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Evidence Definitions

<a id="Evidence"></a>

Evidence

Single evidence bit

Definition: The Evidence Resource provides a machine-interpretable expression of an evidence concept including the evidence variables (e.g., population, exposures/interventions, comparators, outcomes, measured variables, confounding variables), the statistics, and the certainty of this evidence.

Cardinality: 0..*

Constraints: cnl-0 | warning | Name should be usable as an identifier for the module by machine processing applications such as code generation | name.exists() implies name.matches('^A-Z{1,254}$')

Mappings: w5=clinical.general

<a id="Evidence.url"></a>

Evidence.url

Canonical identifier for this evidence, represented as a globally unique URI

Definition: An absolute URI that is used to identify this evidence when it is referenced in a specification, model, design or an instance; also called its canonical identifier. This SHOULD be globally unique and SHOULD be a literal address at which an authoritative instance of this summary is (or will be) published. This URL can be the target of a canonical reference. It SHALL remain the same when the summary is stored on different servers.

Comments: In some cases, the resource can no longer be found at the stated url, but the url itself cannot change. Implementations can use the meta.source element to indicate where the current master source of the resource can be found.

Requirements: Allows the evidence to be referenced by a single globally unique identifier.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: uri

Summary: true

Constraints: cnl-1 | warning | URL should not contain | or # - these characters make processing canonical references problematic | exists() implies matches('^[^|# ]+$')

Mappings: w5=FiveWs.identifier

<a id="Evidence.identifier"></a>

Evidence.identifier

Additional identifier for the summary

Definition: A formal identifier that is used to identify this summary when it is represented in other formats, or referenced in a specification, model, design or an instance.

Requirements: Allows externally provided and/or usable business identifiers to be easily associated with the module.

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: Identifier

Summary: true

Mappings: w5=FiveWs.identifier; objimpl=no-gen-base

<a id="Evidence.version"></a>

Evidence.version

Business version of this summary

Definition: The identifier that is used to identify this version of the summary when it is referenced in a specification, model, design or instance. This is an arbitrary value managed by the summary author and is not expected to be globally unique. For example, it might be a timestamp (e.g. yyyymmdd) if a managed version is not available. There is also no expectation that versions can be placed in a lexicographical sequence.

Comments: The determination of when to create a new version of a resource (same url, new version) vs. defining a new artifact is up to the author. Considerations for making this decision are found in Technical and Business Versions.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: string

Summary: true

Mappings: w5=FiveWs.version

<a id="Evidence.versionAlgorithm[x]"></a>

Evidence.versionAlgorithm[x]

How to compare versions

Definition: Indicates the mechanism used to compare versions to determine which is more current.

Comments: If set as a string, this is a FHIRPath expression that has two additional context variables passed in - %version1 and %version2 and will return a negative number if version1 is newer, a positive number if version2 is newer, and a 0 if the version ordering can't successfully be determined.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: string, Coding

Binding: extensible:version-algorithm

Summary: true

<a id="Evidence.name"></a>

Evidence.name

Name for this summary (machine friendly)

Definition: A natural language name identifying the evidence. This name should be usable as an identifier for the module by machine processing applications such as code generation.

Comments: The name is not expected to be globally unique. The name should be a simple alphanumeric type name to ensure that it is machine-processing friendly.

Conditions: cnl-0

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: string

<a id="Evidence.title"></a>

Evidence.title

Name for this summary (human friendly)

Definition: A short, descriptive, user-friendly title for the summary.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: string

Summary: true

<a id="Evidence.citeAs"></a>

Evidence.citeAs

Display of how to cite this Evidence

Definition: Display of the suggested method of how to cite this Evidence.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: markdown

<a id="Evidence.status"></a>

Evidence.status

draft | active | retired | unknown

Definition: The status of this summary. Enables tracking the life-cycle of the content.

Comments: Allows filtering of summaries that are appropriate for use versus not.

See guidance around (not) making local changes to elements here.

