Evidence

ResourceSpecialized · Evidence-Based MedicineTrial useMaturity 0

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.

StructureSearch parametersHL7 specificationStructureDefinition JSON

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Backends

PostgreSQLElasticsearch

Interactions

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Search

15 of 22 parameters tested

Structure

Show inherited elements (8)

Element	Card.	Type	Description
urlΣ	0..1	uri	Canonical identifier for this evidence, represented as a URI (globally unique)
identifierΣ	0..*	Identifier	Additional identifier for the evidence
versionΣ	0..1	string	Business version of the evidence
nameΣ	0..1	string	Name for this evidence (computer friendly)
titleΣ	0..1	string	Name for this evidence (human friendly)
shortTitle	0..1	string	Title for use in informal contexts
subtitle	0..1	string	Subordinate title of the Evidence
statusRequired?!Σ	1..1	code	draft | active | retired | unknownBinding (required): publication-status
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 evidence
note	0..*	Annotation	Used for footnotes or explanatory notes
useContextΣ	0..*	UsageContext	The context that the content is intended to support
jurisdictionΣ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Intended jurisdiction for evidence (if applicable)Binding (extensible): jurisdiction
copyright	0..1	markdown	Use and/or publishing restrictions
approvalDate	0..1	date	When the evidence was approved by publisher
lastReviewDate	0..1	date	When the evidence was last reviewed
effectivePeriodΣ	0..1	Period	When the evidence is expected to be used
topic	0..*	CodeableConcept	The category of the Evidence, such as Education, Treatment, Assessment, etc.Binding (example): definition-topic
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.
exposureBackgroundRequiredΣ	1..1	Reference(EvidenceVariable)	What population?
exposureVariantΣ	0..*	Reference(EvidenceVariable)	What exposure?
outcomeΣ	0..*	Reference(EvidenceVariable)	What outcome?

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Search parameters

Query with GET [base]/Evidence?[parameter]=[value]. Type decides which modifiers and prefixes apply, see search features.

Parameter	Type	Description	PG	ES
composed-of	reference	What resource is being referenced Evidence.relatedArtifact.where(type='composed-of').resource
context	token	A use context assigned to the evidence (Evidence.useContext.value.ofType(CodeableConcept))
context-quantity	quantity	A quantity- or range-valued use context assigned to the evidence (Evidence.useContext.value.ofType(Quantity)) | (Evidence.useContext.value.ofType(Range))
context-type	token	A type of use context assigned to the evidence Evidence.useContext.code
context-type-quantity	composite	A use context type and quantity- or range-based value assigned to the evidence Evidence.useContext
context-type-value	composite	A use context type and value assigned to the evidence Evidence.useContext
date	date	The evidence publication date Evidence.date
depends-on	reference	What resource is being referenced Evidence.relatedArtifact.where(type='depends-on').resource
derived-from	reference	What resource is being referenced Evidence.relatedArtifact.where(type='derived-from').resource
description	string	The description of the evidence Evidence.description
effective	date	The time during which the evidence is intended to be in use Evidence.effectivePeriod
identifier	token	External identifier for the evidence Evidence.identifier
jurisdiction	token	Intended jurisdiction for the evidence Evidence.jurisdiction
name	string	Computationally friendly name of the evidence Evidence.name
predecessor	reference	What resource is being referenced Evidence.relatedArtifact.where(type='predecessor').resource
publisher	string	Name of the publisher of the evidence Evidence.publisher
status	token	The current status of the evidence Evidence.status
successor	reference	What resource is being referenced Evidence.relatedArtifact.where(type='successor').resource
title	string	The human-friendly name of the evidence Evidence.title
topic	token	Topics associated with the Evidence Evidence.topic
url	uri	The uri that identifies the evidence Evidence.url
version	token	The business version of the evidence Evidence.version

PG: PostgreSQL, ES: Elasticsearch. passes its TestScript checks, fails, not tested yet.

Common parameters on every resource (8)

_haste-health-author	reference	The author of the resource
_id	token	Logical id of this artifact
_lastUpdated	date	When the resource version last changed
_profile	uri	Profiles this resource claims to conform to
_security	token	Security Labels applied to this resource
_source	uri	Identifies where the resource comes from
_tag	token	Tags applied to this resource
_type	token	Derived from the R4B Definition