EHDS Logical Information Models
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## Logical Model: EHDSSocialHistory - XML Profile

Draft as of 2026-02-05

XML representation of the EHDSSocialHistory logical model.

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    <StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
      <id value="EHDSSocialHistory"/>
      <text>
        <status value="extensions"/>
        <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: StructureDefinition EHDSSocialHistory</b></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top;"><tr style="border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top"><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px" class="hierarchy"><a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="The logical name of the element">Name</a></th><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px" class="hierarchy"><a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Information about the use of the element">Flags</a></th><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px" class="hierarchy"><a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Minimum and Maximum # of times the element can appear in the instance">Card.</a></th><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; width: 100px" class="hierarchy"><a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Reference to the type of the element">Type</a></th><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px" class="hierarchy"><a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Additional information about the element">Description &amp; Constraints</a><span style="float: right"><a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Legend for this format"><img src="data:image/png;base64, " alt="doco" style="background-color: inherit"/></a></span></th></tr><tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck1.png)" class="hierarchy"><img src="tbl_spacer.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="icon_element.gif" alt="." style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Element" class="hierarchy"/> <a href="StructureDefinition-EHDSSocialHistory-definitions.html#EHDSSocialHistory" title="EHDS model for social history observations">EHDSSocialHistory</a><a name="EHDSSocialHistory"> </a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"/><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="opacity: 0.5">0</span><span style="opacity: 0.5">..</span><span style="opacity: 0.5">*</span></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a href="StructureDefinition-EHDSDataSet.html">EHDSDataSet</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">Social history model<br/><br/>Elements defined in Ancestors:<a href="StructureDefinition-EHDSDataSet.html" title="Basic metadata for this information">header</a><br/><span style="font-weight:bold">Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference</span></td></tr>
    <tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck10.png)" class="hierarchy"><img src="tbl_spacer.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="tbl_vjoin.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="icon_primitive.png" alt="." style="background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit" title="Primitive Data Type" class="hierarchy"/> <a href="StructureDefinition-EHDSSocialHistory-definitions.html#EHDSSocialHistory.description" title="Textual description of the social history.">description</a><a name="EHDSSocialHistory.description"> </a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"/><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">0..1</td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R5/datatypes.html#string">string</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">Textual description of the social history.</td></tr>
    <tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck10.png)" class="hierarchy"><img src="tbl_spacer.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="tbl_vjoin.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="icon_resource.png" alt="." style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Resource" class="hierarchy"/> <a href="StructureDefinition-EHDSSocialHistory-definitions.html#EHDSSocialHistory.observation" title="Health related lifestyle factors or lifestyle observations and social determinants of health. Example: cigarette smoker, alcohol consumption">observation</a><a name="EHDSSocialHistory.observation"> </a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"/><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">0..1</td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a href="StructureDefinition-EHDSObservation.html">EHDSObservation</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">Social history observations related to health</td></tr>
    <tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck00.png)" class="hierarchy"><img src="tbl_spacer.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="tbl_vjoin_end.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="icon_datatype.gif" alt="." style="background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit" title="Data Type" class="hierarchy"/> <a href="StructureDefinition-EHDSSocialHistory-definitions.html#EHDSSocialHistory.referencePeriod" title="Example: from 1974 to 2004">referencePeriod</a><a name="EHDSSocialHistory.referencePeriod"> </a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"/><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">0..1</td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R5/datatypes.html#Period">Period</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">Reference date range</td></tr>
    <tr><td colspan="5" class="hierarchy"><br/><a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Legend for this format"><img src="data:image/png;base64, " alt="doco" style="background-color: inherit"/> Documentation for this format</a></td></tr></table></div>