Cardinality: 1..1

Type: code

Binding: required:publication-status

Summary: true

Is Modifier: true (Reason: This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not use a retired Evidence without due consideration)

Mappings: w5=FiveWs.status

<a id="Evidence.experimental"></a>

Evidence.experimental

For testing only - never for real usage

Definition: A Boolean value to indicate that this resource is authored for testing purposes (or education/evaluation/marketing) and no version of this resource will ever be intended for genuine usage.

Comments: Allows filtering of artifacts that are appropriate for use versus not. Experimental resources might include example instances in implementation guides, instances created solely for testing purposes, etc. If experimental is 'true' for any version of a resource, it should be true for all versions of the resource. (If experimental changes, then it is being misused or a resource that was never intended for real-world use has unexpectedly changed its purpose.).

Experimental resources are not expected to be stable and may well have breaking changes without a corresponding change to the 'version' element.

Meaning if Missing: If absent, this resource is treated as though it is not experimental.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: boolean

<a id="Evidence.date"></a>

Evidence.date

Date last changed

Definition: The date (and optionally time) when the summary was last significantly changed. The date must change when the business version changes and it must change if the status code changes. In addition, it should change when the substantive content of the summary changes.

Comments: The date is often not tracked until the resource is published, but may be present on draft content. Note that this is not the same as the resource last-modified-date, since the resource may be a secondary representation of the summary. Additional specific dates may be added as extensions or be found by consulting Provenances associated with past versions of the resource.

See guidance around (not) making local changes to elements here.

Aliases: Revision Date

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: dateTime

Summary: true

Mappings: w5=FiveWs.recorded

<a id="Evidence.approvalDate"></a>

Evidence.approvalDate

When the summary was approved by publisher

Definition: The date on which the resource content was approved by the publisher. Approval happens once when the content is officially approved for usage.

Comments: The 'date' element may be more recent than the approval date because of minor changes or editorial corrections.

See guidance around (not) making local changes to elements here.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: date

Mappings: objimpl=no-gen-base

<a id="Evidence.lastReviewDate"></a>

Evidence.lastReviewDate

When the summary was last reviewed by the publisher

Definition: The date on which the resource content was last reviewed. Review happens periodically after approval but does not change the original approval date.

Comments: If specified, this date follows the original approval date.

See guidance around (not) making local changes to elements here.

Requirements: Gives a sense of how "current" the content is. Resources that have not been reviewed in a long time may have a risk of being less appropriate/relevant.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: date

Mappings: objimpl=no-gen-base

<a id="Evidence.author"></a>

Evidence.author

Who authored the content

Definition: An individiual, organization, or device primarily involved in the creation and maintenance of the content.

Comments: Extensions to ContactDetail include: contactReference, contactAddress, and contributionTime (see Clinical Reasoning Module).

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: ContactDetail

Summary: true

Mappings: w5=FiveWs.author

<a id="Evidence.publisher"></a>

Evidence.publisher

Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual)

Definition: The name of the organization or individual responsible for the release and ongoing maintenance of the evidence.

Comments: Usually an organization but may be an individual. The publisher (or steward) of the evidence is the organization or individual primarily responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the evidence. This is not necessarily the same individual or organization that developed and initially authored the content. The publisher is the primary point of contact for questions or issues with the evidence. This item SHOULD be populated unless the information is available from context.

Requirements: Helps establish the "authority/credibility" of the evidence. May also allow for contact.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: string

Summary: true

Mappings: w5=FiveWs.witness

<a id="Evidence.contact"></a>

Evidence.contact

Contact details for the publisher

Definition: Contact details to assist a user in finding and communicating with the publisher.

Comments: Extensions to ContactDetail include: contactReference, contactAddress, and contributionTime (see Clinical Reasoning Module).

See guidance around (not) making local changes to elements here.

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: ContactDetail

Summary: true

<a id="Evidence.recorder"></a>

Evidence.recorder

Who entered the data for the evidence

Definition: Who entered the data for the evidence.

