A data type that represents scale values, where there is:

a) implied ordering, b) no implication that the distance between each value is constant, and c) the total number of values is finite; d) non-integer values are allowed.

Example:

  Borg CR 10 Scale
  
  0    No Breathlessness at all
  0.5  Very Very Slight (Just Noticeable)
  1    Very Slight
  2    Slight Breathlessness
  3    Moderate
  ... etc

For scores that include only Integers, DV_SCALE may also be used, but DV_ORDINAL should be supported to accommodate existing data instances of that type.

Optional normal status indicator of value with respect to normal range for this value. Often included by lab, even if the normal range itself is not included. Coded by ordinals in series HHH, HH, H, (nothing), L, LL, LLL; see openEHR terminology group normal_status.

Optional normal range.

Optional tagged other reference ranges for this value in its particular measurement context.

Coded textual representation of this value in the scale range, which may be strings made from symbols or other enumerations of terms such as no breathlessness, very very slight, slight breathlessness. Codes come from archetypes.

In some cases, a scale may include values that have no code/symbol. In this case, the symbol will be a DV-CODED-TEXT including the terminology_id and a blank String value for code_string.

Real number value of Scale item.

A data type that represents scale values, where there is:

a) implied ordering, b) no implication that the distance between each value is constant, and c) the total number of values is finite; d) non-integer values are allowed.

Example:

  Borg CR 10 Scale
  
  0    No Breathlessness at all
  0.5  Very Very Slight (Just Noticeable)
  1    Very Slight
  2    Slight Breathlessness
  3    Moderate
  ... etc

For scores that include only Integers, DV_SCALE may also be used, but DV_ORDINAL should be supported to accommodate existing data instances of that type.

Coded textual representation of this value in the scale range, which may be strings made from symbols or other enumerations of terms such as no breathlessness, very very slight, slight breathlessness. Codes come from archetypes.

In some cases, a scale may include values that have no code/symbol. In this case, the symbol will be a DV-CODED-TEXT including the terminology_id and a blank String value for code_string.

Real number value of Scale item.

A data type that represents scale values, where there is:

a) implied ordering, b) no implication that the distance between each value is constant, and c) the total number of values is finite; d) non-integer values are allowed.

Example:

  Borg CR 10 Scale
  
  0    No Breathlessness at all
  0.5  Very Very Slight (Just Noticeable)
  1    Very Slight
  2    Slight Breathlessness
  3    Moderate
  ... etc

For scores that include only Integers, DV_SCALE may also be used, but DV_ORDINAL should be supported to accommodate existing data instances of that type.

Optional normal status indicator of value with respect to normal range for this value. Often included by lab, even if the normal range itself is not included. Coded by ordinals in series HHH, HH, H, (nothing), L, LL, LLL; see openEHR terminology group normal_status.

Optional normal range.

Optional tagged other reference ranges for this value in its particular measurement context.

Coded textual representation of this value in the scale range, which may be strings made from symbols or other enumerations of terms such as no breathlessness, very very slight, slight breathlessness. Codes come from archetypes.

In some cases, a scale may include values that have no code/symbol. In this case, the symbol will be a DV-CODED-TEXT including the terminology_id and a blank String value for code_string.

Real number value of Scale item.