为82.2岁，仅受过小学教育的姐妹为82.0岁。计算“生存和独立”的比值比（即，姐妹活到1986年（75-94岁），当时没有使用日常护理服务）。姐妹中具有学士学位或更高学历的比值比为2.67(95%可信区间（CI） 1.16-6.16)，具有高中或大学学历的参照组比值比为1.00，仅具有小学学历的姐妹的比值比为0.94 （95% CI 0.32-2.73）。拥有学士学位或更高学位的姐妹也比其他人更有可能活到老，同时保持他们进行自我照顾活动的能力。这些发现表明，大学毕业生比其他人活得更久，而且他们照顾自己的能力也更强。
Mortality among 306 Roman Catholic sisters (nuns) from Mankato, Minnesota, was assessed during the period 1936-1988; daily use of nursing services by survivors was determined in 1986; and the ability of survivors to eat, dress, and perform other self-care activities was evaluated in 1987. The median age at death was 89.4 years for sisters with educational attainment of a bachelor's degree or higher, 82.2 years for sisters with some high school or college education, and 82.0 years for sisters with only a grade school education. Odds ratios were calculated for “survival and independence” (i.e., sisters survived to 1986 (ages 75-94 years) and did not use daily nursing services at that time). These odds ratios were 2.67 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.16-6.16) for sisters with a bachelor's degree or higher, 1.00 for the reference group with some high school or college, and 0.94 (95% CI 0.32-2.73) for sisters with only grade school. Sisters with a bachelor's degree or higher were also more likely than others to survive to old age while maintaining their ability to perform self-care activities. These findings suggest that college graduates lived longer and maintained their ability to care for themselves longer than other persons.