Comments: The Evidence.recorder element is structured to support a name (with a string datatype) and contact point information for the recorder, and is not structured to support unique identifiers for the recorder. If detailed contributorship data is needed, then one can create a Citation Resource for the Evidence Resource.

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: ContactDetail

<a id="Evidence.editor"></a>

Evidence.editor

Who edited the content

Definition: An individiual, organization, or device primarily responsible for internal coherence of the content.

Comments: Extensions to ContactDetail include: contactReference, contactAddress, and contributionTime (see Clinical Reasoning Module).

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: ContactDetail

<a id="Evidence.reviewer"></a>

Evidence.reviewer

Who reviewed the content

Definition: An individiual, organization, or device primarily responsible for review of some aspect of the content.

Comments: Extensions to ContactDetail include: contactReference, contactAddress, and contributionTime (see Clinical Reasoning Module).

See guidance around (not) making local changes to elements here.

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: ContactDetail

<a id="Evidence.endorser"></a>

Evidence.endorser

Who endorsed the content

Definition: An individiual, organization, or device responsible for officially endorsing the content for use in some setting.

Comments: Extensions to ContactDetail include: contactReference, contactAddress, and contributionTime (see Clinical Reasoning Module).

See guidance around (not) making local changes to elements here.

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: ContactDetail

<a id="Evidence.useContext"></a>

Evidence.useContext

The context that the content is intended to support

Definition: The content was developed with a focus and intent of supporting the contexts that are listed. These contexts may be general categories (gender, age, ...) or may be references to specific programs (insurance plans, studies, ...) and may be used to assist with indexing and searching for appropriate evidence instances.

Comments: When multiple useContexts are specified, there is no expectation that all or any of the contexts apply.

Requirements: Assist in searching for appropriate content.

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: UsageContext

Summary: true

<a id="Evidence.purpose"></a>

Evidence.purpose

Why this Evidence is defined

Definition: Explanation of why this Evidence is needed and why it has been designed as it has.

Comments: This element does not describe the usage of the Evidence. Instead, it provides traceability of ''why'' the resource is either needed or ''why'' it is defined as it is. This may be used to point to source materials or specifications that drove the structure of this Evidence.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: markdown

Mappings: objimpl=no-gen-base; w5=FiveWs.why[x]

<a id="Evidence.copyright"></a>

Evidence.copyright

Intellectual property ownership, may include restrictions on use

Definition: A copyright statement relating to the Evidence and/or its contents. Copyright statements are legal notices of intellectual property ownership and may include restrictions on the use and publishing of the Evidence.

Comments: The short copyright declaration (e.g. (c) '2015+ xyz organization') should be sent in the copyrightLabel element without the copyright prefix (i.e., do not include '(c)' or the symbol).

Requirements: Consumers must be able to determine any legal restrictions on the use of the Evidence and/or its content.

Aliases: License, Restrictions

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: markdown

Mappings: objimpl=no-gen-base

<a id="Evidence.copyrightLabel"></a>

Evidence.copyrightLabel

Copyright holder and year(s)

Definition: A short string (<50 characters), suitable for inclusion in a page footer that identifies the copyright holder, effective period, and optionally whether rights are restricted. (e.g. 'All rights reserved', 'Some rights reserved').

Comments: The copyright symbol and the '(c)' textual representation SHOULD NOT be included in this string. It will be added by software when rendering the notation. Full details about licensing, restrictions, warrantees, etc. goes in the more general 'copyright' element.

Requirements: Defines the content expected to be rendered in all representations of the artifact.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: string

<a id="Evidence.relatesTo"></a>

Evidence.relatesTo

Relationships to other Resources

Definition: Relationships that this Evidence has with other FHIR or non-FHIR resources that already exist.

