http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Evidence|5.0.0

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.
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description: 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.
derivation: specialization
name: Evidence
type: Evidence
elements:
  description: {isModifier: false, short: Description of the particular summary, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 25}
  statistic:
    isModifier: false
    short: Values and parameters for a single statistic
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    isSummary: false
    index: 37
    elements:
      description: {isModifier: false, short: Description of content, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 38}
      category: {isModifier: false, short: Associated category for categorical variable, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 41}
      attributeEstimate:
        isModifier: false
        short: An attribute of the Statistic
        mustSupport: false
        array: true
        isSummary: false
        index: 51
        elements:
          description: {isModifier: false, short: Textual description of the attribute estimate, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 52}
          note: {isModifier: false, short: Footnote or explanatory note about the estimate, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 53}
          type:
            isModifier: false
            short: The type of attribute estimate, e.g., confidence interval or p value
            mustSupport: false
            binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/attribute-estimate-type'}
            isSummary: false
            index: 54
          quantity: {isModifier: false, short: 'The singular quantity of the attribute estimate, for attribute estimates represented as single values; also used to report unit of measure', mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 55}
          level: {isModifier: false, short: 'Level of confidence interval, e.g., 0.95 for 95% confidence interval', mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 56}
          range: {isModifier: false, short: Lower and upper bound values of the attribute estimate, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 57}
          attributeEstimate:
            elementReference: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Evidence', elements, statistic, elements, attributeEstimate]
            isModifier: false
            short: A nested attribute estimate; which is the attribute estimate of an attribute estimate
            mustSupport: false
            array: true
            isSummary: false
            index: 58
      sampleSize:
        isModifier: false
        short: Number of samples in the statistic
        mustSupport: false
        isSummary: false
        index: 45
        elements:
          description: {isModifier: false, short: Textual description of sample size for statistic, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 46}
          note: {isModifier: false, short: Footnote or explanatory note about the sample size, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 47}
          numberOfStudies: {isModifier: false, short: Number of contributing studies, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 48}
          numberOfParticipants: {isModifier: false, short: Cumulative number of participants, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 49}
          knownDataCount: {isModifier: false, short: Number of participants with known results for measured variables, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 50}
      note: {isModifier: false, short: Footnotes and/or explanatory notes, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 39}
      modelCharacteristic:
        isModifier: false
        short: An aspect of the statistical model
        mustSupport: false
        array: true
        isSummary: false
        index: 59
        elements:
          code:
            isModifier: false
            short: Model specification
            mustSupport: false
            binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/statistic-model-code'}
            isSummary: false
            index: 60
          value: {isModifier: false, short: Numerical value to complete model specification, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 61}
          variable:
            isModifier: false
            short: A variable adjusted for in the adjusted analysis
            mustSupport: false
            array: true
            isSummary: false
            index: 62
            elements:
              variableDefinition: {isModifier: false, short: Description of the variable, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 63}
              handling:
                isModifier: false
                short: continuous | dichotomous | ordinal | polychotomous
                mustSupport: false
                binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/variable-handling|5.0.0'}
                isSummary: false
                index: 64
              valueCategory: {isModifier: false, short: Description for grouping of ordinal or polychotomous variables, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 65}
              valueQuantity: {isModifier: false, short: Discrete value for grouping of ordinal or polychotomous variables, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 66}
              valueRange: {isModifier: false, short: Range of values for grouping of ordinal or polychotomous variables, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 67}
            required: [variableDefinition]
          attributeEstimate:
            elementReference: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Evidence', elements, statistic, elements, attributeEstimate]
            isModifier: false
            short: An attribute of the statistic used as a model characteristic
            mustSupport: false
            array: true
            isSummary: false
            index: 68
        required: [code]
      statisticType:
        isModifier: false
        short: Type of statistic, e.g., relative risk
        mustSupport: false
        binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/statistic-type'}
        isSummary: false
        index: 40
      numberAffected: {isModifier: false, short: The number of participants affected, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 44}
      quantity: {isModifier: false, short: Statistic value, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 42}
      numberOfEvents: {isModifier: false, short: The number of events associated with the statistic, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 43}
  date: {isModifier: false, short: Date last changed, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 11}
  endorser: {isModifier: false, short: Who endorsed the content, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 19}
