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  "abstract": "Background: Promoting health behaviors, enhancing self-efficacy, and improvinghealth-related quality of life (HRQoL) have become increasingly important inhealthcare, particularly for aging populations. Aim of the study: Aimed to assessrelation between promotive health behaviors, self-efficiency and quality of life ofthe elderly. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. Setting: Thisstudy was conducted in two distinct locations: 29 Primary Health Care Centers SaudiArabia, and outpatient clinics of Ali Ibn Abi Talib affiliated to Health Insurance inTanta City, Egypt. Subjects: A convenience sample of 311 elderly .Tools: Therewere three tools employed. Tool I: Promotive Health Behavior Assessment Tool ofthe Elderly, consisting of two parts: Part (I): Socio-Demographic Characteristics andhealth history; Part (II): The Modified Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile II (HPLPII). Tool II: The Modified Self-Efficacy Scale. Tool III: The Modified HealthRelated Quality of Life (HRQoL) survey. Results: The vast majority (90.4%) of thestudied elderly demonstrated a moderate engagement level of promotive healthbehaviors, and more than two-thirds (67.2%) demonstrated a moderate level of selfefficacy. Additionally, the vast majority (96.8%) of the studied elderly demonstrateda low quality of life. Conclusion: A highly significant positive correlation was foundbetween total health promotion scores and total self-efficacy scores.Recommendations: Enhance primary community health nurse role specifically forcomprehensive health education, routine preventive screenings, and intensivechronic care management to mitigate multi-morbidity rates",
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  "affiliations": [
    "Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt",
    "2 Nursing Specialist, Surgery Department, King Khalid Hospital, Saudi Arabia. 3Master Student of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt.",
    "Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt"
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  "doi": "10.21608/tsnj.2026.534064",
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  "published": "2026-10-30",
  "publisher": "Tanta University; Faculty of Nursing",
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  "title": "Relation between Promotive Health Behaviors, Self-Efficiency, and Quality of Life of the Elderly",
  "title_text": "Relation between Promotive Health Behaviors, Self-Efficiency, and Quality of Life of the Elderly",
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  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/cwwvptnb27wf9",
  "venue": "Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal",
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