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: BackboneElement

<a id="Evidence.relatesTo.type"></a>

Evidence.relatesTo.type

documentation | justification | citation | predecessor | successor | derived-from | depends-on | composed-of | part-of | amends | amended-with | appends | appended-with | cites | cited-by | comments-on | comment-in | contains | contained-in | corrects | correction-in | replaces | replaced-with | retracts | retracted-by | signs | similar-to | supports | supported-with | transforms | transformed-into | transformed-with | documents | specification-of | created-with | cite-as | reprint | reprint-of | summarizes

Definition: The type of relationship to the related artifact.

Cardinality: 1..1

Type: CodeableConcept

Binding: extensible:artifact-relationship-type

<a id="Evidence.relatesTo.target[x]"></a>

Evidence.relatesTo.target[x]

The artifact that is related to this Evidence

Definition: The artifact that is related to this Evidence Resource.

Cardinality: 1..1

Type: uri, Attachment, canonical, Reference(Resource), markdown

<a id="Evidence.description"></a>

Evidence.description

Description of the particular summary

Definition: A natural language summary of the evidence.

Comments: This description can be used to capture details such as comments about misuse, instructions for clinical use and interpretation, literature references, examples from the paper world, etc. It is not a rendering of the evidence as conveyed in the 'text' field of the resource itself. This item SHOULD be populated unless the information is available from context (e.g. the language of the evidence is presumed to be the predominant language in the place the evidence was created).

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: markdown

Summary: true

<a id="Evidence.assertion"></a>

Evidence.assertion

Declarative description of the Evidence

Definition: Declarative description of the Evidence, such as conclusion or bottom line statement.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: markdown

<a id="Evidence.note"></a>

Evidence.note

Footnotes and/or explanatory notes

Definition: Footnotes and/or explanatory notes.

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: Annotation

<a id="Evidence.variableDefinition"></a>

Evidence.variableDefinition

Description, classification, and definition of a single variable

Definition: Description, classification, and definition of a single variable. The collection of variables defines what the evidence is about.

Comments: Comparative evidence is often defined with a population variable, an exposure variable and an outcome variable, while non comparative evidence is often defined with a population variable and an outcome variable.

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: BackboneElement

<a id="Evidence.variableDefinition.description"></a>

Evidence.variableDefinition.description

A text description or summary of the variable

Definition: A text description or summary of the variable.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: markdown

<a id="Evidence.variableDefinition.note"></a>

Evidence.variableDefinition.note

Footnotes and/or explanatory notes

Definition: Footnotes and/or explanatory notes.

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: Annotation

<a id="Evidence.variableDefinition.variableRole"></a>

Evidence.variableDefinition.variableRole

population | exposure | outcome | covariate

Definition: Classification of the role of the variable.

Cardinality: 1..1

Type: code

Binding: required:variable-role

Summary: true

<a id="Evidence.variableDefinition.roleSubtype"></a>

Evidence.variableDefinition.roleSubtype

Sub-classification of the role of the variable

Definition: Sub-classification of the role of the variable.

Comments: See the Evidence Based Medicine on FHIR Implementation Guide (https://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ebm) for Extensible and Preferred value sets for evidence-related terminologies.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: CodeableConcept

Binding: example:variable-role-subtype

<a id="Evidence.variableDefinition.comparatorCategory"></a>

Evidence.variableDefinition.comparatorCategory

The reference value used for comparison

Definition: The reference value used for comparison.

Comments: Value should match EvidenceVariable.category.name in the EvidenceVariable referenced in the observed or intended element.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: string

<a id="Evidence.variableDefinition.observed"></a>

Evidence.variableDefinition.observed

Definition of the actual variable related to the statistic(s)

Definition: Definition of the actual variable related to the statistic(s), i.e., the population being the actual study sample or the measured variable (exposure, outcome, or covariate) being the actual observation that occurred or will occur in the study.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: Reference(Group, EvidenceVariable)

Summary: true

<a id="Evidence.variableDefinition.intended"></a>

Evidence.variableDefinition.intended

Definition of the intended variable related to the Evidence

Definition: Definition of the intended variable related to the Evidence, i.e., the population, exposure, or outcome for which the statistical finding is being interpreted.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: Reference(Group, EvidenceVariable)

<a id="Evidence.variableDefinition.directnessMatch"></a>

Evidence.variableDefinition.directnessMatch

low | moderate | high | exact

Definition: Indication of quality of match between intended variable to actual variable.

