QuestionnaireItemType

Distinguishes groups from questions and display text and indicates data type for questions

Properties

Code

URL

Description

Type

notSelectable

http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#notSelectable

Indicates that the code is abstract - only intended to be used as a selector for other concepts

boolean

This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/item-type defines the following codes:

Lvl	Code	Display	Definition
1	group	Group	An item with no direct answer but should have at least one child item.
1	display	Display	Text for display that will not capture an answer or have child items.
1	question	Question	An item that defines a specific answer to be captured, and may have child items. (the answer provided in the QuestionnaireResponse should be of the defined datatype)
2	boolean	Boolean	Question with a yes/no answer (valueBoolean)
2	decimal	Decimal	Question with is a real number answer (valueDecimal)
2	integer	Integer	Question with an integer answer (valueInteger)
2	date	Date	Question with a date answer (valueDate)
2	dateTime	Date Time	Question with a date and time answer (valueDateTime)
2	time	Time	Question with a time (hour:minute:second) answer independent of date. (valueTime)
2	string	String	Question with a short (few words to short sentence) free-text entry answer (valueString)
2	text	Text	Question with a long (potentially multi-paragraph) free-text entry answer (valueString)
2	url	Url	Question with a URL (website, FTP site, etc.) answer (valueUri)
2	choice	Choice	Question with a Coding drawn from a list of options (specified in either the option property, or via the valueset referenced in the options property) as an answer (valueCoding)
2	open-choice	Open Choice	Answer is a Coding drawn from a list of options (as with the choice type) or a free-text entry in a string (valueCoding or valueString)
2	attachment	Attachment	Question with binary content such as a image, PDF, etc. as an answer (valueAttachment)
2	reference	Reference	Question with a reference to another resource (practitioner, organization, etc.) as an answer (valueReference)
2	quantity	Quantity	Question with a combination of a numeric value and unit, potentially with a comparator (<, >, etc.) as an answer. (valueQuantity) There is an extension 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-unit' that can be used to define what unit whould be captured (or the a unit that has a ucum conversion from the provided unit)