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Logical Model: DV_SCALE - XML Profile

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XML representation of the DV-SCALE logical model.

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<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="DV-SCALE"/>
  <text>
    <status value="extensions"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: StructureDefinition DV-SCALE</b></p><a name="DV-SCALE"> </a><a name="hcDV-SCALE"> </a><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,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" 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-DV-SCALE-definitions.html#DV_SCALE" title="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.">DV_SCALE</a><a name="DV_SCALE"> </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..*</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-DV-ORDERED.html">DV_ORDERED</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">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.<br/><br/>Elements defined in Ancestors:<a href="StructureDefinition-BASIC-DEFINITIONS.html" title="Carriage return character.">CR</a>, <a href="StructureDefinition-BASIC-DEFINITIONS.html" title="Line feed character.">LF</a>, <a href="StructureDefinition-OPENEHR-DEFINITIONS.html" title="Predefined terminology identifier to indicate it is local to the knowledge resource in which it occurs, e.g. an archetype">Local_terminology_id</a>, <a href="StructureDefinition-DV-ORDERED.html" title="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`. ">normal_status</a>, <a href="StructureDefinition-DV-ORDERED.html" title="Optional normal range. ">normal_range</a>, <a href="StructureDefinition-DV-ORDERED.html" title="Optional tagged other reference ranges for this value in its particular measurement context.">other_reference_ranges</a><br/></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_resource.png" alt="." style="background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit" title="Resource" class="hierarchy"/> <a href="StructureDefinition-DV-SCALE-definitions.html#DV_SCALE.symbol" title="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_`.">symbol</a><a name="DV_SCALE.symbol"> </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">1..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="StructureDefinition-DV-CODED-TEXT.html">DV_CODED_TEXT</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">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`.</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_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_primitive.png" alt="." style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Primitive Data Type" class="hierarchy"/> <a href="StructureDefinition-DV-SCALE-definitions.html#DV_SCALE.value" title="Real number value of Scale item.
">value</a><a name="DV_SCALE.value"> </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">1..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="http://hl7.org/fhir/R5/datatypes.html#decimal">decimal</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">Real number value of Scale item.</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,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" alt="doco" style="background-color: inherit"/> Documentation for this format</a></td></tr></table></div>
  </text>
  <contained>
    <OperationDefinition>
      <id value="is_strictly_comparable_to"/>
      <name value="is_strictly_comparable_to"/>
      <title value="is_strictly_comparable_to"/>
      <status value="active"/>
      <kind value="operation"/>
      <description
                   value="Test if this Scale value is strictly comparable to `_other_`."/>
      <code value="is_strictly_comparable_to"/>
      <system value="false"/>
      <instance value="true"/>
      <parameter>
        <name value="other"/>
        <use value="in"/>
        <min value="1"/>
        <max value="1"/>
        <type value="Parameters"/>
      </parameter>
      <parameter>
        <name value="return"/>
        <use value="out"/>
        <min value="1"/>
        <max value="1"/>
        <type value="boolean"/>
      </parameter>
    </OperationDefinition>
  </contained>
  <contained>
    <OperationDefinition>
      <id value="less_than"/>
      <name value="less_than"/>
      <title value="less_than"/>
      <status value="active"/>
      <kind value="operation"/>
      <description value="True if this Scale value is less than `_other_`."/>
      <code value="less_than"/>
      <system value="false"/>
      <instance value="true"/>
      <parameter>
        <name value="other"/>
        <use value="in"/>
        <min value="1"/>
        <max value="1"/>
        <type value="Parameters"/>
      </parameter>
      <parameter>
        <name value="return"/>
        <use value="out"/>
        <min value="1"/>
        <max value="1"/>
        <type value="boolean"/>
      </parameter>
    </OperationDefinition>
  </contained>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/web-source">
    <valueUrl
              value="https://specifications.openehr.org/releases/RM/Release-1.1.0/data_types.html#_dv_scale_class"/>
  </extension>
  <extension
             url="http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/type-operation">
    <valueCanonical value="#is_strictly_comparable_to"/>
  </extension>
  <extension
             url="http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/type-operation">
    <valueCanonical value="#less_than"/>
  </extension>
  <extension
             url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="fhir"/>
  </extension>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/view-hint">
    <valueCode value="element-view-as-leaf"/>
  </extension>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/view-hint">
    <valueCode value="element-view-defns-parent"/>
  </extension>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/view-hint">
    <valueCode value="element-view-replace-cardinality"/>
  </extension>
  <extension
             url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="3">
      <extension
                 url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom">
        <valueCanonical
                        value="http://openehr.org/fhir/ImplementationGuide/openehr.base"/>
      </extension>
    </valueInteger>
  </extension>
  <extension
             url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="informative">
      <extension
                 url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom">
        <valueCanonical
                        value="http://openehr.org/fhir/ImplementationGuide/openehr.base"/>
      </extension>
    </valueCode>
  </extension>
  <url value="http://openehr.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DV-SCALE"/>
  <version value="0.1.0"/>
  <name value="DV_SCALE"/>
  <title value="DV_SCALE"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <date value="2025-09-06T15:35:39+10:00"/>
  <publisher value="openEHR + HL7"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://www.openehr.org"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description
               value="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."/>
  <jurisdiction>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/>
      <code value="001"/>
    </coding>
  </jurisdiction>
  <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://openehr.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DV_SCALE"/>
