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Definition for Code System CertaintySubcomponentType
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="certainty-subcomponent-type"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2019-11-01T09:29:23.356+11:00"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <h2> CertaintySubcomponentType</h2> <div> <p> The subcomponent classification of quality of evidence rating systems.</p> </div> <p> This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/certainty-subcomponent-type defines the following codes:</p> <table class="codes"> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> <b> Code</b> </td> <td> <b> Display</b> </td> <td> <b> Definition</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">RiskOfBias <a name="certainty-subcomponent-type-RiskOfBias"> </a> </td> <td> Risk of bias</td> <td> methodologic concerns reducing internal validity.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">Inconsistency <a name="certainty-subcomponent-type-Inconsistency"> </a> </td> <td> Inconsistency</td> <td> concerns that findings are not similar enough to support certainty.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">Indirectness <a name="certainty-subcomponent-type-Indirectness"> </a> </td> <td> Indirectness</td> <td> concerns reducing external validity.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">Imprecision <a name="certainty-subcomponent-type-Imprecision"> </a> </td> <td> Imprecision</td> <td> High quality evidence.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">PublicationBias <a name="certainty-subcomponent-type-PublicationBias"> </a> </td> <td> Publication bias</td> <td> likelihood that what is published misrepresents what is available to publish.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">DoseResponseGradient <a name="certainty-subcomponent-type-DoseResponseGradient"> </a> </td> <td> Dose response gradient</td> <td> higher certainty due to dose response relationship.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">PlausibleConfounding <a name="certainty-subcomponent-type-PlausibleConfounding"> </a> </td> <td> Plausible confounding</td> <td> higher certainty due to risk of bias in opposite direction.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">LargeEffect <a name="certainty-subcomponent-type-LargeEffect"> </a> </td> <td> Large effect</td> <td> higher certainty due to large effect size.</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg"> <valueCode value="cds"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status"> <valueCode value="trial-use"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm"> <valueInteger value="0"/> </extension> <url value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/certainty-subcomponent-type"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1360"/> </identifier> <version value="4.0.1"/> <name value="CertaintySubcomponentType"/> <title value="CertaintySubcomponentType"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="false"/> <date value="2019-11-01T09:29:23+11:00"/> <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> <telecom> <system value="email"/> <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> </telecom> </contact> <description value="The subcomponent classification of quality of evidence rating systems."/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/certainty-subcomponent-type"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="RiskOfBias"/> <display value="Risk of bias"/> <definition value="methodologic concerns reducing internal validity."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="Inconsistency"/> <display value="Inconsistency"/> <definition value="concerns that findings are not similar enough to support certainty."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="Indirectness"/> <display value="Indirectness"/> <definition value="concerns reducing external validity."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="Imprecision"/> <display value="Imprecision"/> <definition value="High quality evidence."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="PublicationBias"/> <display value="Publication bias"/> <definition value="likelihood that what is published misrepresents what is available to publish."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="DoseResponseGradient"/> <display value="Dose response gradient"/> <definition value="higher certainty due to dose response relationship."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="PlausibleConfounding"/> <display value="Plausible confounding"/> <definition value="higher certainty due to risk of bias in opposite direction."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="LargeEffect"/> <display value="Large effect"/> <definition value="higher certainty due to large effect size."/> </concept> </CodeSystem>
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