Comments: See the Evidence Based Medicine on FHIR Implementation Guide (https://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ebm) for Extensible and Preferred value sets for evidence-related terminologies.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: CodeableConcept

Binding: example:directness

<a id="Evidence.synthesisType"></a>

Evidence.synthesisType

The design of the synthesis (combination of studies) that produced this evidence

Definition: The design of the synthesis (combination of studies) that produced this evidence. The design is described with any number of synthesis characteristics, such as type of meta-analysis.

Comments: See the Evidence Based Medicine on FHIR Implementation Guide (https://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ebm) for Extensible and Preferred value sets for evidence-related terminologies.

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: CodeableConcept

Binding: example:synthesis-type

<a id="Evidence.studyDesign"></a>

Evidence.studyDesign

The design of the study that produced this evidence

Definition: The design of the study that produced this evidence. The design is described with any number of study design characteristics.

Comments: See the Evidence Based Medicine on FHIR Implementation Guide (https://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ebm) for Extensible and Preferred value sets for evidence-related terminologies.

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: CodeableConcept

Binding: extensible:study-design

<a id="Evidence.statistic"></a>

Evidence.statistic

Values and parameters for a single statistic

Definition: Values and parameters for a single statistic.

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: BackboneElement

<a id="Evidence.statistic.description"></a>

Evidence.statistic.description

A natural language summary of the statistic

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: markdown

<a id="Evidence.statistic.note"></a>

Evidence.statistic.note

Footnotes and/or explanatory notes

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: Annotation

<a id="Evidence.statistic.statisticType"></a>

Evidence.statistic.statisticType

Type of statistic, e.g., relative risk

Definition: Type of statistic, e.g., relative risk. The statistic type is a classification that formally defines the relationship between the variables (noted in Evidence.variableDefinition) and the value specification (noted in Evidence.statistic.quantity).

Comments: See the Evidence Based Medicine on FHIR Implementation Guide (https://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ebm) for Extensible and Preferred value sets for evidence-related terminologies.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: CodeableConcept

Binding: example:statistic-type

Summary: true

<a id="Evidence.statistic.category"></a>

Evidence.statistic.category

Associated category for categorical variable

Definition: When the measured variable (outcome) is handled categorically, the category element is used to define which category the statistic is reporting.

Comments: Simple strings can be used for descriptive purposes. Exact matching to EvidenceVariable.category.name for the Evidence.variableDefinition[variableRole=outcome].observed=Reference(EvidenceVariable) could facilitate validation within datasets.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: CodeableConcept

<a id="Evidence.statistic.quantity"></a>

Evidence.statistic.quantity

Statistic value

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: Quantity

Summary: true

<a id="Evidence.statistic.numberOfEvents"></a>

Evidence.statistic.numberOfEvents

The number of events associated with the statistic

Definition: The number of events associated with the statistic, where the unit of analysis is different from numberAffected, sampleSize.knownDataCount and sampleSize.numberOfParticipants.

Comments: When the number of events is the statistic, use Evidence.statistic.quantity and set Evidence.statistic.type.coding.code=C25463 and Evidence.statistic.type.coding.display=Count. When the statistic is an Event Rate (where individual participants may have 2 or more events), use Evidence.statistic.numberOfEvents to record the total number of events rather than the number of participants with events.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: unsignedInt

<a id="Evidence.statistic.numberAffected"></a>

Evidence.statistic.numberAffected

The number of participants affected

Definition: The number of participants affected where the unit of analysis is the same as sampleSize.knownDataCount and sampleSize.numberOfParticipants.

