ResearchDefinition
SpecializedThe ResearchDefinition 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.
| Path | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|
| ResearchDefinition | 0..* | — | A research context or question |
| .idΣ | 0..1 | String | Logical id of this artifact |
| .metaΣ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource |
| .implicitRules?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created |
| .language | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Bindinglanguages(preferred) |
| .text | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
| .contained | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources |
| .extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations |
| .modifierExtension?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
| .urlΣ | 0..1 | uri | Canonical identifier for this research definition, represented as a URI (globally unique) |
| .identifierΣ | 0..* | Identifier | Additional identifier for the research definition |
| .versionΣ | 0..1 | string | Business version of the research definition |
| .nameΣ | 0..1 | string | Name for this research definition (computer friendly) |
| .titleΣ | 0..1 | string | Name for this research definition (human friendly) |
| .shortTitle | 0..1 | string | Title for use in informal contexts |
| .subtitle | 0..1 | string | Subordinate title of the ResearchDefinition |
| .status?!Σ | 1..1 | code | draft | active | retired | unknown Bindingpublication-status(required) |
| .experimentalΣ | 0..1 | boolean | For testing purposes, not real usage |
| .subject[x] | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Reference(Group) | E.g. Patient, Practitioner, RelatedPerson, Organization, Location, Device Bindingsubject-type(extensible) |
| .dateΣ | 0..1 | dateTime | Date last changed |
| .publisherΣ | 0..1 | string | Name of the publisher (organization or individual) |
| .contactΣ | 0..* | ContactDetail | Contact details for the publisher |
| .descriptionΣ | 0..1 | markdown | Natural language description of the research definition |
| .comment | 0..* | string | Used for footnotes or explanatory notes |
| .useContextΣ | 0..* | UsageContext | The context that the content is intended to support |
| .jurisdictionΣ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Intended jurisdiction for research definition (if applicable) Bindingjurisdiction(extensible) |
| .purpose | 0..1 | markdown | Why this research definition is defined |
| .usage | 0..1 | string | Describes the clinical usage of the ResearchDefinition |
| .copyright | 0..1 | markdown | Use and/or publishing restrictions |
| .approvalDate | 0..1 | date | When the research definition was approved by publisher |
| .lastReviewDate | 0..1 | date | When the research definition was last reviewed |
| .effectivePeriodΣ | 0..1 | Period | When the research definition is expected to be used |
| .topic | 0..* | CodeableConcept | The category of the ResearchDefinition, such as Education, Treatment, Assessment, etc. Bindingdefinition-topic(example) |
| .author | 0..* | ContactDetail | Who authored the content |
| .editor | 0..* | ContactDetail | Who edited the content |
| .reviewer | 0..* | ContactDetail | Who reviewed the content |
| .endorser | 0..* | ContactDetail | Who endorsed the content |
| .relatedArtifact | 0..* | RelatedArtifact | Additional documentation, citations, etc. |
| .library | 0..* | canonical | Logic used by the ResearchDefinition |
| .populationΣ | 1..1 | Reference(ResearchElementDefinition) | What population? |
| .exposureΣ | 0..1 | Reference(ResearchElementDefinition) | What exposure? |
| .exposureAlternativeΣ | 0..1 | Reference(ResearchElementDefinition) | What alternative exposure state? |
| .outcomeΣ | 0..1 | Reference(ResearchElementDefinition) | What outcome? |