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Table 1 Domain and information objects identified in two clinical use case workflows (GORD and Diabetes) and their relation to PCROM and BRIDG

From: Extension of the primary care research object model (PCROM) as clinical research information model (CRIM) for the learning healthcare system

No

Class/domain objects

Comment/description

PCROM objects

BRIDG objects

1

AE

Is result of assessment, assessment activity

AE, AEreport

DefinedAdverseEvent, AdverseEvent, (AdverseEventActionTakenRelationship, AdverseEventOutcomeAssessment, AdverseEventOutcomeResult, AdverseEventSeriousness)

2

Alert (alarm)

Is event (defined notification), process activity / study event (e.g. for AE event), alert is reaction to assessment

 

DefinedNotification,

3

Appointment

Is related to care (e.g. GP visit)

  

4

Close-out visit

(also for follow-up visit) is a study event in a study, consultation

Study event

StudyActivity (DefinedActivity)

5

Consultation

Is related to care

  

6

CRF

Belongs to data model, display as form covering observation activity, assessment activity and intervention activity

 

Document (DocumentAuthor)

7

Eligible patient

Is person, the result of eligibility search is a process activity

Potential participant (singular)

 

8

Examination

 

Examination (is observational activity)

PlannedActivity, DefinedActivity

9

GP

Is person or role (family doctor, health care provider)

GP investigator

HealthCareProvider

10

GP visit

Is related to care

  

11

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

 

EligibilityCriteria

DefinedEligibilityCriterion, DefinedInclusionCriterion, DefinedExclusionCriterion

12

Informed consent

Is a activity, potential participant consents (is a relation)

Consented as relationship

StudySubject, StudyProtocol (not directly dispayed)

13

Invitation of patient

Is related to care

Notification

 

14

Medicinal product

Is product, (medicinal intervention as a new class, covers “product”)

Intervention (generic), (medical intervention)

StudyAgent (Product, Drug)

15

Patient initiation

Potential participant, intervention

Intervention activity

DefinedProcedure

16

Patient recruitment

Is process activity, see: eligible patient, participation is result

Participant (as result)

StudySubject (as result)

17

Randomisation

Is a study procedure, process activity

Allocation

RandomizationBookEntry

18

Reminder

Is event (scheduled notification), process activity /study event

 

DefinedNotification, PlannedNotification, NotificationReceiver

19

Research question

Is part of study protocol

Study purpose

StudyObjective

20

Responsiveness

Is assessment of PPI responsiveness = assessment results, assessment activity

Assessment results, assessment activity

StudyActivity

21

Search

(Is in GORD the eligibility search)

  

22

Symptoms

Result of an observational activity

Observation activity result

DefinedObservation result

23

Web questionnaire

Is active process, e.g. PRO, observation is different from the activity of data input; here it is observation activity

 

DefinedObservation

24

Class / Domain Objects Use Case Diabetes

Comment / Description

PCROM objects

BRIDG objects

25

TTP

Is an organization

Organization

 

26

Eligible patient

Is a person, is also result of eligibility search and therefore a process activity

Potential participant (singular)

 

27

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

 

EligibilityCriteria

DefinedEligibilityCriterion, DefinedInclusionCriterion, DefinedExclusionCriterion

28

Informed consent

Is a activity, the potential participant consents is a relation

Consented as relationship

StudySubject, StudyProtocol (not directly displayed)

29

Patient

Is a person

Patient

Subject

30

Prescription

Is a process activity in medical care (also in T2D: search in prescription data base, belongs to data model)

Activity

Activity

31

Researcher

Is a person

Investigator, StudyActor

QualifiedPerson, ResearchStaff, ResearchOrganization

32

Search

Is a process activity in T2D

  

33

Symptoms

Result of an observational activity

Observation activity result

DefinedObservation result

34

Data extraction

Is a process activity

  

35

Database access

Is a process activity

  

36

Linkage

Is a process activity

  

37

Patient selection

Is a process activity

  

38

Remote analysis

Is a process activity

  

39

Genetic risk factor

 

Assessment Result

 

40

Dynamic Data Discovery Service

Belongs to data model (software concept)

  

41

Query Tool

Belongs to data model (software concept)

  
  1. Class/Domain Objects are mapped to corresponding information objects in PCROM and BRIDG. Objects that could not be mapped are classified as belonging to the “data model” or being a “process activity”. These objects were not considered for the information model but are relevant for the data model of TRANSFoRm. Objects that were used for evaluation but belonged to the data model instead of the information model are not shown in the table.