ResearchDefinition
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.
Properties
| Name | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | No | uri | Canonical identifier for this research definition, represented as a URI (globally unique) |
| identifier | No | Identifier[] | Additional identifier for the research definition |
| version | No | string | Business version of the research definition |
| name | No | string | Name for this research definition (computer friendly) |
| title | No | string | Name for this research definition (human friendly) |
| shortTitle | No | string | Title for use in informal contexts |
| subtitle | No | string | Subordinate title of the ResearchDefinition |
| status | Yes | code | draft / active / retired / unknown |
| experimental | No | boolean | For testing purposes, not real usage |
| subject[x] | No | CodeableConcept, Reference<Group> | E.g. Patient, Practitioner, RelatedPerson, Organization, Location, Device |
| date | No | dateTime | Date last changed |
| publisher | No | string | Name of the publisher (organization or individual) |
| contact | No | ContactDetail[] | Contact details for the publisher |
| description | No | markdown | Natural language description of the research definition |
| comment | No | string[] | Used for footnotes or explanatory notes |
| useContext | No | UsageContext[] | The context that the content is intended to support |
| jurisdiction | No | CodeableConcept[] | Intended jurisdiction for research definition (if applicable) |
| purpose | No | markdown | Why this research definition is defined |
| usage | No | string | Describes the clinical usage of the ResearchDefinition |
| copyright | No | markdown | Use and/or publishing restrictions |
| approvalDate | No | date | When the research definition was approved by publisher |
| lastReviewDate | No | date | When the research definition was last reviewed |
| effectivePeriod | No | Period | When the research definition is expected to be used |
| topic | No | CodeableConcept[] | The category of the ResearchDefinition, such as Education, Treatment, Assessment, etc. |
| author | No | ContactDetail[] | Who authored the content |
| editor | No | ContactDetail[] | Who edited the content |
| reviewer | No | ContactDetail[] | Who reviewed the content |
| endorser | No | ContactDetail[] | Who endorsed the content |
| relatedArtifact | No | RelatedArtifact[] | Additional documentation, citations, etc. |
| library | No | canonical[] | Logic used by the ResearchDefinition |
| population | Yes | Reference<ResearchElementDefinition> | What population? |
| exposure | No | Reference<ResearchElementDefinition> | What exposure? |
| exposureAlternative | No | Reference<ResearchElementDefinition> | What alternative exposure state? |
| outcome | No | Reference<ResearchElementDefinition> | What outcome? |
Search Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | Expression |
|---|---|---|---|
| composed-of | reference | What resource is being referenced | ResearchDefinition.relatedArtifact |
| context | token | A use context assigned to the research definition | ResearchDefinition.useContext.value |
| context-quantity | quantity | A quantity- or range-valued use context assigned to the research definition | ResearchDefinition.useContext.value |
| context-type | token | A type of use context assigned to the research definition | ResearchDefinition.useContext.code |
| date | date | The research definition publication date | ResearchDefinition.date |
| depends-on | reference | What resource is being referenced | ResearchDefinition.relatedArtifact |
| derived-from | reference | What resource is being referenced | ResearchDefinition.relatedArtifact |
| description | string | The description of the research definition | ResearchDefinition.description |
| effective | date | The time during which the research definition is intended to be in use | ResearchDefinition.effectivePeriod |
| identifier | token | External identifier for the research definition | ResearchDefinition.identifier |
| jurisdiction | token | Intended jurisdiction for the research definition | ResearchDefinition.jurisdiction |
| name | string | Computationally friendly name of the research definition | ResearchDefinition.name |
| predecessor | reference | What resource is being referenced | ResearchDefinition.relatedArtifact |
| publisher | string | Name of the publisher of the research definition | ResearchDefinition.publisher |
| status | token | The current status of the research definition | ResearchDefinition.status |
| successor | reference | What resource is being referenced | ResearchDefinition.relatedArtifact |
| title | string | The human-friendly name of the research definition | ResearchDefinition.title |
| topic | token | Topics associated with the ResearchDefinition | ResearchDefinition.topic |
| url | uri | The uri that identifies the research definition | ResearchDefinition.url |
| version | token | The business version of the research definition | ResearchDefinition.version |
| context-type-quantity | composite | A use context type and quantity- or range-based value assigned to the research definition | ResearchDefinition.useContext |
| context-type-value | composite | A use context type and value assigned to the research definition | ResearchDefinition.useContext |
Inherited Properties
| Name | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | No | string | Logical id of this artifact |
| meta | No | Meta | Metadata about the resource |
| implicitRules | No | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created |
| language | No | code | Language of the resource content |
| text | No | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
| contained | No | Resource[] | Contained, inline Resources |
| extension | No | Extension[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| modifierExtension | No | Extension[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored |