http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/picoelement|4.0.1

description: Explanation of what this profile contains/is for.
derivation: constraint
name: PICO Element Profile
type: EvidenceVariable
elements:
  identifier: {short: Additional identifier for the evidence variable, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 0}
  title: {short: Name for this evidence variable (human friendly), isSummary: true, index: 1}
  shortTitle: {short: Title for use in informal contexts, index: 2}
  date: {short: Date last changed, isSummary: true, index: 3}
  description: {short: Natural language description of the evidence variable, index: 4}
  note: {short: Used for footnotes or explanatory notes, array: true, index: 5}
  type: {short: dichotomous | continuous | descriptive, index: 6}
  characteristic:
    min: 1
    short: What defines the members of the evidence element
    array: true
    index: 7
    elements:
      description: {short: Natural language description of the characteristic, index: 8}
      definition:
        short: What code or expression defines members?
        choices: []
        index: 10
      usageContext: {short: 'What code/value pairs define members?', array: true, index: 11}
      exclude: {short: Whether the characteristic includes or excludes members, index: 12}
      participantEffective:
        short: What time period do participants cover
        choices: []
        index: 14
      timeFromStart: {short: Observation time from study start, index: 15}
      groupMeasure: {short: mean | median | mean-of-mean | mean-of-median | median-of-mean | median-of-median, index: 16}
    required: [definition]
class: profile
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/picoelement
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/EvidenceVariable
version: 4.0.1
required: [characteristic]