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Extension: Short Text

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/sdc/StructureDefinition/sdc-questionnaire-shortText Version: 4.0.0
Standards status: Trial-use Active as of 2025-10-22 Maturity Level: 4 Computable Name: ShortTextExtension
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.17.42.52

The short text for the item.

Context of Use

Scope and Usage

In the instance that only the short text is displayed to the user, it is recommended that this text should be expressed in the QuestionnaireResponse so that the QuestionnaireResponse always reflects what the user actually saw.

Additional details on the use of this extension can be found on the Advanced Rendering page.

Usage info

Usages:

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Formal Views of Extension Content

Description Differentials, Snapshots, and other representations.

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..1 Extension Short text for the item.
... extension 0..0
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/sdc/StructureDefinition/sdc-questionnaire-shortText"
... value[x] 0..1 string Value of extension

doco Documentation for this format
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..1 Extension Short text for the item.
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... extension 0..0
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/sdc/StructureDefinition/sdc-questionnaire-shortText"

doco Documentation for this format

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
ele-1 error **ALL** elements All FHIR elements must have a @value or children hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1 error **ALL** extensions Must have either extensions or value[x], not both extension.exists() != value.exists()

Summary

Simple Extension with the type string: The short text for the item.

Maturity: 4

Differential ViewDifferential View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..1 Extension Short text for the item.
... extension 0..0
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/sdc/StructureDefinition/sdc-questionnaire-shortText"
... value[x] 0..1 string Value of extension

doco Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..1 Extension Short text for the item.
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... extension 0..0
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/sdc/StructureDefinition/sdc-questionnaire-shortText"

doco Documentation for this format

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
ele-1 error **ALL** elements All FHIR elements must have a @value or children hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1 error **ALL** extensions Must have either extensions or value[x], not both extension.exists() != value.exists()

Summary

Simple Extension with the type string: The short text for the item.

Maturity: 4

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron