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Religious social capital and minority health: A concept analysis.

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Conley, C; Gonzalez-Guarda, R; Randolph, S; Hardison-Moody, A; Fisher, EB; Lipkus, I
Published in: Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)
September 2022

Optimizing resources within environments where people live, work, and pray can aid nurses in improving public health. Religion and social capital significantly influence the health of individuals and communities, particularly among racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. A concept analysis of religious social capital was conducted to clarify how this resource is used in the context of health.Rodgers' evolutionary concept analysis method guided this analysis. A search of PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO, using keywords "religious social capital" and "health" yielded 152 publications.Antecedents were "defined religious social network," "voluntary membership," "shared values," and "trust." Attributes were "relationships (bonding bridging, and linking)," "information exchange and resource sharing," and "reciprocal participation." Consequences were "increased productivity," "increased resources," "better personal and community health," and "trust." A model case of African American women and HIV prevention was included to illustrate how religious social capital can be developed and optimized to promote health.Religious social capital is defined as increased individual and collective capabilities that result from voluntary and reciprocal participation in bonding, bridging, or linking social network relationships and activities. Religious social capital is an accessible resource that can be leveraged to improve minority health.

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Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)

DOI

EISSN

1525-1446

ISSN

0737-1209

Publication Date

September 2022

Volume

39

Issue

5

Start / End Page

1041 / 1047

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Social Support
  • Social Capital
  • Religion
  • Racial Groups
  • Nursing
  • Minority Health
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Female
 

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Conley, C., Gonzalez-Guarda, R., Randolph, S., Hardison-Moody, A., Fisher, E. B., & Lipkus, I. (2022). Religious social capital and minority health: A concept analysis. Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.), 39(5), 1041–1047. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.13082
Conley, Cherie, Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, Schenita Randolph, Annie Hardison-Moody, Edwin B. Fisher, and Isaac Lipkus. “Religious social capital and minority health: A concept analysis.Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.) 39, no. 5 (September 2022): 1041–47. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.13082.
Conley C, Gonzalez-Guarda R, Randolph S, Hardison-Moody A, Fisher EB, Lipkus I. Religious social capital and minority health: A concept analysis. Public health nursing (Boston, Mass). 2022 Sep;39(5):1041–7.
Conley, Cherie, et al. “Religious social capital and minority health: A concept analysis.Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.), vol. 39, no. 5, Sept. 2022, pp. 1041–47. Epmc, doi:10.1111/phn.13082.
Conley C, Gonzalez-Guarda R, Randolph S, Hardison-Moody A, Fisher EB, Lipkus I. Religious social capital and minority health: A concept analysis. Public health nursing (Boston, Mass). 2022 Sep;39(5):1041–1047.
Journal cover image

Published In

Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)

DOI

EISSN

1525-1446

ISSN

0737-1209

Publication Date

September 2022

Volume

39

Issue

5

Start / End Page

1041 / 1047

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Social Support
  • Social Capital
  • Religion
  • Racial Groups
  • Nursing
  • Minority Health
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Female