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ResearchDefinition

ResourceSpecialized · Evidence-Based MedicineTrial useMaturity 0

The 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.

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20 of 22 parameters tested

Structure​

ElementCard.TypeDescription
urlΣ
0..1uriCanonical identifier for this research definition, represented as a URI (globally unique)
identifierΣ
0..*IdentifierAdditional identifier for the research definition
versionΣ
0..1stringBusiness version of the research definition
nameΣ
0..1stringName for this research definition (computer friendly)
titleΣ
0..1stringName for this research definition (human friendly)
shortTitle
0..1stringTitle for use in informal contexts
subtitle
0..1stringSubordinate title of the ResearchDefinition
statusRequired?!Σ
1..1codedraft | active | retired | unknownBinding (required): publication-status
experimentalΣ
0..1booleanFor testing purposes, not real usage
subject[x]
0..1CodeableConcept | Reference(Group)E.g. Patient, Practitioner, RelatedPerson, Organization, Location, DeviceBinding (extensible): subject-type
dateΣ
0..1dateTimeDate last changed
publisherΣ
0..1stringName of the publisher (organization or individual)
contactΣ
0..*ContactDetailContact details for the publisher
descriptionΣ
0..1markdownNatural language description of the research definition
comment
0..*stringUsed for footnotes or explanatory notes
useContextΣ
0..*UsageContextThe context that the content is intended to support
jurisdictionΣ
0..*CodeableConceptIntended jurisdiction for research definition (if applicable)Binding (extensible): jurisdiction
purpose
0..1markdownWhy this research definition is defined
usage
0..1stringDescribes the clinical usage of the ResearchDefinition
copyright
0..1markdownUse and/or publishing restrictions
approvalDate
0..1dateWhen the research definition was approved by publisher
lastReviewDate
0..1dateWhen the research definition was last reviewed
effectivePeriodΣ
0..1PeriodWhen the research definition is expected to be used
topic
0..*CodeableConceptThe category of the ResearchDefinition, such as Education, Treatment, Assessment, etc.Binding (example): definition-topic
author
0..*ContactDetailWho authored the content
editor
0..*ContactDetailWho edited the content
reviewer
0..*ContactDetailWho reviewed the content
endorser
0..*ContactDetailWho endorsed the content
relatedArtifact
0..*RelatedArtifactAdditional documentation, citations, etc.
library
0..*canonical(Library)Logic used by the ResearchDefinition
populationRequiredΣ
1..1Reference(ResearchElementDefinition)What population?
exposureΣ
0..1Reference(ResearchElementDefinition)What exposure?
exposureAlternativeΣ
0..1Reference(ResearchElementDefinition)What alternative exposure state?
outcomeΣ
0..1Reference(ResearchElementDefinition)What outcome?

Σ in _summary results · ?! modifier element · 1.. required · inherited elements in grey

Search parameters​

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

ParameterTypeDescriptionPGES
composed-ofreference

What resource is being referenced

ResearchDefinition.relatedArtifact.where(type='composed-of').resource
contexttoken

A use context assigned to the research definition

(ResearchDefinition.useContext.value.ofType(CodeableConcept))
context-quantityquantity

A quantity- or range-valued use context assigned to the research definition

(ResearchDefinition.useContext.value.ofType(Quantity)) | (ResearchDefinition.useContext.value.ofType(Range))
context-typetoken

A type of use context assigned to the research definition

ResearchDefinition.useContext.code
context-type-quantitycomposite

A use context type and quantity- or range-based value assigned to the research definition

ResearchDefinition.useContext
context-type-valuecomposite

A use context type and value assigned to the research definition

ResearchDefinition.useContext
datedate

The research definition publication date

ResearchDefinition.date
depends-onreference

What resource is being referenced

ResearchDefinition.relatedArtifact.where(type='depends-on').resource | ResearchDefinition.library
derived-fromreference

What resource is being referenced

ResearchDefinition.relatedArtifact.where(type='derived-from').resource
descriptionstring

The description of the research definition

ResearchDefinition.description
effectivedate

The time during which the research definition is intended to be in use

ResearchDefinition.effectivePeriod
identifiertoken

External identifier for the research definition

ResearchDefinition.identifier
jurisdictiontoken

Intended jurisdiction for the research definition

ResearchDefinition.jurisdiction
namestring

Computationally friendly name of the research definition

ResearchDefinition.name
predecessorreference

What resource is being referenced

ResearchDefinition.relatedArtifact.where(type='predecessor').resource
publisherstring

Name of the publisher of the research definition

ResearchDefinition.publisher
statustoken

The current status of the research definition

ResearchDefinition.status
successorreference

What resource is being referenced

ResearchDefinition.relatedArtifact.where(type='successor').resource
titlestring

The human-friendly name of the research definition

ResearchDefinition.title
topictoken

Topics associated with the ResearchDefinition

ResearchDefinition.topic
urluri

The uri that identifies the research definition

ResearchDefinition.url
versiontoken

The business version of the research definition

ResearchDefinition.version

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

Common parameters on every resource (8)
_haste-health-authorreference

The author of the resource

_idtoken

Logical id of this artifact

_lastUpdateddate

When the resource version last changed

_profileuri

Profiles this resource claims to conform to

_securitytoken

Security Labels applied to this resource

_sourceuri

Identifies where the resource comes from

_tagtoken

Tags applied to this resource

_typetoken

Derived from the R4B Definition