Definition of Health-related Quality of Life: FHIR Resource Published on FEvIR Platform

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This article provides a technical reference regarding the outcome definition of 'Health-related quality of life' on the FEvIR (Fast Evidence Interoperability Resources) platform. The resource is structured as an FHIR EvidenceVariable Resource, assuming continuous variable handling for data processing. The metadata includes titles and names, along with multiple identifiers (such as FOI 208367), serving as standardized reference information for medical information exchange. Furthermore, this definition references specific HL7 FHIR profiles and is published as a computable resource. By utilizing the FHIR framework, it becomes possible to handle conceptual outcomes like 'QOL' in a unified and machine-readable format for clinical research and data analysis, contributing to improved interoperability of international medical data. This resource is confirmed to be referenced by other resources such as Composition and Evidence.