      </text>
      <extension
                 url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-type-characteristics">
        <valueCode value="can-be-target"/>
      </extension>
      <extension
                 url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-type-characteristics">
        <valueCode value="can-be-target"/>
      </extension>
      <url
           value="http://www.xt-ehr.eu/fhir/models/StructureDefinition/EHDSSocialHistory"/>
      <version value="0.2.1"/>
      <name value="EHDSSocialHistory"/>
      <title value="Social history model"/>
      <status value="draft"/>
      <date value="2026-02-05T13:46:24+00:00"/>
      <publisher value="Xt-EHR"/>
      <contact>
        <name value="Xt-EHR"/>
        <telecom>
          <system value="url"/>
          <value value="http://www.xt-ehr.eu/"/>
        </telecom>
      </contact>
      <description value="EHDS model for social history observations"/>
      <fhirVersion value="5.0.0"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <uri value="http://hl7.org/v3"/>
        <name value="RIM Mapping"/>
      </mapping>
      <kind value="logical"/>
      <abstract value="false"/>
      <type
            value="http://www.xt-ehr.eu/fhir/models/StructureDefinition/EHDSSocialHistory"/>
      <baseDefinition
                      value="http://www.xt-ehr.eu/fhir/models/StructureDefinition/EHDSDataSet"/>
      <derivation value="specialization"/>
      <snapshot>
        <extension
                   url="http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/snapshot-base-version">
          <valueString value="0.2.1"/>
        </extension>
        <element id="EHDSSocialHistory">
          <path value="EHDSSocialHistory"/>
          <short value="Social history model"/>
          <definition value="EHDS model for social history observations"/>
          <min value="0"/>
          <max value="*"/>
          <base>
            <path value="Base"/>
            <min value="0"/>
            <max value="*"/>
          </base>
          <isModifier value="false"/>
          <mapping>
            <identity value="rim"/>
            <map value="n/a"/>
          </mapping>
        </element>
        <element id="EHDSSocialHistory.header">
          <path value="EHDSSocialHistory.header"/>
          <short value="Basic metadata for this information"/>
          <definition value="Basic metadata for this information"/>
          <min value="1"/>
          <max value="1"/>
          <base>
            <path value="EHDSDataSet.header"/>
            <min value="1"/>
            <max value="1"/>
          </base>
          <type>
            <code value="Base"/>
          </type>
        </element>
        <element id="EHDSSocialHistory.header.subject">
          <path value="EHDSSocialHistory.header.subject"/>
          <short value="Patient/subject information"/>
          <definition value="Patient/subject information"/>
          <min value="1"/>
          <max value="1"/>
          <base>
            <path value="EHDSDataSet.header.subject"/>
            <min value="1"/>
            <max value="1"/>
          </base>
          <type>
            <code
                  value="http://www.xt-ehr.eu/fhir/models/StructureDefinition/EHDSPatient"/>
          </type>
        </element>
        <element id="EHDSSocialHistory.header.identifier">
          <path value="EHDSSocialHistory.header.identifier"/>
          <short
                 value="Business identifier for the object, unique within its system. Supporting disambiguation between different contexts (systems/countries)."/>
          <definition
                      value="Business identifier for the object, unique within its system. Supporting disambiguation between different contexts (systems/countries)."/>
          <min value="0"/>
          <max value="*"/>
          <base>
            <path value="EHDSDataSet.header.identifier"/>
            <min value="0"/>
            <max value="*"/>
          </base>
          <type>
            <code value="Identifier"/>
          </type>
        </element>
        <element id="EHDSSocialHistory.header.author[x]">
          <path value="EHDSSocialHistory.header.author[x]"/>
          <short value="Author(s) responsible for the provided information."/>
          <definition
                      value="Author(s) responsible for the provided information. The exact role of the responsible author varies across use cases and is specific to individual models."/>
          <min value="0"/>
          <max value="*"/>
          <base>
            <path value="EHDSDataSet.header.author[x]"/>
            <min value="0"/>
            <max value="*"/>
          </base>
          <type>
            <code
                  value="http://www.xt-ehr.eu/fhir/models/StructureDefinition/EHDSHealthProfessional"/>
          </type>
          <type>
            <code
                  value="http://www.xt-ehr.eu/fhir/models/StructureDefinition/EHDSOrganisation"/>
          </type>
          <type>
            <code
                  value="http://www.xt-ehr.eu/fhir/models/StructureDefinition/EHDSDevice"/>
          </type>
        </element>
        <element id="EHDSSocialHistory.header.date">
          <path value="EHDSSocialHistory.header.date"/>
          <short value="Date and optionally time of authoring/issuing"/>
          <definition value="Date and optionally time of authoring/issuing"/>
          <min value="0"/>
          <max value="1"/>
          <base>
            <path value="EHDSDataSet.header.date"/>
            <min value="0"/>
            <max value="1"/>
          </base>
          <type>
            <code value="dateTime"/>
          </type>
        </element>
        <element id="EHDSSocialHistory.header.status">
          <path value="EHDSSocialHistory.header.status"/>
          <short value="Status of the resource or document"/>