Comments: When the number affected is the statistic, use Evidence.statistic.quantity and set Evidence.statistic.type.coding.code=C25463 and Evidence.statistic.type.coding.display=Count. When the statistic is a Proportion, use Evidence.statistic.numberAffected and enter an integer as the value. When the statistic is an Event Rate (where individual participants may have 2 or more events), use Evidence.statistic.numberAffected to record the number of participants with events rather than the total number of events.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: unsignedInt

<a id="Evidence.statistic.sampleSize"></a>

Evidence.statistic.sampleSize

Count of participants in the study sample

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: BackboneElement

<a id="Evidence.statistic.sampleSize.description"></a>

Evidence.statistic.sampleSize.description

Textual description of sample size for statistic

Definition: Human-readable summary of study sample size. A human-readable string to clarify or explain concepts about the sample size.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: markdown

<a id="Evidence.statistic.sampleSize.note"></a>

Evidence.statistic.sampleSize.note

Footnote or explanatory note about the sample size

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: Annotation

<a id="Evidence.statistic.sampleSize.numberOfStudies"></a>

Evidence.statistic.sampleSize.numberOfStudies

Number of contributing studies

Definition: Count of studies or samples combined to become the total sample for the statistic.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: unsignedInt

<a id="Evidence.statistic.sampleSize.numberOfParticipants"></a>

Evidence.statistic.sampleSize.numberOfParticipants

Total number of participants

Definition: Count of members in the total sample for the statistic.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: unsignedInt

<a id="Evidence.statistic.sampleSize.knownDataCount"></a>

Evidence.statistic.sampleSize.knownDataCount

Number of participants with known results for measured variables

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: unsignedInt

<a id="Evidence.statistic.sampleSize.numberAnalyzed"></a>

Evidence.statistic.sampleSize.numberAnalyzed

Total number of participants who were analayzed

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: unsignedInt

<a id="Evidence.statistic.attributeEstimate"></a>

Evidence.statistic.attributeEstimate

An attribute of the Statistic

Definition: A statistical attribute of the statistic such as a measure of heterogeneity.

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: BackboneElement

<a id="Evidence.statistic.attributeEstimate.description"></a>

Evidence.statistic.attributeEstimate.description

Textual description of the attribute estimate

Definition: Human-readable summary of the estimate.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: markdown

<a id="Evidence.statistic.attributeEstimate.note"></a>

Evidence.statistic.attributeEstimate.note

Footnote or explanatory note about the estimate

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: Annotation

<a id="Evidence.statistic.attributeEstimate.type"></a>

Evidence.statistic.attributeEstimate.type

The type of attribute estimate, e.g., confidence interval or p value

Comments: See the Evidence Based Medicine on FHIR Implementation Guide (https://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ebm) for Extensible and Preferred value sets for evidence-related terminologies.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: CodeableConcept

Binding: example:attribute-estimate-type

<a id="Evidence.statistic.attributeEstimate.quantity"></a>

Evidence.statistic.attributeEstimate.quantity

The singular quantity of the attribute estimate, for attribute estimates represented as single values, which may include a unit of measure

Comments: Often the p value

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: Quantity

<a id="Evidence.statistic.attributeEstimate.level"></a>

Evidence.statistic.attributeEstimate.level

Level of confidence interval, e.g., 0.95 for 95% confidence interval

Definition: Use 0.95 for a 95% confidence interval.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: decimal

<a id="Evidence.statistic.attributeEstimate.range"></a>

Evidence.statistic.attributeEstimate.range

Lower and upper bound values of the attribute estimate

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: Range

<a id="Evidence.statistic.attributeEstimate.attributeEstimate"></a>

Evidence.statistic.attributeEstimate.attributeEstimate

A nested attribute estimate; which is the attribute estimate of an attribute estimate

Definition: A nested attribute estimate; which is the attribute estimate of an attribute estimate.

Comments: A nested attribute estimate; which is the attribute estimate of an attribute estimate

Cardinality: 0..*

<a id="Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic"></a>

Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic

An aspect of the statistical model

Definition: A component of the method to generate the statistic.

