Entity Defined Observation

DescriptionAn activity defined at a global library level whose intention is to obtain a result by observing, monitoring, measuring or otherwise qualitatively or quantitatively gathering data or information about one or more aspects of a subject's, study subject's or experimental unit's physiologic or psychologic state.

For example:
Blood chemistry panel
Body mass index calculation
Blood pressure measurement

Attributes
Approach Anatomic SiteApproach Anatomic Site
Body PositionBody Position
Focal Date Range QtyFocal Date Range Qty
Focal Duration QtyFocal Duration Qty
Observation MethodObservation Method
Target Anatomic SiteTarget Anatomic Site
Target Anatomic Site LateralityTarget Anatomic Site Laterality

Relationship
Defined Observation_Focusing Defined Observation Result_FKDefined Observation_Focusing Defined Observation Result_FK
Defined Observation_Produced Defined Observation Result_FKDefined Observation_Produced Defined Observation Result_FK

Generalization
Generalization1Generalization1

Dependencies
 NONE

Reverse Dependencies
 

Attribute Details

 Approach Anatomic Site
DescriptionIdentifies the anatomic location or access point for an observation or procedure.
Neither target anatomic site nor approach anatomic site is necessarily required or relevant for certain observations, however if either or both are present then the distinction between them is that the approach site is the access point for the measurement or observation and the target site is what is ultimately being evaluated.

For example:
Anus for a colonoscopy observation
Arm for an injection
Trans-abdominal for a nephrectomy
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Body Position
DescriptionSpecifies the 3-dimensional spatial orientation of a subject during a particular observation.

For example:
Supine
Trendelenburg
Standing
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Focal Date Range Qty
DescriptionThe time period in which the observation result is held to be true, expressed either as a simple date range or as an evaluable expression that references a study-defined date or milestone.

For example:
For a survey question, "Have you traveled to Europe between 1990 and 1999?", the focal date range would be "January 1, 1990 to December 31, 1999".
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Quantity Integer [INTEGER]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Focal Duration Qty
DescriptionA quantity of time in which the observation result is held to be true.

For example:
2 months is the focal duration for the question, "Have you smoked in the last 2 months?"
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Quantity Integer [INTEGER]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Observation Method
DescriptionSpecifies the technique used to perform the observation.

For example:
Arterial puncture, sphygmomanometry (for blood pressure measurement)
Global introspection, algorithm, bayesian (for Adverse Event causality)
Estrogen Receptor Assay, Progesterone Receptor Assay, p53 Assay (for clinical result assay)
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Target Anatomic Site
DescriptionSpecifies the anatomic location that is the focus of the observation, procedure, study or result. The target site of an observation result may be different than the target site of the observation that generated it. For instance, the target site of the observation may be broad (for example, skin) while the target site of the observation result is specific (for example, skin on chest). Multiple contiguous sites within the same organ system may be referenced.

For example:
Lower intestine
Arm
Breast
Ovary
Kidney
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Target Anatomic Site Laterality
DescriptionSpecifies the side of the body (or a paired organ) that is a target site for an observation.

For example:
Bilateral
Left
Right
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse

Relationship Details

 Defined Observation_Focusing Defined Observation Result_FK
Is Identifying Relationshipfalse
Child TableDefined Observation
Child MultiplicityZERO_TO_MANY
Child Referential Integrity: On DeleteNONE
Child Referential Integrity: On InsertNONE
Child Referential Integrity: On UpdateNONE
Parent TableDefined Observation Result
Parent MultiplicityONE
Parent Referential Integrity: On DeleteNONE
Parent Referential Integrity: On InsertNONE
Parent Referential Integrity: On UpdateNONE



 Defined Observation_Produced Defined Observation Result_FK
Is Identifying Relationshipfalse
Child TableDefined Observation
Child MultiplicityZERO_TO_MANY
Child Referential Integrity: On DeleteNONE
Child Referential Integrity: On InsertNONE
Child Referential Integrity: On UpdateNONE
Parent TableDefined Observation Result
Parent MultiplicityONE
Parent Referential Integrity: On DeleteNONE
Parent Referential Integrity: On InsertNONE
Parent Referential Integrity: On UpdateNONE

Generalization Details

 Generalization1
SupertypeActivity
SubtypeDefined Observation
Transform AsTABLE