description: The Evidence Resource provides a machine-interpretable expression of an evidence concept including the evidence variables (eg population, exposures/interventions, comparators, outcomes, measured variables, confounding variables), the statistics, and the certainty of this evidence.
package_name: hl7.fhir.r5.examples
derivation: specialization
name: Evidence
type: Evidence
elements:
  description: {isModifier: false, short: Description of the particular summary, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 20}
  statistic: {isModifier: false, short: Values and parameters for a single statistic, type: Statistic, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 32}
  date: {isModifier: false, short: Date last changed, type: dateTime, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 9}
  endorser: {isModifier: false, short: Who endorsed the content, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 18}
  publisher: {isModifier: false, short: Name of the publisher (organization or individual), type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 13}
  approvalDate: {isModifier: false, short: When the summary was approved by publisher, type: date, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 11}
  citeAsMarkdown: {isModifier: false, short: Citation for this evidence, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: citeAs, isSummary: false, index: 7}
  citeAs:
    isModifier: false
    short: Citation for this evidence
    mustSupport: false
    choices: [citeAsReference, citeAsMarkdown]
    isSummary: false
    index: 5
  useContext: {isModifier: false, short: The context that the content is intended to support, type: UsageContext, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 10}
  studyType:
    isModifier: false
    short: The type of study that produced this evidence
    type: CodeableConcept
    mustSupport: false
    binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/study-type'}
    isSummary: false
    index: 31
  variableDefinition:
    min: 1
    isModifier: false
    short: Evidence variable such as population, exposure, or outcome
    index: 23
    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: 24}
      note: {isModifier: false, short: Footnotes and/or explanatory notes, type: Annotation, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 25}
      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: 26
      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: 27
      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: 28
      directnessMatch:
        isModifier: false
        short: low | moderate | high | exact
        type: CodeableConcept
        mustSupport: false
        binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/directness'}
        isSummary: false
        index: 29
    required: [variableRole]
    isSummary: false
  title: {isModifier: false, short: Name for this summary (human friendly), type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 3}
  note: {isModifier: false, short: Footnotes and/or explanatory notes, type: Annotation, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 22}
  author: {isModifier: false, short: Who authored the content, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 15}
  synthesisType:
    isModifier: false
    short: The method to combine studies
    type: CodeableConcept
    mustSupport: false
    binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/synthesis-type'}
    isSummary: false
    index: 30
  status:
    isModifier: true
    short: draft | active | retired | unknown
    index: 8
    type: code
    mustSupport: false
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/publication-status|4.6.0'}
    isModifierReason: This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not use a retired {{title}} without due consideration
    isSummary: true
  url: {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, type: date, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 12}
  editor: {isModifier: false, short: Who edited the content, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 16}
  distribution: {isModifier: false, short: An ordered group of statistics, type: OrderedDistribution, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 33}
  certainty:
    isModifier: false
    short: Certainty or quality of the evidence
    type: BackboneElement
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    isSummary: false
    index: 34
    elements:
      description: {isModifier: false, short: Textual description of certainty, type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 35}
      note: {isModifier: false, short: Footnotes and/or explanatory notes, type: Annotation, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 36}
      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: 37
      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: 38
      rater: {isModifier: false, short: Individual or group who did the rating, type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 39}
      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: 40
  reviewer: {isModifier: false, short: Who reviewed the content, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 17}
  citeAsReference:
    isModifier: false
    short: Citation for this evidence
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Citation']
    type: Reference
    mustSupport: false
    choiceOf: citeAs
    isSummary: false
    index: 6
  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: 19}
  contact: {isModifier: false, short: Contact details for the publisher, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 14}
  assertion: {isModifier: false, short: Declarative description of the Evidence, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 21}
package_version: 4.6.0
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Evidence
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/MetadataResource
version: 4.6.0
required: [variableDefinition, status]