EvidenceVariable

draftResource83 elementsv5.0.0

The EvidenceVariable resource describes an element that knowledge (Evidence) is about.

Metadata

Canonical URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/EvidenceVariable
ID: EvidenceVariable
Type
Base Definition
Derivation: specialization
Publisher: Health Level Seven International (Clinical Decision Support)
Version: 5.0.0
Purpose: Need to be able to define and reuse the definition of individual elements of a research question.

Path	Card.	Type	Description
`EvidenceVariable`	`0..*`		A definition of an exposure, outcome, or other variable
`id`	`0..1`	string	Logical id of this artifact
`meta`	`0..1`	Meta	Metadata about the resource
`implicitRules`	`0..1`	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
`language`	`0..1`	code	Language of the resource contentrequired: all-languages
`text`	`0..1`	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
`contained`	`0..*`	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
`extension`	`0..*`	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
`modifierExtension`	`0..*`	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
`url`	`0..1`	uri	Canonical identifier for this evidence variable, represented as a URI (globally unique)
`identifier`	`0..*`	Identifier	Additional identifier for the evidence variable
`version`	`0..1`	string	Business version of the evidence variable
`versionAlgorithm[x]`	`0..1`	stringCoding	How to compare versionsextensible: version-algorithm
`name`	`0..1`	string	Name for this evidence variable (computer friendly)
`title`	`0..1`	string	Name for this evidence variable (human friendly)
`shortTitle`	`0..1`	string	Title for use in informal contexts
`status`	`1..1`	code	draft \| active \| retired \| unknownrequired: publication-status
`experimental`	`0..1`	boolean	For testing purposes, not real usage
`date`	`0..1`	dateTime	Date last changed
`publisher`	`0..1`	string	Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual)
`contact`	`0..*`	ContactDetail	Contact details for the publisher
`description`	`0..1`	markdown	Natural language description of the evidence variable
`note`	`0..*`	Annotation	Used for footnotes or explanatory notes
`useContext`	`0..*`	UsageContext	The context that the content is intended to support
`purpose`	`0..1`	markdown	Why this EvidenceVariable is defined
`copyright`	`0..1`	markdown	Use and/or publishing restrictions
`copyrightLabel`	`0..1`	string	Copyright holder and year(s)
`approvalDate`	`0..1`	date	When the resource was approved by publisher
`lastReviewDate`	`0..1`	date	When the resource was last reviewed by the publisher
`effectivePeriod`	`0..1`	Period	When the resource is expected to be used
`author`	`0..*`	ContactDetail	Who authored the content
`editor`	`0..*`	ContactDetail	Who edited the content
`reviewer`	`0..*`	ContactDetail	Who reviewed the content
`endorser`	`0..*`	ContactDetail	Who endorsed the content
`relatedArtifact`	`0..*`	RelatedArtifact	Additional documentation, citations, etc
`actual`	`0..1`	boolean	Actual or conceptual
`characteristic`	`0..*`	BackboneElement	A defining factor of the EvidenceVariable
`handling`	`0..1`	code	continuous \| dichotomous \| ordinal \| polychotomousrequired: variable-handling
`category`	`0..*`	BackboneElement	A grouping for ordinal or polychotomous variables