          <definition value="Status of the resource or document"/>
          <min value="1"/>
          <max value="1"/>
          <base>
            <path value="EHDSDataSet.header.status"/>
            <min value="1"/>
            <max value="1"/>
          </base>
          <type>
            <code value="CodeableConcept"/>
          </type>
        </element>
        <element id="EHDSSocialHistory.header.source">
          <path value="EHDSSocialHistory.header.source"/>
          <short
                 value="Source of information (e.g. patient, patient's proxy). Used in case the patient has authored the information or the author has submitted patient-stated information."/>
          <definition
                      value="Source of information (e.g. patient, patient's proxy). Used in case the patient has authored the information or the author has submitted patient-stated information."/>
          <min value="0"/>
          <max value="1"/>
          <base>
            <path value="EHDSDataSet.header.source"/>
            <min value="0"/>
            <max value="1"/>
          </base>
          <type>
            <code value="CodeableConcept"/>
          </type>
        </element>
        <element id="EHDSSocialHistory.header.language">
          <path value="EHDSSocialHistory.header.language"/>
          <short
                 value="Language in which the resource is written. Language is expressed by the IETF language tag."/>
          <definition
                      value="Language in which the resource is written. Language is expressed by the IETF language tag."/>
          <min value="0"/>
          <max value="1"/>
          <base>
            <path value="EHDSDataSet.header.language"/>
            <min value="0"/>
            <max value="1"/>
          </base>
          <type>
            <code value="CodeableConcept"/>
          </type>
          <binding>
            <strength value="preferred"/>
            <description value="BCP 47"/>
          </binding>
        </element>
        <element id="EHDSSocialHistory.description">
          <path value="EHDSSocialHistory.description"/>
          <short value="Textual description of the social history."/>
          <definition value="Textual description of the social history."/>
          <requirements value="eHN PS Guideline, MyHealth@EU, ISO IPS"/>
          <min value="0"/>
          <max value="1"/>
          <base>
            <path value="EHDSSocialHistory.description"/>
            <min value="0"/>
            <max value="1"/>
          </base>
          <type>
            <code value="string"/>
          </type>
        </element>
        <element id="EHDSSocialHistory.observation">
          <path value="EHDSSocialHistory.observation"/>
          <short value="Social history observations related to health"/>
          <definition
                      value="Health related lifestyle factors or lifestyle observations and social determinants of health. Example: cigarette smoker, alcohol consumption"/>
          <requirements value="eHN PS Guideline, MyHealth@EU, ISO IPS"/>
          <min value="0"/>
          <max value="1"/>
          <base>
            <path value="EHDSSocialHistory.observation"/>
            <min value="0"/>
            <max value="1"/>
          </base>
          <type>
            <code
                  value="http://www.xt-ehr.eu/fhir/models/StructureDefinition/EHDSObservation"/>
          </type>
        </element>
        <element id="EHDSSocialHistory.referencePeriod">
          <path value="EHDSSocialHistory.referencePeriod"/>
          <short value="Reference date range"/>
          <definition value="Example: from 1974 to 2004"/>
          <requirements value="eHN PS Guideline, MyHealth@EU, ISO IPS"/>
          <min value="0"/>
          <max value="1"/>
          <base>
            <path value="EHDSSocialHistory.referencePeriod"/>
            <min value="0"/>
            <max value="1"/>
          </base>
          <type>
            <code value="Period"/>
          </type>
        </element>
      </snapshot>
      <differential>
        <element id="EHDSSocialHistory">
          <path value="EHDSSocialHistory"/>
          <short value="Social history model"/>
          <definition value="EHDS model for social history observations"/>
        </element>
        <element id="EHDSSocialHistory.description">
          <path value="EHDSSocialHistory.description"/>
          <short value="Textual description of the social history."/>
          <definition value="Textual description of the social history."/>
          <requirements value="eHN PS Guideline, MyHealth@EU, ISO IPS"/>
          <min value="0"/>
          <max value="1"/>
          <type>
            <code value="string"/>
          </type>
        </element>
        <element id="EHDSSocialHistory.observation">
          <path value="EHDSSocialHistory.observation"/>
          <short value="Social history observations related to health"/>
          <definition
                      value="Health related lifestyle factors or lifestyle observations and social determinants of health. Example: cigarette smoker, alcohol consumption"/>
          <requirements value="eHN PS Guideline, MyHealth@EU, ISO IPS"/>
          <min value="0"/>
          <max value="1"/>
          <type>
            <code
                  value="http://www.xt-ehr.eu/fhir/models/StructureDefinition/EHDSObservation"/>
          </type>
        </element>
        <element id="EHDSSocialHistory.referencePeriod">
          <path value="EHDSSocialHistory.referencePeriod"/>
          <short value="Reference date range"/>
          <definition value="Example: from 1974 to 2004"/>
          <requirements value="eHN PS Guideline, MyHealth@EU, ISO IPS"/>
          <min value="0"/>
          <max value="1"/>
          <type>
            <code value="Period"/>
          </type>
        </element>
      </differential>
    </StructureDefinition>