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: BackboneElement

<a id="Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic.code"></a>

Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic.code

Model specification

Definition: Description of a component of the method to generate the statistic.

Comments: See the Evidence Based Medicine on FHIR Implementation Guide (https://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ebm) for Extensible and Preferred value sets for evidence-related terminologies.

Cardinality: 1..1

Type: CodeableConcept

Binding: example:statistic-model-code

<a id="Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic.value[x]"></a>

Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic.value[x]

The specific value (when paired with code)

Definition: Further specification of the value of the component of the method to generate the statistic.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: Quantity(SimpleQuantity), Range, CodeableConcept

<a id="Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic.intended"></a>

Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic.intended

The plan for analysis

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: boolean

<a id="Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic.applied"></a>

Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic.applied

This model characteristic is part of the analysis that was applied, whether or not the analysis followed the plan

Meaning if Missing: True, unless modelCharacteristic.intended = true; if modelCharacteristic.intended = true and .applied is missing, then meaning Unknown.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: boolean

<a id="Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic.variable"></a>

Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic.variable

A variable adjusted for in the adjusted analysis

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: BackboneElement

<a id="Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic.variable.variableDefinition"></a>

Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic.variable.variableDefinition

Description and definition of the variable

Cardinality: 1..1

Type: Reference(Group, EvidenceVariable)

<a id="Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic.variable.handling"></a>

Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic.variable.handling

boolean | continuous | dichotomous | ordinal | polychotomous | time-to-event | not-specified

Definition: How the variable is classified for use in adjusted analysis.

Comments: See the Evidence Based Medicine on FHIR Implementation Guide (https://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ebm) for Extensible and Preferred value sets for evidence-related terminologies.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: CodeableConcept

Binding: example:variable-handling-example

<a id="Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic.variable.valueCategory"></a>

Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic.variable.valueCategory

Qualitative label used for grouping values of a dichotomous, ordinal, or polychotomous variable

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: CodeableConcept

<a id="Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic.variable.valueQuantity"></a>

Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic.variable.valueQuantity

Quantitative label used for grouping values of a dichotomous, ordinal, or polychotomous variable

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: Quantity

<a id="Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic.variable.valueRange"></a>

Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic.variable.valueRange

Range of quantitative labels used for grouping values of a dichotomous, ordinal, or polychotomous variable

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: Range

<a id="Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic.attribute"></a>

Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic.attribute

An attribute of the model characteristic

Cardinality: 0..*

<a id="Evidence.certainty"></a>

Evidence.certainty

Certainty or quality of the evidence

Definition: Assessment of certainty, confidence in the estimates, or quality of the evidence.

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: BackboneElement

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Evidence.certainty.description

Textual description of certainty

Definition: Textual description of certainty.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: markdown

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Evidence.certainty.note

Footnotes and/or explanatory notes

Definition: Footnotes and/or explanatory notes.

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: Annotation

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Evidence.certainty.type

Aspect of certainty being rated

Definition: Aspect of certainty being rated.

Comments: See the Evidence Based Medicine on FHIR Implementation Guide (https://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ebm) for Extensible and Preferred value sets for evidence-related terminologies.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: CodeableConcept

Binding: example:certainty-type

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Evidence.certainty.rating

Assessment or judgement of the aspect

Definition: Assessment or judgement of the aspect.

Comments: See the Evidence Based Medicine on FHIR Implementation Guide (https://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ebm) for Extensible and Preferred value sets for evidence-related terminologies.

Cardinality: 0..1

Type: CodeableConcept

Binding: example:certainty-rating

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Evidence.certainty.rater

Individual or group who did the rating

Definition: Individual or group who did the rating.

Cardinality: 0..*

Type: string

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Evidence.certainty.subcomponent

A domain or subdomain of certainty

Definition: A domain or subdomain of certainty.

Cardinality: 0..*