Evidence

Specialized

The Evidence resource describes the conditional state (population and any exposures being compared within the population) and outcome (if specified) that the knowledge (evidence, assertion, recommendation) is about.

PathCard.TypeDescription & Constraints
Evidence0..*A research context or question
.idΣ0..1StringLogical id of this artifact
.metaΣ0..1MetaMetadata about the resource
.implicitRules?!Σ0..1uriA set of rules under which this content was created
.language0..1codeLanguage of the resource content
Bindinglanguages(preferred)
.text0..1NarrativeText summary of the resource, for human interpretation
.contained0..*ResourceContained, inline Resources
.extension0..*ExtensionAdditional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!0..*ExtensionExtensions that cannot be ignored
.urlΣ0..1uriCanonical identifier for this evidence, represented as a URI (globally unique)
.identifierΣ0..*IdentifierAdditional identifier for the evidence
.versionΣ0..1stringBusiness version of the evidence
.nameΣ0..1stringName for this evidence (computer friendly)
.titleΣ0..1stringName for this evidence (human friendly)
.shortTitle0..1stringTitle for use in informal contexts
.subtitle0..1stringSubordinate title of the Evidence
.status?!Σ1..1codedraft | active | retired | unknown
Bindingpublication-status(required)
.dateΣ0..1dateTimeDate last changed
.publisherΣ0..1stringName of the publisher (organization or individual)
.contactΣ0..*ContactDetailContact details for the publisher
.descriptionΣ0..1markdownNatural language description of the evidence
.note0..*AnnotationUsed for footnotes or explanatory notes
.useContextΣ0..*UsageContextThe context that the content is intended to support
.jurisdictionΣ0..*CodeableConceptIntended jurisdiction for evidence (if applicable)
Bindingjurisdiction(extensible)
.copyright0..1markdownUse and/or publishing restrictions
.approvalDate0..1dateWhen the evidence was approved by publisher
.lastReviewDate0..1dateWhen the evidence was last reviewed
.effectivePeriodΣ0..1PeriodWhen the evidence is expected to be used
.topic0..*CodeableConceptThe category of the Evidence, such as Education, Treatment, Assessment, etc.
Bindingdefinition-topic(example)
.author0..*ContactDetailWho authored the content
.editor0..*ContactDetailWho edited the content
.reviewer0..*ContactDetailWho reviewed the content
.endorser0..*ContactDetailWho endorsed the content
.relatedArtifact0..*RelatedArtifactAdditional documentation, citations, etc.
.exposureBackgroundΣ1..1Reference(EvidenceVariable)What population?
.exposureVariantΣ0..*Reference(EvidenceVariable)What exposure?
.outcomeΣ0..*Reference(EvidenceVariable)What outcome?