  <baseDefinition
                  value="http://openehr.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DV-ORDERED"/>
  <derivation value="specialization"/>
  <snapshot>
    <extension
               url="http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/snapshot-base-version">
      <valueString value="0.1.0"/>
    </extension>
    <element id="DV_SCALE">
      <path value="DV_SCALE"/>
      <short
             value="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."/>
      <definition
                  value="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."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Base"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <constraint>
        <key value="Other_reference_ranges_validity"/>
        <severity value="error"/>
        <human value="Other reference ranges validity must be present"/>
        <expression
                    value="other_reference_ranges.exists() implies other_reference_ranges.empty().not()"/>
        <source
                value="http://openehr.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DV-ORDERED"/>
      </constraint>
      <constraint>
        <key value="Is_simple_validity"/>
        <severity value="error"/>
        <human
               value="Is simple validity must satisfy conditional constraints"/>
        <expression
                    value="(normal_range .empty() and other_reference_ranges .empty()) implies is_simple()"/>
        <source
                value="http://openehr.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DV-ORDERED"/>
      </constraint>
      <constraint>
        <key value="Normal_range_and_status_consistency"/>
        <severity value="error"/>
        <human value="Normal range and status consistency must be present"/>
        <expression
                    value="(normal_range.exists() and normal_status.exists()) implies (normal_status.code_string.is_equal (ā€œNā€) xor normal_range.not().has (self))"/>
        <source
                value="http://openehr.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DV-ORDERED"/>
      </constraint>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="DV_SCALE.CR">
      <path value="DV_SCALE.CR"/>
      <short value="Carriage return character."/>
      <definition value="Carriage return character."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="BASIC_DEFINITIONS.CR"/>
        <min value="1"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="DV_SCALE.LF">
      <path value="DV_SCALE.LF"/>
      <short value="Line feed character."/>
      <definition value="Line feed character."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="BASIC_DEFINITIONS.LF"/>
        <min value="1"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="DV_SCALE.Local-terminology-id">
      <path value="DV_SCALE.Local_terminology_id"/>
      <short value="Predefined terminology identifier"/>
      <definition
                  value="Predefined terminology identifier to indicate it is local to the knowledge resource in which it occurs, e.g. an archetype"/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="OPENEHR_DEFINITIONS.Local_terminology_id"/>
        <min value="1"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="DV_SCALE.normal-status">
      <path value="DV_SCALE.normal_status"/>
      <short
             value="Optional normal status indicator of value with respect to normal range for this value."/>
      <definition
                  value="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`."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="DV_ORDERED.normal_status"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code
              value="http://openehr.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/CODE-PHRASE"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="DV_SCALE.normal-range">
      <path value="DV_SCALE.normal_range"/>
      <short value="Optional normal range."/>
      <definition value="Optional normal range."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="DV_ORDERED.normal_range"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code
              value="http://openehr.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DV-INTERVAL"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="DV_SCALE.other-reference-ranges">
      <path value="DV_SCALE.other_reference_ranges"/>
      <short
             value="Optional tagged other reference ranges for this value in its particular measurement context."/>
      <definition
                  value="Optional tagged other reference ranges for this value in its particular measurement context."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="DV_ORDERED.other_reference_ranges"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <extension
                   url="http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/type-parameter">
          <extension url="name">
            <valueCode value="T"/>
          </extension>
          <extension url="type">
            <valueUri
                      value="http://openehr.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DV-ORDERED"/>
          </extension>
        </extension>
        <code
              value="http://openehr.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/REFERENCE-RANGE"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="DV_SCALE.symbol">
      <path value="DV_SCALE.symbol"/>
      <short
             value="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`."/>
      <definition
                  value="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_`."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="DV_SCALE.symbol"/>
        <min value="1"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code
              value="http://openehr.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DV-CODED-TEXT"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="DV_SCALE.value">
      <path value="DV_SCALE.value"/>
      <short value="Real number value of Scale item."/>
      <definition value="Real number value of Scale item."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="DV_SCALE.value"/>
        <min value="1"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="decimal"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
    </element>
  </snapshot>
  <differential>
    <element id="DV_SCALE">
      <path value="DV_SCALE"/>
      <short
             value="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."/>
      <definition
                  value="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."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="DV_SCALE.symbol">
      <path value="DV_SCALE.symbol"/>
      <short
             value="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`."/>
      <definition
                  value="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_`."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code
              value="http://openehr.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DV-CODED-TEXT"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="DV_SCALE.value">
      <path value="DV_SCALE.value"/>
      <short value="Real number value of Scale item."/>
      <definition value="Real number value of Scale item.
"/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="decimal"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
    </element>
  </differential>
</StructureDefinition>