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Codesystem-research-study-objective-type.json

Biomedical Research and Regulation Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: Informative

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Definition for Code System ResearchStudyObjectiveType

{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "research-study-objective-type",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2019-12-31T21:03:40.621+11:00"
  },
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
  },
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
    "valueCode" : "brr"
  }],
  "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/research-study-objective-type",
  "identifier" : [{
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1248"
  }],
  "version" : "4.2.0",
  "name" : "ResearchStudyObjectiveType",
  "title" : "ResearchStudyObjectiveType",
  "status" : "draft",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2019-12-31T21:03:40+11:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
  "contact" : [{
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
    },
    {
      "system" : "email",
      "value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "Codes for the kind of study objective.",
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/research-study-objective-type",
  "content" : "complete",
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "primary",
    "display" : "Primary",
    "definition" : "The main question to be answered, and the one that drives any statistical planning for the study—e.g., calculation of the sample size to provide the appropriate power for statistical testing."
  },
  {
    "code" : "secondary",
    "display" : "Secondary",
    "definition" : "Question to be answered in the study that is of lesser importance than the primary objective."
  },
  {
    "code" : "exploratory",
    "display" : "Exploratory",
    "definition" : "Exploratory questions to be answered in the study."
  }]
}

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.