  publisher: {isModifier: false, short: Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual), mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 14}
  approvalDate: {isModifier: false, short: When the summary was approved by publisher, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 12}
  purpose: {isModifier: false, short: Why this Evidence is defined, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 21}
  name: {isModifier: false, short: Name for this summary (machine friendly), mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 5}
  citeAs:
    isModifier: false
    short: Citation for this evidence
    mustSupport: false
    choices: []
    isSummary: false
    index: 8
  copyrightLabel: {isModifier: false, short: Copyright holder and year(s), mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 23}
  useContext: {isModifier: false, short: The context that the content is intended to support, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 20}
  copyright: {isModifier: false, short: Use and/or publishing restrictions, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 22}
  versionAlgorithm:
    isModifier: false
    short: How to compare versions
    mustSupport: false
    choices: []
    isSummary: true
    index: 4
  experimental: {isModifier: false, short: 'For testing purposes, not real usage', mustSupport: false, meaningWhenMissing: 'If absent, this resource is treated as though it is not experimental.', isSummary: false, index: 10}
  variableDefinition:
    min: 1
    isModifier: false
    short: Evidence variable such as population, exposure, or outcome
    index: 28
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    elements:
      description: {isModifier: false, short: A text description or summary of the variable, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 29}
      note: {isModifier: false, short: Footnotes and/or explanatory notes, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 30}
      variableRole:
        isModifier: false
        short: population | subpopulation | exposure | referenceExposure | measuredVariable | confounder
        mustSupport: false
        binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/variable-role'}
        isSummary: true
        index: 31
      observed: {isModifier: false, short: Definition of the actual variable related to the statistic(s), mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 32}
      intended: {isModifier: false, short: Definition of the intended variable related to the Evidence, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 33}
      directnessMatch:
        isModifier: false
        short: low | moderate | high | exact
        mustSupport: false
        binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/directness'}
        isSummary: false
        index: 34
    required: [variableRole]
    isSummary: false
  title: {isModifier: false, short: Name for this summary (human friendly), mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 6}
  note: {isModifier: false, short: Footnotes and/or explanatory notes, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 27}
  author: {isModifier: false, short: Who authored the content, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 16}
  synthesisType:
    isModifier: false
    short: The method to combine studies
    mustSupport: false
    binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/synthesis-type'}
    isSummary: false
    index: 35
  status:
    isModifier: true
    short: draft | active | retired | unknown
    mustSupport: false
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/publication-status|5.0.0'}
    isModifierReason: This is labeled as \"Is Modifier\" because applications should not use a retired {{title}} without due consideration
    isSummary: true
    index: 9
  url:
    constraint:
      cnl-1: {human: 'URL should not contain | or # - these characters make processing canonical references problematic', source: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Evidence', severity: warning, expression: 'exists() implies matches(''^[^|# ]+$'')'}
    isModifier: false
    short: Canonical identifier for this evidence, represented as a globally unique URI
    mustSupport: false
    isSummary: true
    index: 0
  identifier: {isModifier: false, short: Additional identifier for the summary, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 1}
  lastReviewDate: {isModifier: false, short: When the summary was last reviewed by the publisher, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 13}
  editor: {isModifier: false, short: Who edited the content, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 17}
  certainty:
    isModifier: false
    short: Certainty or quality of the evidence
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    isSummary: false
    index: 69
    elements:
      description: {isModifier: false, short: Textual description of certainty, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 70}
      note: {isModifier: false, short: Footnotes and/or explanatory notes, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 71}
      type:
        isModifier: false
        short: Aspect of certainty being rated
        mustSupport: false
        binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/certainty-type'}
        isSummary: false
        index: 72
      rating:
        isModifier: false
        short: Assessment or judgement of the aspect
        mustSupport: false
        binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/certainty-rating'}
        isSummary: false
        index: 73
      rater: {isModifier: false, short: Individual or group who did the rating, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 74}
      subcomponent:
        elementReference: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Evidence', elements, certainty]
        isModifier: false
        short: A domain or subdomain of certainty
        mustSupport: false
        array: true
        isSummary: false
        index: 75
  reviewer: {isModifier: false, short: Who reviewed the content, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 18}
  version: {isModifier: false, short: Business version of this summary, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 2}
  relatedArtifact: {isModifier: false, short: Link or citation to artifact associated with the summary, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 24}
  studyDesign:
    isModifier: false
    short: The design of the study that produced this evidence
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/study-design'}
    isSummary: false
    index: 36
  contact: {isModifier: false, short: Contact details for the publisher, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 15}
  assertion: {isModifier: false, short: Declarative description of the Evidence, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 26}
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Evidence
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: 5.0.0
required: [variableDefinition, status]