description: This represents statistics, certainty, both the intended and actual population, and evidence variables.
package_name: hl7.fhir.r5.core
derivation: specialization
name: Evidence
type: Evidence
elements:
  description: {short: Description of the particular summary, type: markdown, index: 16}
  statistic: {type: Statistic, short: Values and parameters for a single statistic, array: true, index: 28}
  date: {short: Date last changed, type: dateTime, isSummary: true, index: 5}
  endorser: {short: Who endorsed the content, type: ContactDetail, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 14}
  publisher: {short: Name of the publisher (organization or individual), type: string, isSummary: true, index: 9}
  approvalDate: {short: When the summary was approved by publisher, type: date, index: 7}
  useContext: {short: The context that the content is intended to support, type: UsageContext, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 6}
  studyType:
    type: CodeableConcept
    short: The type of study that produced this summary
    binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/study-type'}
    index: 27
  variableDefinition:
    type: BackboneElement
    short: Evidence variable such as population, exposure, or outcome
    array: true
    min: 1
    index: 19
    elements:
      description: {type: markdown, short: A text description or summary of the variable, index: 20}
      note: {type: Annotation, short: Footnotes and/or explanatory notes, array: true, index: 21}
      variableRole:
        short: population | subpopulation | exposure | referenceExposure | measuredVariable | confounder
        type: CodeableConcept
        binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/variable-role'}
        isSummary: true
        index: 22
      observed:
        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
        isSummary: true
        index: 23
      intended:
        type: Reference
        short: Definition of the intended variable related to the Evidence
        refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/EvidenceVariable', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group']
        index: 24
      directnessMatch:
        type: CodeableConcept
        short: low | moderate | high | exact
        binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/directness'}
        index: 25
    required: [variableRole]
  title: {short: Name for this summary (human friendly), type: string, isSummary: true, index: 3}
  note: {type: Annotation, short: Footnotes and/or explanatory notes, array: true, index: 18}
  author: {short: Who authored the content, type: ContactDetail, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 11}
  synthesisType:
    type: CodeableConcept
    short: The particular type of synthesis if this is a synthesis summary
    binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/synthesis-type'}
    index: 26
  status:
    isModifier: true
    short: draft | active | retired | unknown
    type: code
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/publication-status|4.5.0'}
    isModifierReason: This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not use a retired {{title}} without due consideration
    isSummary: true
    index: 4
  url: {short: 'Canonical identifier for this evidence, represented as a globally unique URI', type: uri, isSummary: true, index: 0}
  identifier: {short: Additional identifier for the summary, type: Identifier, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 1}
  lastReviewDate: {short: When the summary was last reviewed, type: date, index: 8}
  editor: {type: ContactDetail, short: Who edited the content, array: true, index: 12}
  distribution: {type: OrderedDistribution, short: An ordered group of statistics, array: true, index: 29}
  certainty:
    type: BackboneElement
    short: Level of certainty
    array: true
    index: 30
    elements:
      description: {type: string, short: Textual description of certainty, index: 31}
      note: {type: Annotation, short: Footnotes and/or explanatory notes, array: true, index: 32}
      rating:
        type: CodeableConcept
        short: Quality or certainty of the Evidence
        binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/evidence-quality'}
        array: true
        index: 33
      certaintySubcomponent:
        type: BackboneElement
        short: A domain or subdomain of certainty rating
        array: true
        index: 34
        elements:
          description: {type: string, short: Textual description of certainty subcomponent, index: 35}
          note: {type: Annotation, short: Footnotes and/or explanatory notes, array: true, index: 36}
          type:
            type: CodeableConcept
            short: Aspect of quality or certainty being rated
            binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/certainty-subcomponent-type'}
            array: true
            index: 37
          rating:
            type: CodeableConcept
            short: Quality or certainty of the aspect
            binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/certainty-subcomponent-rating'}
            array: true
            index: 38
  reviewer: {type: ContactDetail, short: Who reviewed the content, array: true, index: 13}
  version: {short: Business version of this summary, type: string, isSummary: true, index: 2}
  relatedArtifact: {type: RelatedArtifact, short: Link or citation to artifact associated with the summary, array: true, index: 15}
  contact: {short: Contact details for the publisher, type: ContactDetail, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 10}
  assertion: {type: markdown, short: Declarative description of the Evidence, index: 17}
package_version: 4.5.0
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Evidence
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/MetadataResource
version: 4.5.0
required: [variableDefinition, status]