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.
| Name | Flags | Card | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Evidence | 0..* | Single evidence bit | ||
Σ | 0..1 | uri | Canonical identifier for this evidence, represented as a globally unique URI | |
Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Additional identifier for the summary | |
Σ | 0..1 | string | Business version of this summary | |
Σ | 0..1 | How to compare versions http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/version-algorithm (extensible) | ||
Σ | 0..1 | string | http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/version-algorithm (extensible) | |
Σ | 0..1 | Coding | http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/version-algorithm (extensible) | |
| 0..1 | string | Name for this summary (machine friendly) | ||
Σ | 0..1 | string | Name for this summary (human friendly) | |
| 0..1 | Citation for this evidence | |||
| 0..1 | Reference | |||
| 0..1 | markdown | |||
?!Σ | 1..1 | code | draft | active | retired | unknown PublicationStatus (required) | |
| 0..1 | boolean | For testing purposes, not real usage | ||
Σ | 0..1 | dateTime | Date last changed | |
| 0..1 | date | When the summary was approved by publisher | ||
| 0..1 | date | When the summary was last reviewed by the publisher | ||
Σ | 0..1 | string | Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual) | |
Σ | 0..* | ContactDetail | Contact details for the publisher | |
Σ | 0..* | ContactDetail | Who authored the content | |
| 0..* | ContactDetail | Who edited the content | ||
| 0..* | ContactDetail | Who reviewed the content | ||
Σ | 0..* | ContactDetail | Who endorsed the content | |
Σ | 0..* | UsageContext | The context that the content is intended to support | |
| 0..1 | markdown | Why this Evidence is defined | ||
| 0..1 | markdown | Use and/or publishing restrictions | ||
| 0..1 | string | Copyright holder and year(s) | ||
| 0..* | RelatedArtifact | Link or citation to artifact associated with the summary | ||
| 0..1 | markdown | Description of the particular summary | ||
| 0..1 | markdown | Declarative description of the Evidence | ||
| 0..* | Annotation | Footnotes and/or explanatory notes | ||
| 1..* | BackboneElement | Evidence variable such as population, exposure, or outcome | ||
| 0..1 | markdown | A text description or summary of the variable | ||
| 0..* | Annotation | Footnotes and/or explanatory notes | ||
Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | population | subpopulation | exposure | referenceExposure | measuredVariable | confounder EvidenceVariableRole (extensible) | |
Σ | 0..1 | Reference | Definition of the actual variable related to the statistic(s) | |
| 0..1 | Reference | Definition of the intended variable related to the Evidence | ||
| 0..1 | CodeableConcept | low | moderate | high | exact EvidenceDirectness (extensible) | ||
| 0..1 | CodeableConcept | The method to combine studies SynthesisType (extensible) | ||
| 0..* | CodeableConcept | The design of the study that produced this evidence StudyDesign (extensible) | ||
| 0..* | BackboneElement | Values and parameters for a single statistic | ||
| 0..1 | markdown | Description of content | ||
| 0..* | Annotation | Footnotes and/or explanatory notes | ||
| 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of statistic, e.g., relative risk StatisticType (extensible) | ||
| 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Associated category for categorical variable | ||
| 0..1 | Quantity | Statistic value | ||
| 0..1 | unsignedInt | The number of events associated with the statistic | ||
| 0..1 | unsignedInt | The number of participants affected | ||
| 0..1 | BackboneElement | Number of samples in the statistic | ||
| 0..1 | markdown | Textual description of sample size for statistic | ||
| 0..* | Annotation | Footnote or explanatory note about the sample size | ||
| 0..1 | unsignedInt | Number of contributing studies | ||
| 0..1 | unsignedInt | Cumulative number of participants | ||
| 0..1 | unsignedInt | Number of participants with known results for measured variables | ||
| 0..* | BackboneElement | An attribute of the Statistic | ||
| 0..1 | markdown | Textual description of the attribute estimate | ||
| 0..* | Annotation | Footnote or explanatory note about the estimate | ||
| 0..1 | CodeableConcept | The type of attribute estimate, e.g., confidence interval or p value AttributeEstimateType (extensible) | ||
| 0..1 | Quantity | The singular quantity of the attribute estimate, for attribute estimates represented as single values; also used to report unit of measure | ||
| 0..1 | decimal | Level of confidence interval, e.g., 0.95 for 95% confidence interval | ||
| 0..1 | Range | Lower and upper bound values of the attribute estimate | ||
| 0..* | A nested attribute estimate; which is the attribute estimate of an attribute estimate | |||
| 0..* | BackboneElement | An aspect of the statistical model | ||
| 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Model specification StatisticModelCode (extensible) | ||
| 0..1 | Quantity | Numerical value to complete model specification | ||
| 0..* | BackboneElement | A variable adjusted for in the adjusted analysis | ||
| 1..1 | Reference | Description of the variable | ||
| 0..1 | code | continuous | dichotomous | ordinal | polychotomous EvidenceVariableHandling (required) | ||
| 0..* | CodeableConcept | Description for grouping of ordinal or polychotomous variables | ||
| 0..* | Quantity | Discrete value for grouping of ordinal or polychotomous variables | ||
| 0..* | Range | Range of values for grouping of ordinal or polychotomous variables | ||
| 0..* | An attribute of the statistic used as a model characteristic | |||
| 0..* | BackboneElement | Certainty or quality of the evidence | ||
| 0..1 | markdown | Textual description of certainty | ||
| 0..* | Annotation | Footnotes and/or explanatory notes | ||
| 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Aspect of certainty being rated EvidenceCertaintyType (extensible) | ||
| 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Assessment or judgement of the aspect EvidenceCertaintyRating (extensible) | ||
| 0..1 | string | Individual or group who did the rating | ||
| 0..* | A domain or subdomain of certainty |