R5 Final QA

This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v5.0.0-draft-final: Final QA Preview for R5 - see ballot notes). The current version which supercedes this version is 5.0.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions . Page versions: R5 R4B R4 R3 R2

Example QuestionnaireResponse/f201 (JSON)

FHIR Infrastructure Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: InformativeCompartments: Device, Encounter, Patient, Practitioner, RelatedPerson

Raw JSON (canonical form + also see JSON Format Specification)

Real-world lifelines questionnaire response (fictively taken from the patient)

{
  "resourceType" : "QuestionnaireResponse",
  "id" : "f201",
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top;\"><tr style=\"border: 2px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top\"><th style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"formats.html#table\" title=\"The linkId for the item\">LinkId</a></th><th style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"formats.html#table\" title=\"Text for the item\">Text</a></th><th style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"formats.html#table\" title=\"Minimum and Maximum # of times the the itemcan appear in the instance\">Definition</a></th><th style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"formats.html#table\" title=\"The type of the item\">Answer</a><span style=\"float: right\"><a href=\"formats.html#table\" title=\"Legend for this format\"><img src=\"help16.png\" alt=\"doco\" style=\"background-color: inherit\"/></a></span></th></tr><tr style=\"border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck1.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon_q_root.gif\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: white; background-color: inherit\" title=\"QuestionnaireResponseRoot\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> f201</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">QuestionnaireResponse</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/></tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck10.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon-q-string.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Item\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> 1</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">Do you have allergies?</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">true</td></tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck11.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon-q-group.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: white; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Group\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> 2</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">General questions</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/></tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck110.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vline.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon-q-string.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Item\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> 2.1</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">What is your gender?</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">Male</td></tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck110.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vline.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon-q-string.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: white; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Item\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> 2.2</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">What is your date of birth?</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">1960-03-13</td></tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck110.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vline.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon-q-string.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Item\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> 2.3</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">What is your country of birth?</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">The Netherlands</td></tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck100.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vline.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin_end.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon-q-string.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: white; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Item\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> 2.4</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">What is your marital status?</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">married</td></tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck01.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin_end.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon-q-group.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Group\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> 3</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">Intoxications</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/></tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck010.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_blank.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon-q-string.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: white; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Item\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> 3.1</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">Do you smoke?</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">false</td></tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck000.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_blank.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin_end.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon-q-string.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Item\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> 3.2</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">Do you drink alchohol?</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">false</td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"4\" class=\"hierarchy\"><br/><a href=\"formats.html#table\" title=\"Legend for this format\"><img src=\"help16.png\" alt=\"doco\" style=\"background-color: inherit\"/> Documentation for this format</a></td></tr></table></div>"
  },
  "_questionnaire" : {
    "extension" : [{
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/display",
      "valueString" : "Lifelines"
    }]
  },
  "status" : "completed",
  "subject" : {
    "reference" : "Patient/f201",
    "display" : "Roel"
  },
  "authored" : "2013-06-18T00:00:00+01:00",
  "author" : {
    "reference" : "Practitioner/f201"
  },
  "source" : {
    "reference" : "Practitioner/f201"
  },
  "item" : [{
    "linkId" : "1",
    "text" : "Do you have allergies?",
    "answer" : [{
      "valueBoolean" : true
    }]
  },
  {
    "linkId" : "2",
    "text" : "General questions",
    "item" : [{
      "linkId" : "2.1",
      "text" : "What is your gender?",
      "answer" : [{
        "valueString" : "Male"
      }]
    },
    {
      "linkId" : "2.2",
      "text" : "What is your date of birth?",
      "answer" : [{
        "valueDate" : "1960-03-13"
      }]
    },
    {
      "linkId" : "2.3",
      "text" : "What is your country of birth?",
      "answer" : [{
        "valueString" : "The Netherlands"
      }]
    },
    {
      "linkId" : "2.4",
      "text" : "What is your marital status?",
      "answer" : [{
        "valueString" : "married"
      }]
    }]
  },
  {
    "linkId" : "3",
    "text" : "Intoxications",
    "item" : [{
      "linkId" : "3.1",
      "text" : "Do you smoke?",
      "answer" : [{
        "valueBoolean" : false
      }]
    },
    {
      "linkId" : "3.2",
      "text" : "Do you drink alchohol?",
      "answer" : [{
        "valueBoolean" : false
      }]
    }]
  }]
}

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.