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. package_name: hl7.fhir.r5.core derivation: specialization name: Evidence type: Evidence elements: description: {isModifier: false, short: Description of the particular summary, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 29} statistic: isModifier: false short: Values and parameters for a single statistic type: BackboneElement mustSupport: false array: true isSummary: false index: 41 elements: description: {isModifier: false, short: Description of content, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 42} category: {isModifier: false, short: Associated category for categorical variable, type: CodeableConcept, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 45} attributeEstimate: isModifier: false short: An attribute of the Statistic type: BackboneElement mustSupport: false array: true isSummary: false index: 55 elements: description: {isModifier: false, short: Textual description of the attribute estimate, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 56} note: {isModifier: false, short: Footnote or explanatory note about the estimate, type: Annotation, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 57} type: isModifier: false short: The type of attribute estimate, e.g., confidence interval or p value type: CodeableConcept mustSupport: false binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/attribute-estimate-type'} isSummary: false index: 58 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', type: Quantity, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 59} level: {isModifier: false, short: 'Level of confidence interval, e.g., 0.95 for 95% confidence interval', type: decimal, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 60} range: {isModifier: false, short: Lower and upper bound values of the attribute estimate, type: Range, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 61} 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: 62 sampleSize: isModifier: false short: Number of samples in the statistic type: BackboneElement mustSupport: false isSummary: false index: 49 elements: description: {isModifier: false, short: Textual description of sample size for statistic, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 50} note: {isModifier: false, short: Footnote or explanatory note about the sample size, type: Annotation, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 51} numberOfStudies: {isModifier: false, short: Number of contributing studies, type: unsignedInt, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 52} numberOfParticipants: {isModifier: false, short: Cumulative number of participants, type: unsignedInt, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 53} knownDataCount: {isModifier: false, short: Number of participants with known results for measured variables, type: unsignedInt, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 54} note: {isModifier: false, short: Footnotes and/or explanatory notes, type: Annotation, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 43} modelCharacteristic: isModifier: false short: An aspect of the statistical model index: 63 type: BackboneElement mustSupport: false array: true elements: code: isModifier: false short: Model specification type: CodeableConcept mustSupport: false binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/statistic-model-code'} isSummary: false index: 64 value: {isModifier: false, short: Numerical value to complete model specification, type: Quantity, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 65} variable: isModifier: false short: A variable adjusted for in the adjusted analysis index: 66 type: BackboneElement mustSupport: false array: true elements: variableDefinition: isModifier: false short: Description of the variable refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/EvidenceVariable', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group'] type: Reference mustSupport: false isSummary: false index: 67 handling: isModifier: false short: continuous | dichotomous | ordinal | polychotomous type: code mustSupport: false binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/variable-handling|5.0.0'} isSummary: false index: 68 valueCategory: {isModifier: false, short: Description for grouping of ordinal or polychotomous variables, type: CodeableConcept, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 69} valueQuantity: {isModifier: false, short: Discrete value for grouping of ordinal or polychotomous variables, type: Quantity, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 70} valueRange: {isModifier: false, short: Range of values for grouping of ordinal or polychotomous variables, type: Range, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 71} required: [variableDefinition] isSummary: false 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: 72 required: [code] isSummary: false statisticType: isModifier: false short: Type of statistic, e.g., relative risk type: CodeableConcept mustSupport: false binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/statistic-type'} isSummary: false index: 44 numberAffected: {isModifier: false, short: The number of participants affected, type: unsignedInt, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 48} quantity: {isModifier: false, short: Statistic value, type: Quantity, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 46} numberOfEvents: {isModifier: false, short: The number of events associated with the statistic, type: unsignedInt, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 47} date: {isModifier: false, short: Date last changed, type: dateTime, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 15} endorser: {isModifier: false, short: Who endorsed the content, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 23} publisher: {isModifier: false, short: Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual), type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 18} approvalDate: {isModifier: false, short: When the summary was approved by publisher, type: date, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 16} purpose: {isModifier: false, short: Why this Evidence is defined, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 25} name: {isModifier: false, short: Name for this summary (machine friendly), type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 7} citeAsMarkdown: {isModifier: false, short: Citation for this evidence, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: citeAs, isSummary: false, index: 12} citeAs: isModifier: false short: Citation for this evidence mustSupport: false choices: [citeAsReference, citeAsMarkdown] isSummary: false index: 10 copyrightLabel: {isModifier: false, short: Copyright holder and year(s), type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 27} useContext: {isModifier: false, short: The context that the content is intended to support, type: UsageContext, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 24} copyright: {isModifier: false, short: Use and/or publishing restrictions, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 26} versionAlgorithm: isModifier: false short: How to compare versions mustSupport: false choices: [versionAlgorithmString, versionAlgorithmCoding] isSummary: true index: 4 experimental: {isModifier: false, short: 'For testing purposes, not real usage', type: boolean, mustSupport: false, meaningWhenMissing: 'If absent, this resource is treated as though it is not experimental.', isSummary: false, index: 14} variableDefinition: min: 1 isModifier: false short: Evidence variable such as population, exposure, or outcome index: 32 type: BackboneElement mustSupport: false array: true elements: description: {isModifier: false, short: A text description or summary of the variable, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 33} note: {isModifier: false, short: Footnotes and/or explanatory notes, type: Annotation, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 34} variableRole: isModifier: false short: population | subpopulation | exposure | referenceExposure | measuredVariable | confounder type: CodeableConcept mustSupport: false binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/variable-role'} isSummary: true index: 35 observed: isModifier: false short: Definition of the actual variable related to the statistic(s) refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/EvidenceVariable', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group'] type: Reference mustSupport: false isSummary: true index: 36 intended: isModifier: false short: Definition of the intended variable related to the Evidence refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/EvidenceVariable', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group'] type: Reference mustSupport: false isSummary: false index: 37 directnessMatch: isModifier: false short: low | moderate | high | exact type: CodeableConcept mustSupport: false binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/directness'} isSummary: false index: 38 required: [variableRole] isSummary: false title: {isModifier: false, short: Name for this summary (human friendly), type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 8} note: {isModifier: false, short: Footnotes and/or explanatory notes, type: Annotation, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 31} author: {isModifier: false, short: Who authored the content, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 20} synthesisType: isModifier: false short: The method to combine studies type: CodeableConcept mustSupport: false binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/synthesis-type'} isSummary: false index: 39 versionAlgorithmCoding: {isModifier: false, short: How to compare versions, type: Coding, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: versionAlgorithm, isSummary: true, index: 6} status: isModifier: true short: draft | active | retired | unknown index: 13 type: code 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 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 type: uri mustSupport: false isSummary: true index: 0 identifier: {isModifier: false, short: Additional identifier for the summary, type: Identifier, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 1} lastReviewDate: {isModifier: false, short: When the summary was last reviewed by the publisher, type: date, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 17} editor: {isModifier: false, short: Who edited the content, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 21} versionAlgorithmString: {isModifier: false, short: How to compare versions, type: string, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: versionAlgorithm, isSummary: true, index: 5} certainty: isModifier: false short: Certainty or quality of the evidence type: BackboneElement mustSupport: false array: true isSummary: false index: 73 elements: description: {isModifier: false, short: Textual description of certainty, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 74} note: {isModifier: false, short: Footnotes and/or explanatory notes, type: Annotation, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 75} type: isModifier: false short: Aspect of certainty being rated type: CodeableConcept mustSupport: false binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/certainty-type'} isSummary: false index: 76 rating: isModifier: false short: Assessment or judgement of the aspect type: CodeableConcept mustSupport: false binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/certainty-rating'} isSummary: false index: 77 rater: {isModifier: false, short: Individual or group who did the rating, type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 78} 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: 79 reviewer: {isModifier: false, short: Who reviewed the content, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 22} citeAsReference: isModifier: false short: Citation for this evidence refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Citation'] type: Reference mustSupport: false choiceOf: citeAs isSummary: false index: 11 version: {isModifier: false, short: Business version of this summary, type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 2} relatedArtifact: {isModifier: false, short: Link or citation to artifact associated with the summary, type: RelatedArtifact, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 28} studyDesign: isModifier: false short: The design of the study that produced this evidence type: CodeableConcept mustSupport: false array: true binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/study-design'} isSummary: false index: 40 contact: {isModifier: false, short: Contact details for the publisher, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 19} assertion: {isModifier: false, short: Declarative description of the Evidence, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 30} package_version: 5.0.0 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]