title: A concept analysis of social capital within a health context.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This paper aims to clarify the concept of social capital within a health context using Rodgers's (2000) Evolutionary Method.
  
  
  METHODS
  Published literature.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The analysis demonstrates that social capital is the intangible assets, including trust, networks, and social norms of reciprocity, possessed by a society within a specific culture. When a unit (individual or a family) increases its sense of community or quality of community participation, this could increase its social capital. The result of this analysis provides a guide for further conceptual and empirical research and clinical practice.
authors: Nursing Department, Chang Gung Institute of Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan. chinghsingesther@hotmail.com
authors: Ching-Hsing
authors: CH
authors: Hsieh
mesh_terms: D019058:Community Networks; D003256:Community Participation; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D016294:Models, Nursing; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009014:Morals; D015399:Nursing Research; D012649:Self Concept; D012919:Social Behavior; D012933:Social Identification; D012941:Social Responsibility; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D035502:Trust